The Moana Reo Media Fund was established as a result of Budget 23, in which $2.6m in funding was awarded for a contestable fund to support the creation of new Pacific-language media content.
This was part of a broader Pacific media package that recognises the important role Pacific media plays in meeting community needs for news and information, particularly regarding health, education and business. The package supportedPacific media organisations to continue to deliver quality content and to support Pacific media workforce development.
Pacific Media Network administered the Moana Reo Media Fund on behalf of the Ministry for Pacific Peoples. Funding was administered 2024 and 2025.,
The Fund targeted multimedia creators in the community to apply for support for their language-related projects – these included all formats such as docuseries, animation, podcasts, and children’s TV.
The fund also had a focus on building the capability and experience of young Pacific creatives, with at least 20% of projects involving young people under 40. It supported Pacific creatives to develop content that reaches audiences in New Zealand, across the Pacific region, and across the globe.
For more information about the fund and recipients:
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Recipient |
Project |
Category |
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Tikilounge Productions |
Measina Moana Reo |
Polōketi fakailoga - Signature Project |
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Plus64
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Fasi EVERYBODY! |
Ma e tau fuata - Youth Audience |
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Elizabeth Koroivulaono/Tiny Fijian Films
|
Ta Leqa - Level up your vosa! |
Ma e tau fuata - Youth Audience |
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Hanalei Temese-Foliaki |
Close to Home |
Ma e tau fuata - Youth Audience |
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Mafutaga Tupulaga Tokelau i Aukilani |
Tupulaga Tokelau: Behind the Festival |
Ma e tau fuata - Youth Audience |
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M2S1 Films |
Warm Pacific Singles X Talk To Tingle |
Ma e tau fuata - Youth Audience |
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Kuki Learning Ltd
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Tamariki Kanga |
Porokaramu tukeke - Diverse Projects |
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Elizabeth Koroivulaono |
Serataki noqu vosa – Fijian Hymns Reimagined |
Porokaramu tukeke - Diverse Projects |
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Fua Creative Limited |
Pasifika Proud - Lea Faka-Tonga |
Porokaramu tukeke - Diverse Projects |
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Pacific Vision Aotearoa Trust |
MANAVA Toku Leo |
Porokaramu tukeke - Diverse Projects |
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ONZ Limited
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ASMR Vagahau |
Porokaramu tukeke - Diverse Projects |
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Atafu Tokelau Community Group Inc |
Atafu Centennial Aotearoa Journey |
Porokaramu tukeke - Diverse Projects |
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Nine Islands Media |
Southside Gardens |
Porokaramu tukeke - Diverse Projects |
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Island Vibes LTD |
Pasifika Extended Play |
Taian Kario n Ototo ao Anene - Music Projects |
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Katerina "Tree" Vaifale-Manu |
Tupuola |
Taian Kario n Ototo ao Anene - Music Projects |
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Strictly Brown |
Tā Mē - The Revival! |
Taian Kario n Ototo ao Anene - Music Projects |
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Swiss |
Koloa Tukufakaholo (Legacy) |
Taian Kario n Ototo ao Anene - Music Projects |
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William Hakaoro |
Tangi Reo – The Cry of the Language |
Taian Kario n Ototo ao Anene - Music Projects |
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Rizván
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PINE PĒ |
Taian Kario n Ototo ao Anene - Music Projects |
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Recipient |
Project |
Category |
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Nine Islands Media
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Digital Traditions: Pasifika In the Social Media Age |
Polōketi fakailoga - Signature Project |
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Kau Fefine Fakana'ana'a Trust
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Pikipiki Hama Kae Vaevae Manava Vodcast Project |
Ma e tau fuata - Youth Audience |
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Poporazzi Productions
|
Pacific Language Weeks Video Journals 2025 |
Ma e tau fuata - Youth Audience |
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Centre for Pacific Languages |
Poly Will & Grace |
Ma e tau fuata - Youth Audience |
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SixOneNine Tapui LTD |
Nena Penina |
Ma e tau fuata - Youth Audience |
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Four and Five Films |
Sonic Sands:Shaka in Samoa |
Ma e tau fuata - Youth Audience |
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Island Vibes LTD |
Musika Malie |
Porokaramu tukeke - Diverse Projects |
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Taro Patch Creative |
Roots of Resilience |
Porokaramu tukeke - Diverse Projects |
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Anonymouz
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Lāuga: Fa'asāmoa vs Hip Hop (4 THA LUMANA’I) |
Porokaramu tukeke - Diverse Projects |
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Isoa Kavakimotu & +64 Studios |
Ana's Kitchen |
Porokaramu tukeke - Diverse Projects |
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Anna Tukuitoga |
Legacy Project: Tau Lologo Niue |
Porokaramu tukeke - Diverse Projects |
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Studio Kiin |
Pūlotu |
Porokaramu tukeke - Diverse Projects |
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Tyrun |
NiuEP (Working title) |
Porokaramu tukeke - Diverse Projects |
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Nevertheless Trust |
Akama'ara |
Porokaramu tukeke - Diverse Projects |
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Rizvan Tu'itahi |
Nena Pou |
Porokaramu tukeke - Diverse Projects |
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Vaiola Creatives |
Faletua - The Women Behind the Men |
Porokaramu tukeke - Diverse Projects |