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!

2025/26 Contracting Update

Our Funding Team has been working to update and improve our standard Terms and Conditions. These are now on our website and will be implemented into all contracts going forward.

Here is a link to the new standard Terms and Conditions.

What did we update?

We have updated our clauses to modernise the terminology, provide clarity, and ensure that they are applicable to the wide range of content we fund.

We have added some new clauses such as Clause 8 Mātauranga Māori which will protect you as the producer/kaitiaki.

We have also updated our data clauses. This is because we are increasing our data capacity to better understand the impact our content is making on te reo Māori. You will have seen we are already asking for more data in our funding rounds and applications. These clauses relate to the data we are asking for and will also be reflected in contracts.

He pātai?

If you have any questions relating to the updated Terms and Conditions, you can email the Funding team at support@tmp.govt.nz.

If you were recently approved for funding and are still awaiting your contract, the Funding Team are now drafting all 2025/26 contracts.

Mai i te Kaihautū

Tēnā tātou i ngā tini mate e rūpeke atu nei ki te pō. Ko te tao roa o aituā 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 i 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, otirā ngā waihotanga o rātou, kei konei e pūtohe tonu kia whakatinana ai ngā moemoeā ā te hunga kua riro.

Nā rātou te huarahi i para mō tātou te hunga e whai ake nei. Ka mutu, e tika ana, i tēnei wā o Mahuru Māori, me whakakotahi ai tātou i ā tātou mahi whakatairanga ake i te whakaoranga o tō tātou nei reo rangatira. Ahakoa kua pupū ake ētahi āhuatanga whakararuraru, me ū pūmau tātou ki te kaupapa i whakatōngia e rātou, te hunga i kawe ai te petihana ki Pāremata. Koia nei te whakatara o te wā. Tihei Mauriora!

Ngā mihi maioha ki a koutou, ngā kaiwaihanga e noho mānawanawa ana mō ō koutou ake kirimana hou. Kua whakapau kaha ō mātou kaitohutohu ture ki te whakahou i ō mātou tikanga paerewa. Ko te tūmanako ka whakaae koutou ki ngā rerekētanga kua mahia kia whakatika ai ngā kirimana mō ngā āhuatanga o ēnei nā rā.

Hei mea whakakapi, e pouri rawa mātou i te wehenga atu o Ani-Piki ki tētahi atu tūnga whakahirahira. Nā ōna pūkenga i piki ake a Te Māngai Pāho me ō mātou whāinga. Heoti, e huri tonu ana te ao, ā, kua maua ia e tētahi atu kaupapa kei tōna ake rohe. Tēnā, e Ani, haere pai atu, e hoki ki te kāinga, heoi anō, me āta mahara kei konei tonu mātou, tō whānau o Te Māngai Pāho.

Larry Parr
Kaihautū o Te Māngai Pāho

Funding Results

2025/26 General Audience Round 1 Funding results

The first 2025/25 General Audience round was held in May and we received 48 proposals at stage 1. 27 applications were invited to the second round and 18 were approved for funding totalling up to $8,813,180.59.

National Treasures 3, 4x44’, Pango Productions Limited for TVNZ 1, up to $1,200,000
Whare Kōrero, 100+ reels, Tutu Productions Limited for Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, up to $800,000.
Ngā Kupe o Aotearoa, 5x22’, Mahi Tahi Media Limited for RNZ, up to $775,000.
Wild Kai Legends S6, 10x23’, Scottie Douglas Productions Limited for TVNZ Duke, up to $714,000.
Hunting Aotearoa Series 20, 10x23’, Hikoi NZ Limited for TVNZ Duke, up to $695,000
KEREWA TIKI, 15x5’, Mako Media Limited for Māori+, up to $522,687.
Get Your Leg Over, 8x26’, Kapu Tī Productions Limited for Māori+, up to $515,515.
Living Rangiriri, 7x10’, Mako Media Limited for Māori+, up to $499,667.40.
Nā Wai i Teka? S5, 20x45’, Kura Productions Limited for Facebook, up to $450,000.
Run Is Straight: Russell Packer’s Story (working title), 1x44’, Aotearoa Media Collective Limited for TVNZ+, up to $405,055.
All Gear No Idea Korowhā, 48x2’, Mahi Tahi Media Limited for TikTok, up to $400,000.
Haka Yarns, 17x40’, Arataua Media for YouTube, up to $390,024.19.
Chat Her Up, 8x6’, 89 Limited for Māori+, up to $320,985.
Ki Te Kaupapa, 76x1’, Ata Limited for Instagram and TikTok, up to $320,000.
Full-Time Fan, 30x90”, Tuwhakairiora Limited for Instagram, up to $305,000.
Wā Hine, 10x15’, Mauri Media Limited for Māori+, up to $180,295.
The Mish Aotearoa, 5x15’, Muck Around Media Limited for YouTube, up to $160,000.
Reo Journeys: Te Pou Herenga Tai, 5x45’, Te Pūrongo Productions Limited for RNZ, up to $159,952.

