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Blue Murder Motel 2

$3,220,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Great Southern Television
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
8x44 mins
Primary Platform:
TVNZ 1
Date:
Apr 2026
Synopsis:
There are more mysteries to be solved by Vinny and Cole, the retired detectives from Australia who have made NZ their home.

Not Where I Thought I'D Be

$3,104,185
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
The Heartbeaters Ltd
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
Comedy
Episodes & Duration:
6x30 mins
Primary Platform:
THREE
Date:
Apr 2026
Synopsis:
A struggling comedian grapples with ongoing grief, while forced into a comeback of a lifetime.

Hoons

$1,719,628
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Tai Huri Films
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
6x24 mins + 6x1 mins
Primary Platform:
Māori+
Date:
Apr 2026
Synopsis:
Two young car fanatics are pulled to each other in regional Aotearoa, against overwhelming odds.

Music With Michal 3

$349,748
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Music with Michal Studios
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
Children
Episodes & Duration:
20x7 mins + 200x1 mins
Primary Platform:
YouTube
Date:
Apr 2026
Synopsis:
Music with Michal 3 aims to bring music, learning and fun to tamariki and their whānau, with a focus on wellbeing. 

End Of The Valley 2 - The Price Of Tomorrow

$1,360,618
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Miro Productions
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
TMP Co-Fund
Episodes & Duration:
6x26 mins
Primary Platform:
Whakaata Māori
Date:
Nov 2025
Synopsis:
The second season sees the two iwi face internal battles while an environmental threat looms.

Tralala 2

$1,994,190
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Tralala Limited
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
Children
Episodes & Duration:
52x7 mins
Primary Platform:
Sky Open
Date:
Nov 2025
Synopsis:
A series of sweet and playful stories about a 7-year-old-girl and her Dad who live in an imaginative world where cloud-sheep sing and hills can talk.

Inky Pinky Ponky 2

$1,292,568
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Tikilounge Productions
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
1x75 mins
Primary Platform:
The Coconet TV
Date:
Nov 2025
Synopsis:
Halos dim on Sunday morn as the most sacred day in Sth Auckland becomes the most scandalous - as old beef and new vendettas collide for St V's alumni.

Chan

$2,433,309
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Easy Kevin
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
6x44 mins
Primary Platform:
THREE
Date:
Nov 2025
Synopsis:
Charlie, a burnt-out ex-teenage skating sensation, recruits JW, a disgraced ex-cop, to help find her missing father.

Māui And Elvis

$2,300,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Maui and Elvis
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
Children
Episodes & Duration:
8x22 mins + 150x1 mins
Primary Platform:
Whakaata Māori
Date:
Nov 2025
Synopsis:
Best friends Māui and Elvis must save Māui’s Nan when an evil salt-lusting alien, hell-bent on destroying the world, takes up residence in her body.

Toi Time 5

$1,226,749
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Rogue Productions
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
Children
Episodes & Duration:
20x30 mins
Primary Platform:
TVNZ 2
Date:
Nov 2025
Synopsis:
Toi Time is a live action variety-style series for preschoolers and early primary-aged children.

Dead Ahead 2

$1,449,496
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Hi Mama
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
TMP Co-Fund
Episodes & Duration:
6x22.5 mins
Primary Platform:
TVNZ+
Date:
Nov 2025
Synopsis:
A second season with the Wharekoa whānau where the balance between the physical and spiritual realms is still disrupted.

Tamaiti Satalo

$360,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Cinco Cine Film Productions
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
Children
Episodes & Duration:
12x13 mins + 18x1 mins
Primary Platform:
YouTube Kids
Date:
Nov 2025
Synopsis:
Five Samoan eco-warriors, A, E, I, O, U, are friends and aiga who embark on magical quests filled with catchy songs, lively dances, and thrilling adventures!

Suzy & Friends 2026

$232,265
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Treehut
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
Children
Episodes & Duration:
53x60 mins + 53x60 mins
Primary Platform:
Various Stations
Date:
Nov 2025
Synopsis:
Suzy & Friends fills the ears, minds and souls of tamariki across the motu with quality content made specifically for them, and often by them!

Dead Losi

$3,250,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
The Sweet Shop Entertainment
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Episodes & Duration:
6x44 mins
Primary Platform:
TVNZ+
Date:
Nov 2025
Synopsis:
In a final attempt at redemption, a terminally ill con man reunites with his goody two-shoes son and accidentally turns him into a master criminal.

Aho Shorts Production 2025-26

$115,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Ngā Aho Whakaari Māori in Screen Incorporated
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
5x10 mins
Primary Platform:
Ngā Aho Whakaari Māori in Screen Incorporated
Date:
Nov 2025
Synopsis:
Aho Shorts is a Ngā Aho Whakaari Māori short film initiative, nurturing Māori storytellers through wānanga, mentorship and short film production support.

Day One Shorts 2026

$405,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Connected Media Charitable Trust
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
Youth
Episodes & Duration:
8x10 mins
Primary Platform:
Connected Media Charitable Trust
Date:
Jul 2025
Synopsis:
Day One Shorts 2026 is a series of eight short scripted or factual screen stories by young emerging content creators from across Aotearoa.

Rupture 26 (Development)

$0
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
The Story Project
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Funding Subtype:
Content Development
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
6x0 mins
Date:
Jul 2025
Synopsis:
Rupture works with bold mid-career writer-creators to accelerate their story craft and their careers, and to foster a rigorous story development culture.

Shortland Street 35/2026

$2,500,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
South Pacific Pictures Serials
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
Drama
Episodes & Duration:
120x23 mins
Primary Platform:
TVNZ 2
Date:
Jul 2025
Synopsis:
Shortland Street is Aotearoa New Zealand's longest running soap opera and the nation's most recognisable television drama brand.

Hamu

$48,500
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Arctic Arcade
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
Children
Primary Platform:
Arctic Arcade
Date:
Jul 2025
Synopsis:
Hamu (hunt) for the hidden pattern, or hide your own. A tukutuku-based game of hide and seek!

Happiness 2

$2,165,000
Funding type:
Scripted
Production company:
Greenstone Pictures Happiness 2
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Funding Subtype:
Creation Scripted
Genre:
Comedy
Episodes & Duration:
6x23 mins
Primary Platform:
THREE
Date:
Jul 2025
Synopsis:
When former best friends Jacqui and Charlie become theatrical archenemies, their feud ignites a glittering musical showdown at Pizazz Theatre.