A Crown entity (from the Commonwealth term Crown ) is an organisation that forms part of New Zealand 's state sector established under the Crown Entities Act 2004 , a unique umbrella governance and accountability statute. The Crown Entities Act is based on the corporate model where the governance of the organisation is split from the management of the organisation.
22-695: NZ On Air ( NZOA ; Māori : Irirangi te Motu ), formally the Broadcasting Commission , is an autonomous Crown entity and commission of the New Zealand Government responsible for funding support for broadcasting and creative works. The commission operates largely separate from government policy but must follow directions from the Minister of Broadcasting . NZOA is responsible for the funding of public broadcasting content across television, radio and other media platforms. It
44-454: A potential conflict of interest when NZ on Air board member and Prime Minister John Key 's electorate chairman Stephen McElrea questioned the timing of the NZ on Air-funded documentary Inside Child Poverty , broadcast four days before the 2011 New Zealand general election . Two days after the broadcast, NZ on Air CEO Jane Wrightson had written to broadcaster TV3 , expressing her disappointment with
66-764: Is also a major investor in New Zealand independent producers. NZ On Air is the operating name of the Broadcasting Commission formed in the Broadcasting Act 1989 alongside the Broadcasting Standards Authority , meant to encourage individuals to pay the historical Broadcasting Fee that funded public broadcasters. In 1999 the Broadcasting Fee was abolished, and NZOA now receives funding directly from
88-487: Is independent and answerable for its funding decisions. Three days later, NZ on Air released a statement saying "NZ On Air runs a contestable funding process, to which any producer, with the support of an eligible platform, can submit a funding application on any subject", and that neither Swarbrick nor the Green Party will have any editorial control, or financial benefit. Crown entity Crown entities come under
110-501: Is now administered directly by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage . Centralising such archiving funding was a key recommendation of the seminal Horrocks review led by NZ On Air and published in 2009. In 2008 NZOA funded the establishment of NZ on Screen to enable easy online access for past New Zealand screen production. NZOA has since funded a similar NZ music history site Audio Culture , which launched in 2013. Aimed at increasing
132-425: The Ministry for Culture and Heritage . NZ On Air's activities can be broken up into several areas: NZOA funds New Zealand-focused radio, television, New Zealand music and digital media production for a range of public and private broadcasters and platforms. This includes drama, documentary, children's programmes, and programmes for special-interest groups. Programmes funded by NZOA often have an announcement about
154-467: The American reality show The Hills . The show was originally pitched as an observational documentary series called Golden Mozzies , described as "looking at seven Māori families living on Australia's Gold Coast". In August 2011, the producers of Golden Mozzies received $ 419,408 from broadcast funding agency NZ On Air for the production of eight 30 minute episodes. However, the format and title of
176-435: The commission's support for the programme. Initially the announcement was: "This programme was made with the help of your Broadcasting Fee – so you can see more of New Zealand on air". After the abolition of the Broadcasting Fee, the announcement often said: "This programme was made with funding from NZ On Air". More commonly, at the end of a broadcast, a programme will say: "Thank you, NZ On Air, for helping us make (name of
198-544: The diversity of New Zealand music on diverse platforms including radio. NZOA was established under the Broadcasting Act 1989, initially funded by an annual NZ$ 110 licence fee known as the Public Broadcasting Fee, paid by each household with a television set. A strong campaign developed in the late 1990s from a section of the public against the Broadcasting Fee. The reason behind the campaign
220-448: The entity has the key role in ensuring the entity is achieving results within budget. This is done by a monitoring department on behalf of the minister unless other arrangements for monitoring are made. Monitoring departments make explicit agreements with their minister, setting out what monitoring they will undertake and how they will do it. Crown entity boards should also facilitate clear and transparent monitoring, for example, by providing
242-513: The first series of The GC . According to news website Scoop Independent News , NZ on Air thought they were funding a series about seven Māori families living on the Gold Coast of Australia with the working title Golden Mozzies . The same website published a press release from NZ on Air in August 2011 outlining that NZ on Air had approved funding for Golden Mozzies , which was then labeled as
