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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!
General Audience funding round 1
General Audience funding is for the creation of quality, reo Māori content for diverse audiences across eligible on demand, broadcast and social media platforms. Fictitious, factual, reality, lifestyle, and personality content is welcome.
Our priority for this round: entertainment content for fluent audiences.
Entertainment content for Fluent Audiences can be described as content that intends to entertain first and foremost, with more than 70% reo Māori. Content can be for any platform. The scale of production should be appropriate for the platform and its potential to reach an audience. Furthermore, use of real world, authentic, reo Māori will stand out.
Key dates:
Applications close: 5pm, 26 March
Stage 1 decisions notified: 15 April
RFP for stage 2 published: 17 April
Waiata Reo Māori
The purpose of this funding is to support the creation of quality waiata reo Māori - single songs containing more than 50% te reo Māori - for diverse audience interests. Songs produced with this funding will contribute to a pipeline of waiata reo Māori for digital music platforming and radio airplay. The content will also contribute to the normalisation and wellbeing of te reo Māori.
Key dates:
Applications close: 5pm, 27 March
Decisions notified: 17 April
Waiata Tuarea
Waiata Tuarea funding is available to support the creation of quality, waiata reo Māori recording projects – EPs, albums, multi-song projects – for diverse audience interests. Songs produced with this funding will contribute to a pipeline of waiata reo Māori for digital music platforming and radio airplay. The content will also contribute to the normalisation and wellbeing of te reo Māori.
Key dates:
Applications close: 5pm, 27 March
Decisions notified: 17 April
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.
Ko te tūmanako kua hihikotia katoatia koutou e te miharo o Te Matatini. Me mihi ka tika ki Te Kāhui Maunga, nā koutou tātou katoa i manaaki. Mauriora!
I want to acknowledge all of the groups and the organisers of Te Matatini. It was a great event. We of course must also thank and congratulate our broadcasters, Te Korimako o Taranaki and the iwi radio network, Whakaata Māori and TVNZ for the excellent coverage of the event.
And now, it’s that time of the year again, planning for the 2025/26 financial year. The good news is that, while we are always looking for opportunities to do things better, at this stage, we do not see a need for dramatic changes in our approach in the short term. We look forward to discussing with the industry any changes we propose before our new Statement of Performance Expectations (SPE) goes to print.
On the other hand we are required to publish a new Statement of Intent (SOI) before the beginning of the 2026/27 financial year. We may be in a position to test some initial thinking on the direction our strategic thinking as we finalise the planning for the coming year. However, the expectation is that there will be a need for robust engagement with all of our stakeholders over the next twelve months as we consider what challenging decisions we might face.
To help us all chart those uncertain waters, Te Māngai Pāho is committed to working with the sector to ensure we have data and research to help us all make the best choices possible.
Kia tau ai te mauri!
Larry Parr
Kaihautū o Te Māngai Pāho
Meet our kaimahi
This month, we introduce the people who mostly take care of the operations of Te Māngai Pāho. As we're a small organisation, there are three teams included here: Te Hiringa, Te Toko Kōrero, and Te Hāpai Ō.
Materia Hutana (Kāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa, Te Rarawa) - Kaiāwhina
A recent graduate of Te Wānanga o Raukawa, Materia is the Executive Assistant to the Kaihautū. She supports Larry and the Senior Leadership Team in their day to day work.
Ruiha Anderson (Ngāti Hako, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Ranginui) - Hautū Te Hiringa
Ruiha is the manager of the Systems, Reporting & Data team. She is responsible ensuring that Te Māngai Pāho's technology and processes support the revitalisation of te reo Māori and meet high standards in reporting and compliance. Ruiha also works with partners to drive impact reporting and continuous improvement of our systems to support Māori language outcomes.
Aperahama Simcock (Ngāti Porou) - Kaitātari
Aperahama is our newest kaimahi on the team, joining us in November 2024 and manages our data and insights and helps us understand the impact our work and funding has on te reo Māori.
Jess Tawhiri (Ngāti Kahungunu. Ngāi Tahu) - Hautū Te Toko Kōrero
Jess manages the communications for Te Māngai Pāho. She has a background in comms and social media and took on the role of Hautū Te Toko Kōrero in 2024.
Wi-Tako Love (Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāi Tahu) - Hautū Te Hāpai Ō
Wi-Tako is the manager for finance, HR and strategy. Having previously worked at Te Māngai Pāho, he rejoined the team in 2023 and has led the finance team since his return.
Bradley Barber-Hyland (Ngāpuhi) - Kaikaute Pūtea
Bradley is our Corporate Account in the Te Hāpai Ō team. He is currently on parental leave.
Ngā Iwi FM celebrates 35 years of broadcasting!
Earlier this month, Ngā Iwi FM celebrated 35 years since it first hit the airwaves, it was established with the aim of giving iwi a place to stay connected to their language and culture.
Te Māngai Pāho congratulates Ngā Iwi FM and its work in connecting their community with te reo Māori!
Images supplied by Ngā Iwi FM
Important dates for 2025
General Audience Stage 1
Closes 5pm, 26 Mar
Waiata Reo Māori
Closes 5pm, 27 Mar
Waiata Tuarea
Closes 5pm, 27 Mar
Tamariki Rangatahi
Opens 8 Apr
Kia māhorahora te reo!
Māori language - everyone, every way, everywhere, every day!
