NZ On Air invests over $13 million in new content to engage tamariki

Posted Tuesday 28 Sep 2021

NZ On Air invests over $13 million in new content to engage tamariki

Aotearoa’s youngest viewers are in for a treat with $13.3m worth of new content to stimulate and entertain across a range of digital platforms, games and television. WIFT NZ members' projects are among the 13 new series, eight returning favourites and seven new online games greenlit by NZOA funding. We've listed them below.

Rogue Productions Toi Time!, 20 x 29 mins for TVNZ 2, up to $1,289,314.

Treehut Suzy And Friends 2022, 53 x 45 mins for various Access Radio Stations, up to $136,000.

Whitebait Productions The Feed, 210 x 24 mins, What Now, 42 x 58 mins, Take The Mic, 20 x 10 mins for TVNZ 2, up to $3,248,800.

Whitebait Productions  Brain Busters 2022,160 x 25 mins, for TVNZ 2, up to $2,685,500.

For HEIHEI - New

Whitebait Productions One Way Out, 20 x 10 mins, up to $498,734.

Tikilounge Productions Fresh Fairytales!, 5 x 12 mins, up to $496,860.

Greenstone TV The Adventure Club, 10 x 10 mins, up to $437,614.

Tomorrowland Television In The Dirt, 10 x 10 mins, up to $237, 923.

Rude Girl Productions The Pooh Files, 20 x 2 mins, up to $211,650.

Attitude Pictures The Kids of Korero Lane, 8 x 2 mins, up to $257,248.


For HEIHEI - Returning

Greenstone TV K-Pop Academy 3 – Level Up,8 x 15 mins, 8 x 5 mins & 7 x 3 mins, up to $464,073

Scottie Douglas Productions Lifesavers 2, 10 x 10 mins up to $350,000

Underwater Promotions/TA Young Ocean Explorers Young Ocean Explorers 3- Kaitiaki O Te Moana, 6 x 4 mins, 4 x 1 min, 5 x 5 mins, & 5 x 2 mins, up to $267,643.

HEIHEI Games:

Method Studios Pinball Play, up to $56,740.

Click here for the full list of funded projects