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What Will I Be Today? 2

$498,709
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
POW Studios Limited
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Children
Episodes & Duration:
9x5 mins
Primary Platform:
TVNZ+
Date:
Sep 2022
Synopsis:
In the What Will I Be Today? series, we meet characters from different cultures who share their unique worldviews while on adventures from the outer reaches of

Amah (Motherhood Anthology)

$506,357
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
A Grain of Rice Production
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
1x23 mins
Primary Platform:
TVNZ+
Date:
Sep 2022
Synopsis:
Amah is a story about a career-driven Malaysian Chinese mother who employs the help of an AI nanny to raise her son with traditional Chinese values.

Kairakau 3

$540,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Velvet Stone Media
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
6x26 mins
Primary Platform:
MĀORI TELEVISION SERVICE
Date:
Sep 2022
Synopsis:
A drama series set in pre-colonial Aotearoa that highlights the struggles, relationships, and ultimately, revenge between warring tribes.

Kiri And Lou 4

$488,078
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Kiri And Lou Limited
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Children
Episodes & Duration:
10x5 mins
Primary Platform:
Sky Open
Date:
Sep 2022
Synopsis:
Following the adventures of two fanciful creatures in the primeval forest of Aotearoa, this claymation series is back to teach kids more important life lessons.

Maoringo

$6,687
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Teramon Charitable Trust
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Funding Subtype:
Factual
Genre:
Children
Primary Platform:
HEIHEI Games
Date:
Sep 2022
Synopsis:
Māoringo is a fun, dungeon-crawler game that teaches players basic te reo Māori.

Mother Hood (Motherhood Anthology)

$515,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Mother Hood Tapui
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
1x23 mins
Primary Platform:
TVNZ+
Date:
Sep 2022
Synopsis:
Mother Hood follows fa’afafine Māori and Pasifika characters as they prepare for and present at a Vogue Ball.

Mysterious Ways

$100,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Vada Productions
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
1x90 mins
Primary Platform:
TVNZ+
Date:
Sep 2022
Synopsis:
When a media storm threatens the marriage between a gay vicar and his boyfriend, God intervenes in the new feature film Mysterious Ways.

Toi Time! 2

$1,152,088
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
ROGUE PRODUCTIONS
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Funding Subtype:
Factual
Genre:
Children
Episodes & Duration:
20x29 mins
Primary Platform:
TVNZ 2
Date:
Sep 2022
Synopsis:
Toi Time is a live action variety-style series for preschoolers featuring singing and dancing as we educate and entertain through play, movement and music.

Speak Maori For Kids 2

$567,820
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Adrenalin
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Funding Subtype:
Factual
Genre:
Children
Episodes & Duration:
171x4 mins
Primary Platform:
YouTube
Date:
Sep 2022
Synopsis:
Learn to speak Māori with the help of Ārai, Tairua, their whānau and friends.

Creamerie 2

$800,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Creamerie Limited
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Comedy
Episodes & Duration:
6x22 mins
Primary Platform:
TVNZ 2
Date:
Jul 2022
Synopsis:
Team Creamerie flees Hiro Valley and sets off on an epic road trip to save male survivors, bring Lane to justice and uncover the truth about the pandemic.

Friends Like Her

$7,044,641
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Great Southern Television
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
6x44 mins
Primary Platform:
THREE
Date:
Jul 2022
Synopsis:
Based in post-earthquake Kaikōura, this drama explores a friendship that goes sour when a surrogacy deal goes wrong.

7 Days 2023

$1,006,725
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Discovery NZ
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Comedy
Episodes & Duration:
20x44 mins
Primary Platform:
THREE
Date:
Jul 2022
Synopsis:
7 Days will be back on Three in 2023, pitting top comedians against the week’s news and each other.

Badjelly

$800,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Badjelly NZ
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
13x22 mins
Primary Platform:
TVNZ 2
Date:
Jul 2022
Synopsis:
When siblings Tim and Rose enter the nearby woods in search of their beloved cow Lucy, they must confront a force terrorising the valley, known as Badjelly.

After The Party

$800,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
After The Party Productions Ltd
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
6x43 mins
Primary Platform:
TVNZ 1
Date:
Jul 2022
Synopsis:
Penny’s world implodes when she accuses her husband of a sex crime, and nobody believes her. Five years later, she must decide what’s more important...

Madam

$800,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Empowered Productions
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
Comedy
Episodes & Duration:
10x22 mins
Primary Platform:
THREE
Date:
Jul 2022
Synopsis:
An all-American Mom finds herself divorced, unemployed and pregnant in small-town New Zealand and starts an ethical brothel to survive.

Dark City: The Cleaner

$795,318
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Dark City Limited
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
6x50 mins
Primary Platform:
Sky Open
Date:
Jul 2022
Synopsis:
Joe Middleton is the cleaner at Christchurch’s Central Police Station. Everyone thinks Joe is not very smart. The Police are looking for a serial killer who...

Raised By Refugees 2

$1,371,655
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
KEVIN & CONTENT
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Comedy
Episodes & Duration:
6x22 mins
Primary Platform:
Sky Open
Date:
Jul 2022
Synopsis:
When a 14-year-old Pax is presented with the alcohol-fuelled adventures high school has to offer, he is confronted with a choice; dive into the adventure, or...

Guy Montgomery's Guy-Mont Spelling Bee

$400,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
KEVIN & CONTENT
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Comedy
Episodes & Duration:
8x44 mins
Primary Platform:
THREE
Date:
Jul 2022
Synopsis:
This original panel comedy series will put NZ comedians through their paces as they attempt to be crowned best speller in front of a live audience.

Testify

$6,195,206
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Warner Bros. International Television Production New Zealand
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
6x45 mins
Primary Platform:
TVNZ 2
Date:
Jul 2022
Synopsis:
A charismatic young pastor forms an unlikely alliance with a queer podcaster to challenge his father’s mega-church, with explosive results.

Comedy Festival Partnership 2022

$228,390
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Discovery NZ
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Funding Subtype:
Scripted
Genre:
Comedy
Episodes & Duration:
3x44 mins + 1x88 mins
Primary Platform:
THREE
Date:
Dec 2021
Synopsis:
Four comedy events -The Comedy Gala, The Great Comedy Debate, Last Laughs and a special live episode of 7 Days - will play out across multiple nights.