NZ On Air turns 25

Broadcasting funding agency NZ On Air celebrated its 25th year of existence in 2015. Established in 1989, NZ On Air has funded many of the television shows featured on NZ On Screen. Compiled to mark the 25th anniversary, this Spotlight collection features TV funded in the agency's first year. With one representative from each genre, there’s the Billy T James sitcom, Richard Driver documentary Hokonui Todd and beloved kids puppet show Bidibidi. Tainui Stephens' classic Māori Battalion documentary represents Māori programming, and long-running TVNZ series Tagata Pasifika tags ‘minority interests’.