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He Pānui
Kia ora koutou! Welcome to this edition of He Pānui - Te Māngai Pāho, keeping you up to date with the latest news in te reo Māori content and funding across Aotearoa!
2024/25 Tamariki Rangatahi RFP
We have published the RFP for the 2024/25 Tamariki Rangatahi funding round. The purpose of this targeted audience funding is to support the creation of quality, reo Māori content that will contribute to the normalisation and wellbeing of te reo Māori through a Tamariki or Rangatahi audience. We are seeking content ideas that are relatable, age-appropriate, supports learning, and an immersive engagement with te reo Māori.
Te Māngai Pāho expects to allocate up to $5,000,000 (plus GST) but reserves to its sole discretion the right to contribute a higher or lesser amount in this funding round.
Tamariki content:
Funding for Tamariki content is available for age-appropriate content that contains 100% te reo Māori for Fluent audiences. Themes that support learning and growth are encouraged.
Rangatahi content:
Funding for Rangatahi content is available for age-appropriate content that contains 70-100% te reo Māori for Fluent audiences. Themes should be relevant to rangatahi and reflect a world that is appealing to them. Themes and contexts that demonstrate a Māori worldview and genuine use of te reo Māori will stand out.
Applications should:
- Demonstrate that your project is ready to go into production
- Present a rautaki reo or mahere reo
- Provide a promotion and marketing plan
- Provide a full and practical budget for your project
- We encourage the provision of data to support rationale, including previous series audience insights and market knowledge (highly recommended)
- Let us know if your project has potential collateral benefits for te reo Māori, or the content creation sector
He Wā Kōrerorero - Information Session
We are hosting an online information session to provide an opportunity for RFP applicants to provide applicants with information about the RFP process and funding criteria and answer any questions applicants may have.
Register to join us at 1:00pm on Tuesday 30 April for the Information Session.
Mai i te Kaihautū
Tēnā o tātou tini mate e rūpeke atu nei ki te pō. Ko te tao roa o aitua e kore e taea te karo, kia ahatia, kotahi anō te kōrero mō rātou te hunga kua kapia nei o rātou kanohi, moe mai rā e ngā mate, e moe te moenga roa. Kāti rā e te motu, ko rātou te hunga mate ki a rātou, ka whakahokia mai ki a tātou te hunga ora, tēnā koutou, tēnā rā tātou.
There is a lot happening in our world right now. We are very excited at both the quality and scale of projects submitted to the Joint TMP/NZ On Air funding round. The decision letters for that round will be sent on Friday 19th April.
NZ On Air and Te Māngai Pāho have agreed to continue the joint funding initiative in 2024/25. It is likely that the focus on more ambitious, high-quality content will continue. Especially, since the revised settings for the Screen Production Rebate (SPR), now allow for all types of domestic productions to access both the rebate and other Government funding, including that of NZ On Air and Te Māngai Pāho
We were also pleased with the range of proposals submitted in response to our ROI for General Audience Round One of the 2024/25 financial year. There was a total of 47 applications submitted to the round. Decision letters for that round were distributed on Monday of this week and 29 applicants have been provided with the RFP for the round and invited to submit full proposals.
We are all constantly reminded that the media landscape is rapidly changing, the announcements at both NewsHub and TVNZ in recent weeks really brings that home. Te Māngai Pāho is monitoring developments very closely and will aim to remain agile and capable of moving quickly to ensure Māori content creators and platforms are able to deliver high quality Māori content to our audiences. Kia tau te mauri ki runga i a tātou!
Larry Parr
Kaihautū o Te Māngai Pāho
The finalists for the Aotearoa Music Awards Mana Reo Tūī and Te Manu Taki Māori o te Tau awards have been announced.
Mana Reo Tūī
The Mana Reo award recognises recordings with at least 50% te reo Māori content. The finalists for 2024 Mana Reo Tūī are:
COTERIE
Te Aupōuri, Ngāpuhi & Ngāi Te Rangi
Jordyn with a Why
Tainui Āwhiro, Mulifanua Lalovi, Falelatai & Vaimoso
MOHI
Te Tai Tokerau, Tauranga Moana, Ngāti Tapu, Ngāti Kahungungu & Te Wairoa
Stan Walker
Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Pūkenga, Tūhourangi Ngāti Wāhiao, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tahu & Ngāpuhi
TAWAZ
Rangitāne
Tuari Brothers
Te Aitanga a Hauiti, Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga a Mahaki, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Te Whānau a Apanui, Ngāti Kahungunu, Rongomaiwahine, Ngāi Tuhoe
The main judging criterion for the Mana Reo Tūī is that the music aims to grow the interest and appeal of te reo and te ao Māori in and through mainstream recorded music. Artistic merit, the regularity of releases that prioritise reo Māori, and commercial success are also taken into account.
Te Manu Taki Māori o te Tau
In 2024, AMA are launching a new translation for the category title of Best Māori Artist. This is now called, Te Manu Taki Māori o te Tau. This award honours an artist whose music reflects a unique Māori identity and/or is an expression of te ao Māori.
Finalists for the 2024 Te Māngai Pāho Te Manu Taki Māori o te Tau Tūī are:
Rei (Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Huia)
Jordyn with a Why
MOHI
Stan Walker
TAWAZ
Tuari Brothers
Relentless
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Funding dates for 2024
Waiata Reo Māori
Closes 19 April
Tamariki Rangatahi
Opens 23 April
Waiata Reo Māori
Opens 4 June
Ahakoa kei whea, ahakoa āwhea, ahakoa pēwhea, kōrerotia te reo Māori!
Māori language - everywhere, every day, in every way!
