01 Oct 2020
Review of Local Democracy Reporting 2020
The review has been undertaken by Dr Gavin Ellis ONZM MA PhD, a media consultant and researcher with an extensive background in journalism.
13 Jul 2020
Diversity Report 2020
This report monitors gender and ethnic diversity among key personnel of NZ On Air-funded projects, as well as regional spread of production companies.
01 Jul 2020
Children's Media Use Survey 2020
Children are increasingly consuming stories, songs and games on international media and platforms, many missing out on local content.
01 Jan 2020
New Zealand's Identity, Culture and the Media: What's changed in 30 years?
NZ On Air has released new research that spotlights how NZers view ourselves, our perceptions of our culture and identity, and our relationship with local media
18 Dec 2019
Options To Improve The Environment For New Zealand Journalism
Following a roundtable meeting in July 2019, facilitated by NZ On Air, we asked business journalist Pattrick Smellie to produce a short options paper
11 Nov 2019
New Music Funding Schemes Review
NZ On Air recently commissioned Russell Brown to review our New Music Funding schemes.
28 Jun 2019
Diversity Report 2019
NZ On Air’s fourth Diversity Report shows a more diverse mix of content creators in key screen production roles, but there is still under-representation of Asia
20 Aug 2018
Where Are The Audiences? 2018 - Targeted Audiences Report
Where are the audiences? Targeted - Māori, Pacific, 15-24 yr olds and lower socio-economic New Zealanders.
29 May 2018
Regional Media Review
In May 2018 we commissioned an independent review of the funded regional media.
14 May 2018
Diversity Report 2018
Our third Diversity Report shows a reasonable mix of diversity in funded content creators in some roles, but some areas are lacking representation.
15 Jun 2017
Diversity Report 2017
This report is the second of an ongoing series monitoring gender and ethnic diversity at the producer, director and writer level in TV and digital projects funded by NZ On Air.
20 Apr 2017
Local Content Report 2016
New Zealanders enjoyed slightly more new local TV programmes in 2016 but there was less local content in prime time. The biggest increase was seen in Entertainment programming. Overall the levels of local content are remaining relatively steady in a challenging economic environment.