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15 July 2021
s 9(2)(a)
Email: s 9(2)(a)
Tēnā koe s 9(2)
(a)
NZ ON AIR - FUNDING DECISIONS
Thank you for the application you submitted to our latest funding round. This funding round, the first of
our financial year, was for projects intended for a general audience.
As expected, this was a strongly contested round in which we received 100 applications seeking total
funding of $43.5m, with approximately $30m available.
All applications were considered individually by a group of assessors. A series of assessment meetings
were then held, where each application was discussed and assessed against NZ On Air’s funding criteria.
The Funding Team then prepared funding recommendations based on the strength of individual
proposals and the overall spread of applications, both in this round and those previously funded.
These recommendations were then discussed and finalised by the NZ On Air Staff Investment
Committee and Board. Successful applications present a diverse range of quality content that serves a
wide range of New Zealand audiences on a variety of platforms.
We are pleased to offer funding of
up to $238,575 towards s 9(2)(a)
.
Congratulations on securing an offer of support in this round. Please note the conditions and general
information set out in the Appendix. We ask you to keep this information confidential until we have
under the Official Information Act
published this decision.
Noho ora mai,
Cameron Harland
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APPENDIX: FUNDING INFORMATION
A: APPROVED PROJECTS
Please note:
All funding decisions are “up to” decisions. The producer must negotiate and have approved by NZ On
Air their detailed budget prior to contracting.
CONTENT FUNDING
Stream
Title
Min. total
NZ On Air Funding
Primary Platform
Other Required
minutes
(ex GST)
Investment
Investment
(ex GST)
(ex GST)
s 9(2)(a)
Factual
44
$238,575
s 9(2)(b)(ii)
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B: CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
We recommend using the DEGNZ Workflow Best Practice Guide, here is the link:
https://www.degnz.co.nz/workflow-best-practice-guide/
GENERAL CONDITIONS
Our funding of successful applications is subject to:
• The production company sending us the relevant contract initiation forms:
please download
from our website
• Our approval of budgets before contracting, with Internal and Related Party costs highlighted
• Execution of Funding Agreements by
15 October 2021. The offers will lapse if an agreement has
not been executed by then, and
• The general requirements of our Funding Agreement summarised below.
We will begin drafting Funding Agreements
once we receive both the completed contract initiation
form and the necessary attachments.
under the Official Information Act
We will not provide any funding until Funding Agreements are fully executed and then only in
accordance with the terms of the Agreement.
SUMMARY OF FUNDING REQUIREMENTS
See Template Funding agreements.
Content Funding Requirements
Our Content Funding Agreement will require you to provide, among other things:
•
evidence that you have registered as either a NZ Company, Trust or Incorporated Society;
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a covenant from the platform to NZ On Air, where applicable, that it will publish the content in
the manner described in the application;
•
a copy of your agreement with the platform, where applicable, to publish the content credits
acknowledging the involvement of NZ On Air in a format acceptable to us; Download the on-
screen and off-screen crediting requirements and our brand resources from our website
•
financial and production progress reports during the production of the content;
•
A Health and Safety confirmation signed by you before production begins;
•
a copy of the content to Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, if selected by the Archive;
•
a copy of your content to NZ On Screen, upon request, after your distribution agreements
have expired;
•
your agreement that the content will be produced on an equal opportunities basis (to the
extent possible);
•
that you will use your best endeavours to ensure the content reflects and develops New
Zealand identity and culture;
•
to notify captioning provider, Able, that the content has been delivered (not applicable for
radio projects);
•
a share of income to NZ On Air from sales of the content based on equity contributions when
NZ Government (e.g. NZ On Air, NZFC and Te Māngai Pāho) combined funding is $200,000 and
over;
•
where there is third party funding, evidence that the full budget has been secured including
copies of all third party contracts; and
•
that your content will be available online for at least a year.
under the Official Information Act
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