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#1732798604491264-614: The following types: Crown entities can be contrasted with other New Zealand public sector organisational forms: departments of state , state-owned enterprises , offices of Parliament and sui generis organisations like the Reserve Bank . Under the Crown Entities Act, ministers are required to "oversee and manage" the Crown's interests in the Crown entities within their portfolio (sections 27 and 88). The board of
286-600: The minister and monitoring department with good information on which to make judgements about performance. This table is based on one from the State Services Commission . Abbreviations used : The GC (TV series) The GC is a New Zealand reality television series that premiered on TV3 on 2 May 2012 in New Zealand. The series follows the lives of a group of Māori living in Gold Coast, Queensland . The series has been compared to
308-472: The scrapping of the NZ on Air Album funding scheme in December 2010. NZ on Air was also criticised in 2012 for helping fund the production of The GC , a TV3 documentary series about young Māori New Zealanders living on Australia's Gold Coast and for granting $ 30,000 to assist recording by Titanium , the winner of a radio competition to create a boy band. In early 2012, Labour MPs accused NZ on Air of
330-563: The screening of the pilot episode viewers branded the show as "fake" and "pathetic" and within hours a Facebook page called "Cancel the GC TV Show" was started. According to a New Zealand Herald article the Facebook page had over 2100 "likes" within 12 hours of the show's airing. There have also been questions about the show's funding. Following the screening of the pilot episode it was revealed that NZ on Air gave NZ$ 419,408 to fund
352-408: The series was changed with NZ On Air's knowledge. In 2013, a second season of The GC was funded by Maori broadcast funding agency Te Māngai Pāho with stricter requirements for Maori language and cultural content. $ 419,384 was granted for eight 30 minute episodes. In 2015, it was announced via the shows Facebook page that the show was renewed for a third season, along with new cast members and
374-486: The show being broadcast days before the election. Complaints were laid with the Electoral Commission , which found the documentary did not come under its jurisdiction so it could not rule. The Broadcasting Standards Authority also received a complaint, but found the documentary did not break its rules on fairness, and law and order. In mid-2022, NZ on Air was labelled "tone-deaf" by opposition MPs after it
396-453: The show being moved to Four . The third season premiered in July 2015. The show revolves around Tylah Jones Wharehinga, Rosanna Arkle, Zane Houia, Elyse Minhinnick, Braydon McMahon, Holly Subritzky, Cole Smith, Alby Waititi, Nuz Ngatai, Matai Smith, and Matatia Brell. Former cast members include Tame Noema, Jade Louise, Jessie Nugent, Nathan Waikato, Brooke James, and Jade Ruwhiu. Following
418-454: The show)." The agency funds Radio New Zealand , and the independently owned Access Radio Network , Student Radio Network and Pacific Media Network . NZ On Air focuses on "local content" – New Zealand programmes that are expensive or risky to make which the broadcaster market cannot fully pay for. These programmes are primarily drama, documentary, children's programmes and special-interest programmes. Funding for audiovisual archiving
440-434: Was revealed that NZ on Air had granted $ 200,000 to fund a documentary about a sitting coalition MP, who was seeking re-election in 2023. Being Chlöe is the third documentary profiling Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick to get funded by NZ On Air since her election in 2017. NZ On Air refused to answer 1News' questions on the issue, saying it was too busy. In response to the controversy, Broadcasting Minister Kris Faafoi said NZ On Air
462-401: Was to prove "whether the broadcasting fee is a tax and the legality of applying GST to this tax". In the end the fee was scrapped effective 1 July 2000, and the commission has since been directly funded by the government. The fee was collected from those people who owned a television set although the fee was funding much more than television work, especially radio. Some campaigners believed this
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#1732798604491484-704: Was unfair. NZ on Air produces and distributes the Kiwi Hit Disc to showcase new funded music. NZOA provides "Making Tracks" funding for recording songs and their associated music videos. Funded music is chosen by a monthly, rotating panel of broadcast and music professionals. NZ on Air has attracted criticism over claims of misuse of its funds. In mid-2010 it spent $ 75,000 on two events celebrate 21 years of activity and between 2006 and 2011 it gave $ 80,000 in funding to help produce recordings and music videos for Annabel Fay , daughter of one of New Zealand's richest men, Sir Michael Fay . The Fay controversy contributed to
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