Dear Mr Pietkiewicz,

I am responding to your information request.

The information you seek is publicly available on our website, however I have copied the details below for you.

Firstly though, to explain, we fund TV programmes not individuals. Nigel Latta himself has not received any funding from NZ On Air. Various production companies have received funding for programmes which Nigel Latta has presented.

I have copied below details of two series which are yet to screen and one currently on screen. The series called "The Hard stuff with Nigel Latta" is the one currently on air, with a title change.

Current/future series:

The Hard Stuff With Nigel Latta
$749,787 Aug 2012 • Razor Films • TV One • 6 x 60 mins • Documentary • TV Production

Nigel Latta On Ice
$223,716 Dec 2013 · Razor Films · TV One · 2 x 60 mins · Documentary · TV Production

Nigel Latta Blows Stuff Up
$722,930 Aug 2013 · Razor Films · TV One · 8 x 30 mins · Documentary · TV Production

Previous series funded by NZ On Air that involved Nigel Latta as a presenter:

Beyond The Darklands $393,224
Feb 2007 · Screentime New Zealand · TV One · 6 x 60 mins · Documentary · TV Production

Beyond The Darklands 2 $457,210
Feb 2008 · Screentime New Zealand · TV One · Documentary · TV Production

Beyond The Darklands 3 $485,716
Jun 2009 · Screentime New Zealand · TV One · 6 x 60 mins · Documentary · TV Production

Beyond The Darklands 4 $583,929
Mar 2010 · Screentime New Zealand · TV One · 6 x 60 mins · Documentary · TV Production

Beyond The Darklands 5 $706,272
Aug 2011 · Screentime New Zealand · TV One · 8 x 60 mins · Documentary · TV Production

Politically Incorrect Guide To Parenting $281,248
Feb 2008 · Razor Films · TV One · 6 x 30 mins · Documentary · TV Production

Politically Incorrect Guide To Teenagers $500,000
Dec 2009 · Razor Films · TV One · 8 x 30 mins · Documentary · TV Production

Politically Incorrect Guide To Grownups $540,000
Aug 2011 · Razor Films · TV One · 8 x 30 mins · Documentary · TV Production

If you wish to find this information for yourself in future, we publish all funding decisions, and you can search what you are looking for here:

http://www.nzonair.govt.nz/search/fundin...

Kind regards,
Allanah Kalafatelis
Communications Manager, NZ On Air

-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Pietkiewicz [mailto:[OIA #1907 email]]
Sent: 15 August, 2014 6:13 PM
To: Info
Subject: Official Information Act request - The Taxpayer Contribution for Nigel Latta's Shows

Dear NZ On Air,

I would like to know the full taxpayer contribution for Nigel Latta's recent TV series, featuring shows such as 'The New Haves and Have Nots', School Report - What's Going On, and 'The Trouble With Booze'.

I would also like to know any past, present, and future taxpayer contributions NZ on Air has granted Nigel Latta.

Thank-you.

Yours faithfully,

Thomas Pietkiewicz

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