2025/26 Tamariki Rangatahi Funding results

The 2025/26 Tamariki Rangatahi round received 37 applications. 14 applications were approved for funding totalling up to $5,898,637.77.

Te Ohu o Pūkana, 150x5’, Cinco Cine Film Productions Limited for Instagram, up to $900,000.
Te Nūtube 6, 20x6’, Arataua Limited for YouTube, up to $600,117.42.
TĀERA HAKA, 58x90”, Mako Media Limited for TikTok, up to $594,364.20.
HAKA LIFE Te Mana Kuratahi, 50x90”, Mako Media Limited for TikTok, up to $519,840.96.
Let’s Talk About Ai-3, 30x5’, Arataua Limited for Instagram, up to $496,896.19.
Te Kāpehu o Mata, 8x5’, Table 1 Limited for The Coconet, up to $434,000.
Reo Anxiety (Terenga 2), 12x6’ and 12x2’, Ata Limited for Instagram, up to $430,560.
Te NGz 3, 12x12’, Kura Productions Limited for Facebook, up to $400,000.
Māngai, 8x8’, Mahi Tahi Media Limited for YouTube, up to $365,000.
Tamariki Taiao, 10x10’, Matapihi Limited for Whakaata Māori, up to $300,000.
Hinekura ki te Ao, 10x5’ Haka Boy Films Limited for Māori+, up to $299,853.
Korokī, 9x5’, Onewa Media Limited for Whakaata Māori, up to $298,006.
Tamariki Taiao, 15x2-4’, Puna Awarau Limited for TikTok, up to $230,000
Taku Ohooho, 8x7’, Māoriland Charitable Trust for content development, up to $30,000.

Job opportunity - Kaihāpai Te Hua Waihanga

The Kaihāpai Te Hua Waihanga is a pivotal role, leading the day-to-day delivery and administration of content funding initiatives in contribution to the revitalisation of te reo Māori. In this role, you’ll cultivate and sustain relationships with content creators to inspire innovative and impactful content in te reo Māori. You’ll be involved in funding rounds, content promotion, and creator development. The Kaihāpai’s contributions will support the growth of te reo Māori content and creators while ensuring that all activities align with tikanga and uphold the integrity of Te Māngai Pāho's funding processes.

This is a full-time role based in Tāmaki Makaurau, with some flexibility.

Keen to join the team? Email mahi@tmp.govt.nz to request a copy of the job description or to apply. Provide a cover letter with your CV, both demonstrating your suitability for this role. Job applications close Friday 19 September.

Jordyn With a Why - Pacific Music Awards

The Pacific Music Awards were held last month in Tāmaki Makaurau and among all the winners, Jordyn With a Why was named Te Tino Pukaemi Moana Nui a Kiwa o e Tau | Best Pacific Music Album for Hibiscus Moon, Love & Justice.

Pukunati Lose Weight or Die

A raw, real, reo-rich observational documentary series tracks the life-changing journey of two Māori struggling with obesity and medical inequity as they undergo drastic weight-loss surgery in a foreign country.

Pukunati Lose Weight or Die is available to stream now on Māori+.

Funding dates for 2025

Reo Māori Content Co-Fund
Closes 11 September

Iti Pounamu
Closes 18 September

General Audience Round 2
Opens 6 October

Waiata Takitahi
Opens 9 October

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