Details of changes to the Government’s investment in the screen sector were released today, designed to attract and support quality productions that generate great economic and cultural benefits for New Zealand.

Outlined below are the Y2021 and Y2022 Māori initiatives funded by MBIE investing in the expansion of Māori economic development with the Industry Transformation Plans, creating partnership between business, workers, Māori, and Government.

The New Zealand Screen Production Rebate is a government initiative to grow the sustainability and economic benefits of our screen sector in a dynamic global environment.

New Zealand co-hosted the most successful FIFA Women’s World Cup ever, with over 700,000 people attending matches in New Zealand and almost 2 million fans attending matches in New Zealand and Australia.

The Government is making improvements to the New Zealand Screen Production Grant.

There is a significant growth story ahead for successful digital technology firms in Aotearoa New Zealand. Given our distance from markets, these companies are important because they are global from day one, have a lower environmental footprint on average, are not constrained physically so are scalable, and present a pathway to high paying jobs for more New Zealanders. These are some of the reasons for backing New Zealand’s digital technologies sector.