NZ On Air funding contributes to a range of programmes screened on TV One, TV2, TV3, C4, Prime and Maori Television.
Before we talk about television funding generally, we are pleased to announce the confirmation of the return of the Festival Documentary strand in partnership with TVNZ. Click the PDF link below to download a request for proposals.
Festival Documentary [PDF DOWNLOAD 55KB]
We also recently held a children's media use forum in Wellington at which AGB Nielsen made a presentation about children's television viewing habits. You can click the PDF link below to download the slides from the presentation.
Children's Viewing Habits [PDF DOWNLOAD 967KB]
Television Funding
NZ On Air has been responsible for major television achievements such as:
- the development of two successful documentary strands, Inside NZ on TV3, and Documentary NZ on TV One;
- a range of in-depth documentaries, such as The New Zealand Wars, Captain's Log, 2050 What If?, Punitive Damage, Hillary: A View from the Top, and Murder on the Blade;
- a strategy to bring Māori programming into primetime, for example through the documentary strands;
- popular children's programmes; and
- funding more than 11,000 hours of locally produced television.
NZ On Air closely monitors broadcasting developments, in particular, the transition to digital transmission. This will certainly affect television and may also be relevant to radio.
Currently however NZ On Air's television funding is focussed primarily on the major free to air networks, accessible to the widest New Zealand audience. This is in line with our statutory obligation to have regard to the potential size of the audience to benefit from a programme made with NZ On Air funding.
To find out more about NZ On Air's work with the television industry, follow the navigation links on the left-hand side of this page.
