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Feb 23, 2008, 12:57:40 AM2/23/08
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NZ On Air Radio Programmes and Funding Deadlines

Most of the funding that NZ On Air provides for radio goes towards
maintaining certain non-commercial public radio services - like
National Radio and Concert FM, access radio, Pacific Island radio.

But over the last few years, NZ On Air has opened lines of funding for
certain kinds of radio programmes that are carried by other radio
stations.

At the moment, the radio programme funding priorities are as follows:

* New Zealand music programmes
* Youth radio programmes
* Radio drama and comedy
* Values-based radio programmes
* An English-language Māori issues programme

These priorities are based on the priorities identified in the
Broadcasting Act 1989 which governs NZ On Air's work.

For example, Section 37(d) of the Act encourages NZ On Air to promote
the broadcasting of New Zealand music and radio drama and Section
36(c) of the Act encourages NZ On Air to give special attention to
youth and programmes that reflect "the diverse religious and ethical
beliefs of New Zealanders" .

Click on the PDF link below for the meeting dates for 2008.

NZ On Air Meetings 2008 [PDF DOWNLOAD 227KB]

NZ On Air funds radio programmmes for, by and about youth. At the
moment they include Upload, which plays on a variety of commercial
radio stations around New Zealand, and Te Puutake on Iwi, Access and
Student radio stations.

In addition to those youth-based radio shows, NZ On Air funds That's
The Story, a programme of original New Zealand stories, broadcast on
Sunday mornings on the Classic Hits FM network.

Funding is also directed to programmes with an ethical and spiritual
flavour, for example, the values-based show, Scrubcutter.

And on a number of iwi and access radio stations around the country,
you can hear the NZ On Air-funded English-language Māori issues
programme, Paakiwaha, while the Radio Live network broadcasts a NZ On
Air-funded programme that details the workings of Parliament -
Parliament Today.

Our funding of radio shows that promote and profile New Zealand music
is dealt within the NZ Music section of the web site NZ On Air
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