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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!
Tuia a Ranginui e tū iho nei
Tuia a Papatūānuku e takoto ake nei
Tuia i runga, tuia i raro, tuia i roto, tuia i waho
Ka rongo te pō, ka rongo te ao
I te kōrerorero, i te wānangananga,
Pū ātakataka, pū āwhiowhio
Kahoro ko te mārama, kahurangi te mārama
Ka taka ko te hau o Tū
Tū te winiwini, Tū te wanawana
Tū whakaputa atu ki te whai ao ki te ao mārama
Whano, whano, haramai te toki
Haumi ē! Hui ē! Taiki ē!
Aku rangatira, mai i nga tōpito o te motu, tēnā rā koutou. Tēnā rā koutou i roto i ngā tini āhuatanga o tēnei nā tau, i runga anō hoki i ō koutou ake whaikaha kia parea atu ai te ngārara kua tau mai i runga i a ngāi tātou i ngā marama, ngā tau rānei kua pahure tata nei. No reira, me mihi tātou ki te wahi ngaro, ki ngā atua, ki ngā mana kei tua o te pae o maumahara. Me mihi hoki ki ngā mate, ki ō tātou tūpuna e moe mai ana i te Pō. Kei te maumaharatia ō tātou ake rangatira, ō tātou ake mātua, ō tātou ake hoa pūmau, kua riro atu ki tērā atu taha o te ārai i te wā nei: ko Maurice Gray tērā, ko Richard Nunns tērā, ko Waka Nathan tērā, ko Ann Dysart tērā, ko Neville Baker tērā, ā, ko Sean Wainui hoki. Koutou ngā mate huhua o te ao Māori, huia katoatia, haere, haere, haere ki te Pō!
Kāti rā, huri hoki ki a tātou ngā waihōtanga o rātou, kei konei e pūtohe ana kia whakatīnana ai o rātou moemoeā. Tēnā koutou, otirā tēnā rā tātou.
It has been a challenging year for so many of us. Obviously, within the Māori Media Sector, we at Te Māngai Pāho have had it comparatively easy. We try our best to understand how difficult it is for you, the content creators, trying to hold things together in the face of the pandemic, but ultimately most of us are doing so from the comfort of an office in Wellington. Things have changed for us too, we try to be agile and respond to the changing needs of our community. We appreciate our privileged position and are committed to ensuring your voices are heard, your challenges understood and responded to.
We have navigated our way to the end of another year. Let’s hope that 2022 is less challenging and that we can shift our focus from survival to soaring. To once again seeking to search for and realise the big ideas.
The uncertainty created by COVID-19 and a lengthy sector review has adversely impacted the ability of Te Māngai Pāho to plan with certainty. We acknowledge that this has a knock on effect for our content creators and platforms and we are working hard to address that issue. This issue of our pānui includes a timetable for funding rounds for the new financial year. You will understand that before the government’s budget for 2022/23 is published we cannot with certainty indicate the quantum of funding allocated to each funding round. So while we may need to adjust the funds available for allocation in any particular round up or down, our commitment is to not change the dates of those rounds. Hopefully this will assist content creators to plan with a little more certainty.
Ko te tūmanako mā te wā whakangahau, whakangā rānei ō koutou ake ngoi e haumanu ai. Ngā manaakitanga ki a koutou katoa.
Larry Parr,
Kaihautū o Te Māngai Pāho
Te Māngai Pāho Kirihimete Dates
Final payment dates for 2021:
Rāmere 17 o Hakihea | Friday 17 December
Rātū 21 o Hakihea | Tuesday 21 December - please make sure all deliverables are in Te Pūahatanga by 5:00pm Monday 20 December.
TMP Office close | Rāapa 22 o Hakihea | Wednesday 22 December 2021
TMP office re-opens | Rāhina 10 o Kohitātea | Monday 10 January 2022
2022 first payment run | Raapa 12 Kohitātea | Wednesday 12 January 2022
Hine-waiwaiā
Hine-atamai
Hine-rangimārie
Hine-kahurangi
Hinewehi e!
Ū ana te ihi, ū ana te wehi, ū ana ā Te Māngai Pāho mihi nui taioreore ki a Kahurangi Hinewehi Mohi, i tōna tapanga ki te karangatanga Kahurangi. Nō mai anō, he reo whakatairanga i te reo Māori, kia manarite te titiro ki te reo Māori. Tae noa mai ki ēnei rā nei, e whakatairangatia tonutia ana te reo Māori mā roto mai i ngā waiata e horapa nei i te ao whānui.
E te Kahurangi, e te ihopūmanawa, takahia tonutia tēnei ara hei whainga mā te tini ngerongero. E kore te puna whakamihi e mimiti ki a koe.
Ngā Kaupapa o te Wā
Te Whakataukī o te Wiki
'Ko te pae tawhiti, whāia kia tata. Ko te pae tata, whakamaua kia tina.'
Draft Funding Calendar 2022/23
Last month, we said that we wanted to share our funding calendar for the 2022/23 financial year to give you as much certainty as possible heading into the new year. While we can't confirm exactly how much funding will be available, and changes may still happen, we wanted to share our draft funding dates with you. Please note, that we cannot confirm the funding rounds and dates until after Budget 2022 has been announced. However we hope that this can provide some certainty over what we want to see in the coming year.
Mēnā he pātai, contact our Head of Funding, Blake Ihimaera - blake@tmp.govt.nz.
Te Rautaki Reo i ngā Tono Pūtea
Te Māngai Pāho has undertaken a robust internal process to review the rautaki reo outcomes at proposal stage.
We have aligned three outcomes to our three key focus areas which are; Audience, Creation and Capacity. A brief summary of the outcomes has been added below.
