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The final NZ On Air funding round of 2020 has confirmed support for a number of returning specialist current affairs shows and important investigative...

Screen sector gets $50 million boost to tell New Zealand’s stories globally

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The Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Hon Carmel Sepuloni today launched the Premium Productions for International Audiences Fund

The many faces of Aotearoa in profile – more uniquely New Zealand stories

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The many faces of Aotearoa feature in new and returning factual content to achieve funding in the latest hotly contested NZ On Air funding round.

Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air Co-fund Round Announcement

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Te Māngai Pāho and Irirangi Te Motu/NZ On Air have announced a new co-fund to encourage high-quality, compelling Māori language content...

Don’t worry – there’s plenty to laugh about in 2021!

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Local audiences will have plenty to cheer them up in 2021, with hours of returning and new local comedy and drama headed for our screens.

$11.2m of local games, shows and songs to spark curiosity and creativity in tamariki

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Tamariki across Aotearoa can let their imaginations run wild with the latest drop of exciting new local shows and games funded by NZ On Air.

NZ On Air announces funding support for local producers working with emerging artists

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NZ On Air is pleased to announce a new funding initiative to support the development of new songs from emerging artists in collaboration with Aotearoa's music..

NZ On Air And Te Māngai Pāho announce Waiata Takitahi - A New Single-based Music Funding Round

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Irirangi te Motu/NZ On Air and Te Māngai Pāho are proud to announce their first official music funding collaboration, with the launch of Waiata Takitahi.

Challenging times for local media as global digital offerings lure audiences

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2020 looks to be the year traditional media audiences are overtaken by digital media audiences, according to NZ On Air’s Where Are The Audiences? 2020 research

Many and varied stories of Aotearoa commissioned in latest NZ On Air funding round

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Contemporary history, music, culture, architecture, cancer are just some of the many subjects to be explored in 18 new and eight returning informative...

More accessible screen content for hearing and sight impaired New Zealanders

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Hearing impaired and sight impaired audiences will be able to enjoy significantly more of their favourite TV programmes following a major funding boost

$16 million invested in three local drama series, firing up the local production sector

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NZ On Air will support two new drama series and one successful returning drama series, bringing powerful local stories to screens and creating up to 350 jobs

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