Publications
Current
Accountability Documents
NZ On Air Annual Report 2009 (PDF 6 MB)
NZ On Air 20 Year Timeline (PDF 1.5 MB)
NZ On Air Statement of Intent (SOI) 2009 (PDF 843 KB)
Previous versions are available in the Publications Archive
Research
Industry - Overview
The Digital Future and Public Broadcasting -
Nov 2008 (Norris and Pauling) (PDF 1 MB)
Digital media are developing at a rapid rate, and more and more
people are accessing online and other digital content. This report
studies some of the international trends in digital broadcasting
and looks at the implications for New Zealand.
Public Broadcasting in The Digital Age -
October 2007 (Russell Brown and Andrew Dubber) (PDF 235
KB)
New Zealanders' media consumption is dramatically changing and
people are accessing broadcast-style content via the internet. This
report explores the implications of these changes on
publicly-funded programming and music.
Public broadcasting in the digital age:
issues for New Zealanders - May 2005 (Norris and Pauling) (PDF
4 MB)
Digital broadcasting will have a significant impact on the way
television and radio programming is produced, delivered and
accessed by audiences. This report explores the options might be
available to NZ On Air to sustain the impact and reach of supported
programmes.
Approaches to Measuring Quality in
Broadcasting - August 2007 (PDF 53 KB)
We commissioned an extensive research project to examine approaches
to measuring quality in broadcasting. This report details and
compares measures used in a variety of OECD countries.
Public Broadcasting experience in six
countries - November 2003 (PDF 958 KB)
This study analyses six countries' broadcasting policies and the
challenges that have shaped them. It focuses on public service
broadcasting in these countries and the place it occupies in their
respective broadcasting landscapes.
Industry - Data
Local Content Report 2008 (PDF 412
KB)
NZ On Air's annual survey recording the amount of local content on
New Zealand television analyses data by the number of hours,
programming genre, and channel. Click
here to read highlights from this year's report.
Public Information and Opinion
Monitor 2008 (PDF 557 KB)
This quantitative survey looks at public awareness, understanding
and support for NZ On Air and its functions, and also New Zealand
television and radio in general.
Community Broadcasting
Regional TV
Research Report (August 2003) (PDF 606 KB)
NZ On Air commissioned Labett Research and Marketing Ltd to carry
out research into regional television viewing.
Strategy
Community Broadcasting
Consultation paper for Community Access Radio
and Regional Television funding - April 2008 (PDF 126 KB)
NZ On Air reviewed its funding policies for community access radio
and regional television. This document sought the views of the
industry on NZ On Air's funding policy.
Regional Broadcasting discussion paper -
October 2008 (PDF 143 KB)
The second consultation paper on access radio and regional
television funding. This paper summarises the key policy
recommendations and feedback from the initial review.
Radio Diversity: A Handbook for Access
Radio (PDF 920 KB)
Radio Diversity is an invaluable handbook written by Brian
Pauling with Sarah Ayton as a beginner's guide to creating and
running an access station, from the germ of an idea to successful
broadcast.
Television
Ethnic Forum (June 2009) - Keynote address
from Shaun Brown, Managing Director SBS (PDF 42 KB)
Keynote speaker Shaun Brown, formerly of TVNZ and now Managing
Director of SBS in Australia discusses ethnic diversity in the
media in Australia and NZ.
NZ's changing demography: media implications
by 2021 (PDF 256 KB)
In this presentation Professor Richard Bedford from the Population
Studies Centre at the University of Waikato demonstrates the
startling changes we will see in ten to twelve years time.
Children's Media Forum (June 2008) -
Children's Viewing Habits (PDF 256 KB)
A presentation from AGB Nielson on research conducted on Children's
Viewing Habits.