Who has received Public Interest Journalism Fund money?
| Fifth Round recipients | ||
| Te Reo Irirangi O Te Hiku O Te Ika | 1 x 12-month season for video news series | $460,000 |
| Aotearoa Media Collective | A new Māori current affairs project | $452,198 |
| The Big Idea | A 26 video series covering topical art news and investigations | $181,800 |
| Great Southern Television Ltd | Production of 6 current affairs stories for series 2 of The Hui: Summer Edition | $187,114 |
| Business Desk | A project to investigate agencies' involvement in healthcare spending across NZ, through a series of 50-70 articles. | $85,255 |
| Metro Media Group Limited | A series of feature articles that look at commercial properties development in Tamaki Makaurau | $30,460 |
| Indo Kiwi United Trust | Weekly series of 48 videos for Punjabi and Sikh audiences | $169,440 |
| Kiwi Kids News | A 12-month project producing 2 weekly news articles written in te reo Māori, with English translation | $46,706 |
| Mediaworks | Tova O'Brien Special, which includes an interview with Volodymyr Zelensky | $50,000 |
| Te Korimako o Taranaki | A 9-month training programme for 5 Māori journalists | $395,000 |
| Attitude Pictures | Continued training and coaching for disabled interns | $142,520 |
| Global HQ | 2 x 12-month mentorships for tertiary students | $25,000 |
| Go Global Ltd | 2 x 12-month training programmes for Chinese cadets | $137,280 |
| Inland App Company | A 12 month journalism programme in Central Otago for high school students | $7,800 |
| The Spinoff | A 10-month initiative to train journalism editors | $201,036 |
| Hawke's Bay App | 1 x Editor/Presenter and 1 x Video Journalist for 2 years | $388,700 |
| Consumer NZ Incorporated | 1 x Reporter for one year, to focus on economically marginalised groups | $85,600 |
| Migrant News | 1 x Reporter for one year, to focus on migrant audiences | $55,854 |
| Radio Ngāti Porou Charitable Trust | 1 x Digital Content Designer and 1 x Digital Producer for one year | $128,784 |
| Inland App Company | 1 x Local Democracy Journalist for 2 years | $101,400 |
| Warner Bros Discovery NZ | 1 x Pasifika Affairs Correspondent for 2 years | $248,240 |
| Indian Newslink | 1 x Digital Graphic Designer and 1 x Audience Engagement Expert for one year | $186,992 |
| The National Pacific Radio Trust | 1 x Chief of Staff and 1 x a Newsreader for one year | $207,461 |
| Metro Media Group Ltd | 1 x Part-time Sub-Editor for one year | $20,316 |
| Fourth Round recipients | ||
| Allied Press | Training for five new journalists | $516,000 |
| Indo Kiwi United Trust | Professional development for existing journalists at NZ Punjabi News | $35,300 |
| North & South Media Limited | 1 x trainee/cadet journalist for up to one year | $68,200 |
| Allied Press | To deliver local video news content to local communities | $695,000 |
| Apna Networks Ltd | A podcast series to empower migrant ethnic communities to appropriately respond to mental health issues | $101,897 |
| Cinco Cine Film Productions Ltd | A pilot development and content creation programme introducing tamariki and rangatahi to journalism as a viable career | $800,000 |
| Metro Media Group Limited | 4 x long-form articles about how the arts get funded | $39,380 |
| The Spinoff | A team of writers and contributors to cover the 2022 local body elections | $160,187 |
| Very Nice Productions Ltd | Regional video news for Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Wairarapa and Whanganui with accompanying articles | $604,520 |
| Te Reo o Ngāti Kahungunu Inc | 2 x roles to utilise current radio content and make it available for online distribution | $214,245 |
| BayBuzz | 2 x roles to deepen coverage of agribiz-environment, healthcare delivery and public body accountability | $88,800 |
| Indian Newslink | 2 x roles to report on issues related to youth South Asian communities | $362,520 |
| Newsroom NZ Ltd | 1 x video content creator | $159,340 |
| Crux | 1 x junior/intermediate role to support public interest journalism in the Southern Lakes and Central Otago districts | $139,520 |
| Te Reo Irirangi o Maniapoto | 2 x roles to support Te Reo Kahika news service to share tribal news using bilingual local narratives | $160,000 |
| Third Round recipients | ||
| Allied Press | 1 x Partnership Editor role | $145,650 |
