Toi Time!, 20 x 29 mins, Rogue Productions for TVNZ 2, up to $1,289,314. A live action variety-style series for preschoolers featuring singing and dancing aswe educate and entertain through play, movement and music.
Kiri And Lou 4, 26 x 5 mins, Filmworks for Prime, up to $1,331,724. Kiri And Lou returns with more episodes teaching young viewers how to understand their feelings, through the adventures of prehistoric dinosaurs.
Suzy And Friends 2022, 53 x 45 mins, Treehut for various Access Radio Stations, up to $136,000. The much-loved Suzy Cato radio series will return with plenty of music, laughter and stories for tamariki in 2022.
The Feed, 210 x 24 mins, What Now, 42 x 58 mins, Take The Mic, 20 x 10 mins, Whitebait Productions for TVNZ 2, up to $3,248,800. The Feed will keep youngsters entertained through weekday afternoons with interactive competitions, TikTok challenges, memes, games, skits and life hacks.
Brain Busters 2022, 160 x 25 mins, Whitebait Productions for TVNZ 2, up to $2,685,500. It's so much more than a gameshow - it's the everyday quiz for kids across Aotearoa.
For HEIHEI - New
Āio: The Last Paradise Of Kiwa, 10 x 9 mins, Pukeko Pictures GP, up to $500,000. This Māori and Pasifika-inspired anime series follows a young man destined to be the most powerful warrior in the world as he is swept into a spiritual realm Āio.
One Way Out, 20 x 10 mins, Whitebait Productions, up to $498,734. A competitive reality series where problem solving and teamwork meets stunts, scares and spectacle.
Little Apocalypse, 8 x 8 mins, Tomorrow Rain, up to $500,000. A trio of tweens have their mundane summer holiday plans turned into mischief and mayhem after they befriend a poltergeist from an apocalyptic future.
My Favourite Dead Person, 8 x 8 mins, The DownLowConcept, up to $499,688. Josh Thomson sits down with kids as they share their favourite stories from local history.
Kiwi And Cat – Mānawatia A Matariki, 10 x 7 mins, Pango Productions, up to $499,500. When Kiwi and Cat spot a new constellation twinkling in the winter sky they realise that Matariki has arrived, so they set off on an adventure to learn everything they can about this special time of year.
Fresh Fairytales!, 5 x 12 mins, Tikilounge Productions, up to $496,860. A series of musical theatre performances that comically subvert classic fairy tales with a modern Polynesian twist.
The Adventure Club, 10 x 10 mins, Greenstone TV, up to $437,614. Four rangatahi across the motu sign up for the adventure of a lifetime, leaving behind urban safety nets and learning outdoor skills to follow in the footsteps of famous New Zealand explorers.
Junior Dog Handlers, 11 x 12 mins, ASC Media, up to $398,591. Profiles junior dog handlers between the ages of 12 and 17 as they train and compete in the Junior Handler of the Year Competition at the New Zealand National Dog Show in 2022.
Masters Of The Mural-Verse, 6 x 15 mins, Good Times Company, up to $378,323. Teams of young artists compete to design, pitch and create an epic mural for their community.
In The Dirt, 10 x 10 mins, Tomorrowland Television, up to $237, 923. Documenting six young dirt bike riders who practice, train and prepare to compete in the New Zealand national Motocross Championships.
The Pooh Files, 20 x 2 mins, Rude Girl Productions, up to $211,650. A series showcasing bizarre, fascinating and funny facts about animal poohs and the animals that made them.
Night Eyes, 16 x 5 mins, Mukpuddy Animation, up to $441,100. An animated comedy-horror series that follows the adventures of a small film crew (made up of animals from the New Zealand bush) who host an internet series hunting ghosts and other paranormal activity.
The Kids of Korero Lane, 8 x 2 mins, Attitude Pictures, up to $257,248. Inspired by the classic series Little Rascals but with deaf children in the lead and New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) as the primary language, this series will encourage kids to embrace NZSL.
For HEIHEI - Returning
K-Pop Academy 3 – Level Up, 8 x 15 mins, 8 x 5 mins & 7 x 3 mins, Greenstone TV, up to $464,073. Kids aged 9 – 16 years old come together to learn, train and perform K-Pop routines.
Lifesavers 2, 10 x 10 mins, Scottie Douglas Productions, up to $350,000. Get an intimate look at the lives of a small group of dedicated junior life savers, their coaches and their families.
Young Ocean Explorers 3- Kaitiaki O Te Moana, 6 x 4 mins, 4 x 1 min, 5 x 5 mins, & 5 x 2 mins, Underwater Promotions/TA Young Ocean Explorers, up to $267,643. This series aims to teach rangatahi about the ocean and waterways, and motivate them to protect these taonga.
HEIHEI Games
Eel Story, Grapefruit Games, up to $70,040. An adventure/survival game about a young tuna kuwharuwhau (longfin eel) journeying upstream through Aotearoa New Zealand avoiding predators, navigating pollution, climbing dams and foraging for food to return to family waters.
Pinball Play, Method Studios, up to $56,740. A classic pinball game that features an illustrated backdrop of an Aotearoa Forest with a variety of native birdlife.
Mystery Beats, Adrenalin, up to $55,628. A music mixing game that takes the main characters from HEIHEI’s Island of Mystery animation series and turns them into beatboxers .
Kiwi Hatch!, Tough Love Tonic, up to $50,000. A virtual pet game where the player will help hatch and raise kiwi chicks and eventually release them back into the wild.
Ocean Adventurer, RoundPenguinStudio, up to $47,925. A 2D puzzle/adventure game where the player controls a diver who cleans up plastic waste in the ocean under time and oxygen constraint.
Animal Tracks, SpookySoft Games, up to $47,800. A free-form music-making game. Players compose rhythms and melodies out of native New Zealand animal noises.
Aotearoa Explorers, GameLab T/A Gamefroot, up to $34,900. Aotearoa Explorers takes players on a journey around the Asia and Pacific regions where they will visit distant lands, meet indigenous peoples, and learn about those places and what makes them special.
