The successful applicants for the Irirangi Te Motu | NZ On Air - Te Māngai Pāho Reo Māori Co-Fund have been announced with funding for content that reflects Aotearoa today and in recent history.
The joint co-fund of just over $8m opened in August 2024 seeking proposals for high quality Scripted and Non-Fiction te ao Māori content for a broad audience – and containing at least 30 percent te reo Māori.
“This Co-Fund directly demonstrates our remit to reflect and develop New Zealand identity and culture by promoting Māori language and Māori culture,” says NZ On Air Acting Co-Head of Funding, Kelly Davis. “This is an exciting group of projects that we can’t wait to see on screen. They reflect a breadth of Māori perspectives and should appeal to many audiences across Aotearoa New Zealand.”
Congratulations to the members' teams who’ve received funding!
Scripted:
KIWI (working title), 1 x 80’, Wheke Group for viewing on TVNZ+ and Whakaata Māori, up to $1,095,962.
Baddies, 6 x 22’, Brown Sugar Apple Grunt Productions for viewing on TVNZ+ and TVNZ 2, up to $3,330,565.
Non-Fiction
Origins 3, 2 x 44’, Scottie Douglas Productions for viewing on TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+, up to $1,312,355.
We wish you the very best in this projects. Turou hawaiki, blessings upon you.