| Campus Radio 95bFM | 1 x Sub-Editor | $32,916 |
| Discovery NZ | 1 x Newshub Cultural Partnership Navigator | $130,500 |
| GlobalHQ | 1 x Digital Editor | $105,000 |
| Kowhai Media Ltd | 1 x Kaiwhakatiki Hourua | $55,020 |
| Mana Trust | 1 x Editor/Mentor and 1 x Digital Marketing Manager | $165,000 |
| Newsroom NZ | 1 x Sub Editor | $91,679 |
| NZME | 1 x Kaupapa Editor and 1 x Audio Innovation role | $200,280 |
| Radio One 91FM | 1 x Digital Content Edit | $20,000 |
| RNZ | 1 x Kurawhakaue Partnership Editor Role | $108,000 |
| Stuff | 1 x te reo Māori Translator | $103,000 |
| Te Po | 1 x Kawea Te Rongo Kaiwhakahaere | $68,250 |
| The Spinoff | 1 x Sub Editor role | $105,450 |
| The Pantograph Punch | 1 x Business Development role and 1 x Social Media Specialist (3 months) | $95,040 |
| Tikilounge Productions | 1 x Pasifika Youth Digital News Editor | $75,000 |
| Allied Press | 6 x long-form articles and staff training programmes | $61,725 |
| BusinessDesk | Charity Sector Investigation minimum 30 stories | $154,020 |
| Discovery NZ | Newshub Nation 2022, 41 x 50 mins and a podcast series | $978,175 |
| Great Southern Television | The Hui, 40 x 28 mins shows and 40 x 28 mins podcasts Māori current affairs | $737,036 |
| Kakalu Media | Online project for Kakalu o Tonga | $9,817 |
| Kowhai Media, A Voice for Tangaroa | 4 x 3000-word written features, 6 x 400-1,500 word stories about the ocean | $146,745 |
| Luke Nola & Friends | 80 x 4 mins videos for digital platforms and 80 x 2 mins videos for social media | $653,773 |
| Mahi Tahi Media | 50 x 4 mins videos | $264,386 |
| Māori Television | Journalism training wānanga | $189,200 |
| Muster Vibrant Rural Communities | Women’s perspectives on social and cultural issues, 9 x 3000 words, 72 x 600-1,500-word stories, 6 x 3 mins videos | $292,692 |
| Newsroom NZ | Newsroom Investigates 2022, 60 mins video investigative affairs | $336,358 |
| Newsroom NZ | Climate Change Interview Series, 10 x 12 mins video interviews | $40,000 |
| North & South Media | Exploring Aotearoa’s Chinese Communities, 4-6 features totaling 20,000 words | $25,000 |
| NZME, Whenua: Is it yours? | Interactive database and map, 4 x 1,500-3,000-word features | $80,500 |
| Stuff | Stuff Circuit 2022 a minimum of 90 mins of video, investigative current affairs | $324,000 |
| SunPix Tagata Pasifika | 51 x 23 mins and 2 x 90 mins Pasifika news | $1,919,913 |
| Te Parerē National Māori Students Magazine | 32 digital issues focused on Māori youth current affairs | $28,240 |
| The Spinoff, The Quarter Million | 2 x 4,000 – 5,000-word feature and Instagram titles | $152,304 |
| TVNZ, Kids Kōrero | 30 x 5 mins linear videos, 30 x 2 mins explainer videos, and 30 x 5 mins podcasts | $517,364 |
| TVNZ, Q + A with Jack Tame 2022 | 40 x 59 mins episodes, plus a two-hour special of current affairs, | $842,200 |
| NZME | for two years to support newsgathering | $940,188 |
| Stuff | for two years of its Marlborough newsgathering. | $731,300 |
| Second round recipients | ||
| Stuff | 20 x roles | $2,789,240 |
| RNZ | 20 x Local reporting roles | $3,554,000 |
| NZME | 15 x roles | $2,995,702 |
| Maori Television | 7 x roles | $1,593,000 |
| School Road Publishing | 1 x role for Woman magazine | $189,660 |
| SunPix | 2 x roles for TP+ | $273,600 |
| Local Matters | 1 x role for Local Matters | $150,148 |
| Crux Publishing | 1 x role for Crux | $151,200 |
| The Spinoff | 2 x roles for The Spinoff | $427,800 |
| Ashburton Guardian | 1 x role for the Ashburton Guardian | $150,000 |
| Central App | 1 x role for Central App | $31,200 |
| North & South | 1 x role for North & South Media | $230,000 |
| Newsroom | 4 x roles for Newsroom and shared role | $528,316 |
| Allied Press | 4 x roles for Otago Daily Times and other Allied Press | $711,797 |
| Valley Media | 1 x role for The Valley Profile | $127,096 |
| The Gisborne Herald | 1 x role for The Gisborne Herald | $183,240 |
| Metro Media Group | 1 x part-time role for Metro Magazine | $47,600 |
| Mana Trust | 4 x roles for E-Tangata | $650,000 |
| Kiwi Media Publishing | 4 x roles for The Indian Weekender |
$705,000 |
| National Pacific Radio Trust | 4 x roles for Pacific Media Network | $275,000 |
| Television New Zealand | 2 x roles for TVNZ News, for one year | $206,000 |
| Te Reo Irirangi O Te Hiku O Te Ika | 1 x role | $176,200 |
