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Waiata reo Māori celebrated at 2021 Aotearoa Music Awards

The Aotearoa Music Awards celebrated the industry’s top artists and creativity. Although COVID-19 restrictions precluded a live audience at the awards show last night, the broadcast allowed people to tune in from their homes and celebrate our kaipuoro.

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Four screen projects selected in the Interim Production Round of the $50 million Te Puna Kairangi Premium Fund

A documentary about the disappearance of six people in a small surf town and the true story of a 70-year-old diesel mechanic who cracked a drug operation are just two of four incredible projects that will share in over $11.5m of funding being offered

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Final Production Funding round opens Monday 6 December

The final production funding round for Te Puna Kairangi will open on Monday 6 December 2021 with a deadline of Tuesday 22 February 2022.

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Ara Ki Te Puna Kairangi - Premium Development Fund Round 2 Opens Today

Round 2 of Ara ki Te Puna Kairangi - The Premium Development Fund opens today, Thursday 23 September with a with a deadline of 1pm, 14 October 2021.

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Te Puna Kairangi - Premium Productions Fund interim production funding round opens today

An extra opportunity for funding for the screen industry, supported by the guilds was announced on 30 August by funding agencies Te Tumu Whakaata Taonga New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC), Te Māngai Pāho and Irirangi te Motu (NZ On Air).

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Te Māngai Pāho is pleased to support the launch of a new online translation tool developed by Octave

Octave and Te Māngai Pāho have created a translation tool for websites to both increase the use of te reo Māori online as well as encourage audiences to engage with and learn kupu hou.

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Te Māngai Pāho funding supports 15 songs released for Waiata Anthems Week.

Te Māngai Pāho is among many who are supporting this kaupapa with more than 27 songs being released. Waiata Anthems Week is an opportunity to celebrate our unique culture and to acknowledge those who have come before us in championing Māori music.

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Te Puna Kairangi - Premium Fund Interim Production Funding Round

An extra opportunity for funding for the screen industry, supported by the guilds has been announced by funding agencies NZFC, Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air.

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Ara ki te Puna Kairangi - The Premium Development Fund Round 2 Postponed

Te Māngai Pāho, NZFC and NZ On Air have agreed to postpone Round 2 of Ara ki Te Puna Kairangi – The Premium Development Fund by one week due to current COVID-19 lockdowns and pressures from screen sector.

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Budget supports a sustainable Māori media sector

Te Māngai Pāho welcomes the commitment of $42 million for Māori media announced as part of Budget 2021 today.

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Premium, bilingual content coming to more Aotearoa screens

Successful projects from the latest Te Māngai Pāho and Irirangi Te Motu/NZ On Air co-fund have been announced.

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New TVNZ Anthology series to explore Māori, Pasifika, and Filipino Supernatural Beings

NZ On Air and Te Māngai Pāho have announced funding for a new six episode anthology series set to explore supernatural stories of Māori, Pasifika, and Filipino cultures