Mai i te Kaihautū

Ngarue ana te whenua, ngaoko ana te moana i te hinganga o ngā tōtara o te wao, ā, mō wai ana tērā i te maunga o ngā kākā haetara. Waiho rātou kia tiraha mai, ko tātou ki konei takatū ai ki ngā mahi. Me pēnei noa ake te kōrero, ko rātou ki a rātou ko tātou ki a tātou, nō reira e te hunga waihanga kaupapa, e te ao pāpāhō Māori tēnā anō rā tātou. Mauriora!

Ko te tūmanako e noho haumaru ai koutou katoa, ā, ahakoa ngā aruaru a te mate urutā ka whai wāhi koutou ki te whakanekeneke o koutou ake kaupapa.

Our world, what we do and how we go about it, continues to be impacted by COVID-19. A little earlier today, following the government’s announcement that all large scale events will require vaccination certificates, Te Matatini announced that Te Matatini Herenga Waka Herenga Tangata will be postponed until 2023. That must have been a difficult decision for the governance of Te Matatini but was no doubt made after very careful consideration of all perspectives.

As a sector, we haven’t yet had to undertake the same analysis. We are proceeding on the basis that at some point Tāmaki Makaurau will emerge from lockdown and it will be business as usual. That may not be the case. The government has acknowledged that we are transitioning from an ‘elimination strategy’ to a ‘protection framework’. We need to start a conversation about what a protection framework means for the Māori media sector. What role if any do vaccination certificates have in that framework? These are going to be difficult conversations and my hope is that we are able to have these discussions in a considerate and mana-enhancing manner.

Last pānui, I indicated that we intended to host an online wānanga to discuss a range of issues. We should perhaps add this conversation to the agenda for that wānanga. We appreciate it is difficult for our content creators to plan sensibly without the certainty of knowing when and how much funding will be available. Our aim is to set the funding round dates for the 2022/23 financial year by the end of December 2021. Prior to setting those dates it is important that we engage with content creators to get input into our planning.

We suggest Thursday 25 November for the wānanga. The plan would be to set aside two hours from 4:00pm to 6:00pm with the contingency of being able to extend to 7:00pm if required. Please lock that date into your calendars.

Of course, you will all appreciate that we will be doing this without the certainty of knowing what BUDGET 2022 might deliver, so we need to be aware that the dates and/or structure of funding rounds may need to be adjusted in June next year. However, we will do our best to keep changes to an absolute minimum.

Ko te tūmanako, mā te wāhi ngaro ngā manaakitanga e tau ai ki runga i a tātou.

Kia tau te mauri!

Larry Parr, 
Kaihautū o Te Māngai Pāho

Māori music

Waiata Takitahi Webinar

Register now to join us at 7:00pm, Monday 1 November, for an online Zoom webinar to discuss the current waiata takitahi round jointly funded by Te Māngai Pāho and NZ On Air. The kōrero will focus on your project and application - how to make sure it hits the mark, and more. 

We'll be joined by 2020 Waiata Takitahi recipients Emily and Charles of Aro, and mātanga reo Te Kuru Dewes, who will share their experiences of applying for funding, and working together to produce Emily's bilingual waiata 'Kanohi ki te Kanohi' and House of Misfits' 'Tā Te Manawa'.

A Q&A session at the end will give you a chance to ask any burning questions you have. 

MusicHelps COVID-19 Delta Hardship Grant

In association with the NZ Music Commission, MusicHelps have announced the details of the COVID-19 Delta Hardship Grant - a $1000 rapid response grant available to people in the New Zealand Music Industry who have experienced loss of income as a result of recent Covid-19 restrictions and cancellations. 

Applications can be made from 9am Monday 1 November 2021. 

Across the sector

Te Matatini have made the collective decision to postpone Te Matatini Herenga Waka Herenga Tangata National Kapa Haka Festival until February 2023. 

The festival will remain at Eden Park (Ngā Ana Wai) in Tāmaki Makaurau and all qualifying Kapa Haka and judges remain the same as they currently stand. 

Read their media release here. 

Someday Stories

Want funding to make your short film? The deadline for submissions to Someday Stories is 5pm, 29 November! 

Someday Stories, the basics;

• Short film funding for emerging young film-makers (18-29) from Aotearoa to make sustainability-focused short films (8-12 mins).
• If successful you will get a $10k budget for doco and a $15k budget for scripted drama, as well as lots of support and guidance along the way.
• Directors and writer/directors must not have received production funding as a director from NZ On Air, Te Māngai Pāho or the New Zealand Film Commission, or associated schemes before.  

The Lion King Reo Māori

Matewa Media are calling for auditions to star in the Lion King Reo Māori. The Lion King Reo Māori will be a celebration of mita. Each character/group will represent one of five rohe. 

Audition applications close 5pm, Sunday 17 December 2021. 

Nē? - A Te Ao Māori podcast

Join The Spinoff's Ātea editor Leonie Hayden along with Te Kuru o te Marama Dewes and Meriana Johnsen for kōrerorero about te ao Māori me te ao hurihuri. 

Public Interest Journalism funded by NZ On Air.