| Very Nice Productions | 1 x role for Local Focus | $105,000 |
| UMA Broadcasting | 6.5 x roles for Radio Waatea | $774,000 |
| Discovery New Zealand | 3 x roles for Newshub | $695,560 |
| First round recipients | ||
| Newsroom for RNZ | The Detail, 322 x 22 mins podcasts | $806,135 |
| Stuff | The Whole Truth, an animated fact-checking project | $591,465 |
| UMA Broadcasting for Waateanews.com | Paakiwaha A bilingual news and current affairs show | $433,000 |
| Hex Work for The Spinoff | IRL doing investigative features and personal stories | $335,746 |
| Aotearoa Media Collective Aotearoa Media Collective for RNZ, Tūranga FM, Radio Waatea | Party People, an audio and video series | $236,930 |
| Hex Work for The Spinoff | Nē? a podcast and written series | $217,325 |
| Red Sky Film & Television for Three | Inside Child Poverty 10 Years On, a review by Bryan Bruce | $204,970 |
| SunPix for TP+, E-Tangata, Māori Television, Pacific Media Network (NPRT) | Ifoga, video series about Pasifika who have suffered abuse in state care | $181,118 |
| Great Southern Television for Newshub.co.nz | The Hui: Summer Edition a Māori current affairs programme | $178,729 |
| BusinessDesk for BusinessDesk | How Good Is Our Public Service? multimedia series | $174,092 |
| SunPix for TP+, Pacific Media Network (NPRT), E-Tangata, Māori Television | Maisuka, a documentary about Type 2 diabetes for Moana adolescents | $131,139 |
| Kowhai Media for New Zealand Geographic | Being Teen, A text and photography-based longitudinal series | $98,533 |
| Tech-day for SecurityBrief, CFO tech N, IT Brief, bizEDGE, ChannelLife, FutureFive | Cybersecurity In Aotearoa text-based stories and interviews on security | $73,152 |
| North & South Media for North & South | System Overhaul long-form text story about fixing state care | $42,500 |
| Lifestyle Publishing for Wilderness Magazine | The Living Forest A text-based series about three iwi in NZ | $4,250 |
| Very Nice Productions for NZ Herald and NZME | Local Focus a regional video news service | $840,000 |
| Allied Press for ODT.co.nz | The South Today expanded service of video news for the South Island | $675,000 |
| Awa FM for Awa FM | Te Awa - News made from the perspective of Whanganui Māori | $498,370 |
| Te Reo Irirangi O Te Hiku O Te Ika for Tehiku.nz | Haukāinga - initiative providing news to Māori audiences in Northland | $460,000 |
| Te Wāhanga Reo Rua, NZME for Rotorua Weekender | Rotorua Weekender, weekly bilingual Te Reo Māori and English section in the Rotorua Weekender | $440,000 |
| Stuff for PlayStuff and Māori Television | Forever A Foreigner multimedia series about NZ's first Asian immigrants | $214,360 |
| Crux for Crux.org.nz | Deep South video series examining social and economic issues in the South Island | $189,522 |
| Vanishing Point Studio for North & South and multiple local newspapers | Fault Lines, cross-platform piece looking into the Alphine Fault | $166,600 |
| Whakatupuria Te Moana A Toi | Whakatupuria, multimedia project that looks into the Provincial Growth Fund in the Eastern Bay of Plenty | $97,000 |
| Salient Magazine | Te Ao Mārama A special edition of Salient produced by Māori students | $7,291 |
| NZME, Māori Television, Newshub and Pacific Media Network with 11 support partners | Te Rito Journalism Project, a programme to train and hire 25 cadet Māori, Pasifika and diverse journalists. | $2,419,253 |
| Aotearoa Media Collective | Pīpī Paopao initiative providing regional workshops to 100 iwi radio staff | $361,815 |
| Stuff | Training: Multi-lens Journalism | $300,800 |
| The Spinoff | Current Affairs and Culture Magazine Mentorship Programme training initiative pairing journalism cadets with a mentor | $287,310 |
| BusinessDesk | Cadet Training Programme, training two speicalist business journalists | $191,000 |
| Attitude Pictures | Disability Roadshow, workshops for journalists to learn about disability rights and reporting | $121,420 |
| Kowhai Media | Photo Aotearoa a workshop and a three-month mentoring programme training photojournalists | $98,256 |
| Newsroom | Training to upskill Newsroom’s graduate journalists | $50,610 |
| Tikilounge Productions | Coconet Reporter Training - Training three reporter trainees | $49,324 |
| Round six recipients | Made public on Monday 5th December 2022 |
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