Audience - Emphasis on on-screen/on-air te reo Māori goals
Clear definition of the on-screen/on-air te reo Māori goals for the proposed production.
Creation - Defining the role of Pou Tiaki Reo
Pou Tiaki Reo is involved in all areas of production.
Pou Tiaki Reo is able to provide guidance around correct grammar and pronunciation.
Capacity - Applicant’s commitment to te reo Māori well stated:
Commitment to te reo Māori.
On-screen/on-air te reo Māori processes explained.
Active collaboration with Pou Tiaki Reo.
Mēnā he pātai, he kōrero rānei ā koutou mō te wāhi ki ngā kōrero mō te rautaki reo, whakapā atu ki a Juneea Silbery - juneea@tmp.govt.nz
Māori radio across the motu
Tūwharetoa FM
Tūwharetoa FM has continued to evolve in a time of uncertainty for local businesses. They acknowledged their 30th birthday anniversary in February, and will formally celebrate the occasion in the near future. Other milestones included the introduction of a forward-thinking media platform named Tuituinga Connect that drives all the social media/online content with rangatahi leading this space along with the board and management building a fit-for-purpose facility for this mahi.
Both the on-air and online platforms enhances the services to growing audiences through the engagement of whānau and local communities. All of this, whilst continuing that unique te reo Māori edge Tūwharetoa FM have always maintained.
The team at Tūwharetoa FM has increased to 15 kaimahi, embracing new work-streams including actively engaging on social media. The station also introduced new radio shows including ‘He Pounamu’ where two beautiful kuia kōrero Māori about their childhood and life journeys, and what shaped them into who they are today.
The team says they still have business goals to strive towards and are looking forward to what 2022 brings. Mauri ora!
From the sector
International KidsScreen Awards
Congratulations to Adrenalin Games and their game App Taniwha which has been nominated in the International KidsScreen Awards for Best Original Game App! Te Māngai Pāho supported this kaupapa through its development and we're thrilled to see it being recognised on the world stage.
Loading Docs: The power of emotion - Te Mana o ngā Tae o te Ngākau
Loading Docs are calling for applications from storytellers that are brave, provocative and harness the power of emotion.
Either teams will be selected to make documentaries with durations of up to ten minutes and receive high level mentorship from internationally acclaimed documentary creators throughout the course of 2022.
Big Screen Symposium 2022
Be immersed in two days of conversations, workshops, panel discussions and case studies with a stellar line-up of local and international speakers. The theme for 2022 explored Creative Power | Mana Auaha. BSS2022 explores the many ways we can lift up and empower each other to make resonant and distinctive work that speaks to its audience.
SoundCheck Aotearoa
SoundCheck Aotearoa have been working on a project to create resources that will help our community to prevent and respond to sexual harassment and harm in the workplace.
A working group with a broad range of experiences was created in order to produce tools, templates, visual resources, and guidance that is specific to artists and managers, venues, promoters, crew, production teams, studios, producers and more.
There is also a new website, which includes more in-depth advice on support services, training, responding to reports of sexual harm, and external resolution options. Check it out here.
Creating a safer and more inclusive music community is something we can all contribute to, and we hope you'll take some time to consider what you can do. Plus, another awesome website has just launched - thechangeover.org - which is full of amazing tools for diversity, equity, and inclusion, particularly when it comes to line-ups, stages and crews.
ScreenSafe COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols Review - The Traffic Light System
ScreenSafe have published their Health and Safety Protocols Review - The Traffic Light system to provide some guidelines and certainty for productions.
Please read their health and safety protocols, traffic light system guidelines and other important information here. Make sure you check in for updates.
Māori music
Waiata Takitahi Funding decisions
We are pleased to announce the results of the latest Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air co-funded music round Waiata Takitahi which looks to support waiata with great broadcast and online audience potential that incorporate a minimum of 25% te reo Māori in the lyrics.
For this Waiata Takitahi round we received 31 applications and along with Te Māngai Pāho we are able to invest in 13 waiata for completion and release in the coming year. Each recipient will receive up to $14,000 per project to bring these new bilingual songs to audiences across Aotearoa.
NZ On Air and Te Māngai Pāho intend to partner on a third Waiata Takitahi round in November/December 2022.
E mihi ana ki te hunga nō rātou ngā ihu i puta i te rauna Waiata Takitahi. E hīkaka ana ki te whakarongo ki ā koutou waiata ā tērā tau.
George FM Waiata Reo Remix Comp
The first ever George FM Reo Remix comp is done and dusted! Over 30 producers entered the competition with their remix of Rei's Whāia Te Rā. Congratulations to the winner, YASHAR. Whakarongo to his version, and a handful of others here.
Aotearoa Music Awards
Tune in to TVNZ 2 this Friday 17 December for the 2021 Aotearoa Music Awards | Ngā Tohu Puoro o Aotearoa.
Good luck to all those who have been nominated!
Te Māngai Pāho funding rounds + important dates
Final payment - Rātū 21 o Hakihea | Tuesday 21 December
Please make sure all deliverables are in Te Pūahatanga by 5:00pm Monday 20 December
TMP & NZOA Co-Fund - open now
Closes Friday 18 February
Project Spotlight:
Haka Life Web Series II
Navigating COVID-19 and the postponement of kapa haka's ultimate event, Te Matatini hasn't stopped Ngā Tūmanako who still have some exciting kaupapa to look forward to. Haka Life web series two returns this Rāhoroi, 18 December!
Ahakoa kei whea, ahakoa āwhea, ahakoa pēwhea, kōrero Māori!
Māori language - everywhere, every day, in every way!
