Our strategy
NZ On Air is committed providing local content for Kiwi kids and youth, as they are key audiences under the Broadcasting Act.
We fund content from animation to long-run magazine series, webseries and apps for young people of all ages.
We fund a range of content for young New Zealanders on many platforms that will engage and stimulate their minds.
It is often also very entertaining - educational content should never be boring. This content often becomes useful as a classroom resource.
Funded by NZ On Air and operated by TVNZ, HEIHEI was launched in May 2018 to provide New Zealand tamariki with a safe, ad-free place to enjoy local stories, characters and adventures.
You can read more about HEIHEI here.
What we fund
Kea Kids News, Luke Nola & Friends
Kea Kids News
News by kids, for kids from the far North to the far South of New Zealand and all the places in between.
Kea Kids News 2 gives a voice to curious young reporters across the nation, empowering them to become involved by engaging young citizens with topical stories about their world.
You can check out more children's content we've invested in over on our Watch and Listen - Kids and Youth page.
Brain Busters, Whitebait Media
Brain Busters
Kiwi kids compete in a series of increasingly tricky challenges involving maths, memory, spelling and more - working towards the ultimate test of smarts and stamina, the Brain Buster!
You can check out more children's content we've invested in over on our Watch and Listen - Kids and Youth page.
What Now, Whitebait Media
What Now for TVNZ 2 and HEIHEI
What Now is our much-loved, longest running children's TV show - generations have grown up with it. We've been enthusiastically supporting it since 1991.
The show has introduced the term "gunge' into our lexicon. Kids are at the centre of the action in every episode, and things always gets messy.
Since 2018 Whitebait have taken the show on the road - with the aim of getting out and engaging with kids in their communities. The extraordinary effort of creating live television, with kids, as an outside broadcast every week should not be underestimated!
You can check out more children's content we've invested in over on our Watch and Listen - Kids and Youth page.