NZ screen and comedy talents receive NZ On Air funding for new engaging content
NZ On Air media release. A new Jewish comedy series and the return of a successful Tongan drama are among a new batch of scripted content to be made for online and broadcast TV audiences with NZ1O…
23 new and returning Factual projects to hold a mirror up to New Zealand society
NZ On Air media release. NZ On Air has announced over $9m of funding for Factual projects that reveal powerful insights about Aotearoa’s past, present and future. Reviving a much-loved1documen…
Significant funding injection to boost Māori journalism
NZ On Air media release. Around 40% of the first funding round for Public Interest Journalism has gone to projects benefitting Māori journalism. Established in February with a $55m government1a…
First funding injection for Public Interest Journalism boosts reporting and training across the motu
NZ On Air media release. First funding injection for Public Interest Journalism boosts reporting and training across the motu Stories examining issues of importance to a wide range of1communitie…
Premium Development Funding announced for 19 screen projects
NZ On Air media release. 19 screen projects have been offered a total of $1.5 million of development funding in the first round of Ara ki Te Puna Kairangi – The Premium Development Fund. The su…
Govt acts to protect NZers from harmful content
Beehive media release. New Zealanders will be better protected from harmful or illegal content as a result of work to design a modern, flexible and coherent regulatory framework, Minister of1Inter…
NZ On Air and Te Māngai Pāho co-fund six bilingual Factual projects for broad Aotearoa audiences
NZ On Air media release. NZ On Air and Te Māngai Pāho have once again joined forces to fund $4m worth of entertaining Factual Māori language content for broad Aotearoa audiences. Three1returni…
Poppy in Cinemas from 27 May
New Zealand Film Commission media release. New Zealand feature film Poppy will release in cinemas across the country at the end of the month. Lead actors Libby Hunsdale - featured on recent1Sund…
NZ On Air appoints Head of Journalism
NZ On Air media release. NZ On Air has announced the appointment of experienced journalist Raewyn Rasch (Ngāi Tahu) as Head of Journalism, to lead the delivery of the new $55m Public Interest1Jou…
Dr Ruth Harley reappointed as Chair of NZ On Air
Dr Ruth Harley has been reappointed as the Chair of NZ On Air Irirangi Te Motu (NZ On Air), for a three-year term from 1 May 2021. Dr Harley has a long international career in the screen industry.…