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Toi Pāho

Broadcast, screen and interactive media

Content delivered through broadcast and screen media: film, radio, television and online interactive media, which includes advertising and the game development industry. Toi Pāho is the sector that creates engaging screen-based moving image and audio content for wide distribution. Of the Toi Mai sectors, this is the largest employer of Māori and coped best through the pandemic.

Workforce Development Plan

Te Wao Nui o Toi

Te Wao Nui o Toi conveys industry views on addressing the acute shortage of skilled below-the-line production workers in Toi Pāho: defined for the purposes of the report as the film, television and interactive media industries.

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Click here for the printable version of the full report.

Latest Toi Pāho News

New skill standards for screen-sector careers
12/19/23

New skill standards for screen-sector careers

Aotearoa is currently facing a major shortage in the Toi Pāho (broadcast and screen sector) workforce. To help remedy this problem and ensure entrants have...
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New qualifications for a new Aotearoa
12/12/23

New qualifications for a new Aotearoa

The way we consume media has shifted dramatically in recent years, from broadcasting linear media on radio and television, to a much more user-centred curation...
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Māoriland: Nurturing the next generation of screen professionals in Aotearoa
10/30/23

Māoriland: Nurturing the next generation of screen professionals in Aotearoa

Earlier this month, some Toi Mai kaimahi had the chance to visit Māoriland in Ōtaki, the home of the Māoriland Film Festival and a hub...
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Reflecting on two years of advocating for Ngā Peka o Toi
10/12/23

Reflecting on two years of advocating for Ngā Peka o Toi

Although the Workforce Development Councils were established on 4 October 2021, our first five kaimahi didn’t officially start until the week after, marking the month...
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Industry-driven learning: new micro-credential for screen-sector careers
09/06/23

Industry-driven learning: new micro-credential for screen-sector careers

Aotearoa is currently facing a major shortage in the Toi Pāho (broadcast and screen sector) workforce. To help remedy this problem and ensure sector entrants...
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Te Wao Nui o Toi recognised with a prestigious Good Design Award for excellence in design and innovation
09/08/23

Te Wao Nui o Toi recognised with a prestigious Good Design Award for excellence in design and innovation

Our first sector-specific workforce development plan, Te Wao Nui o Toi — capability and development plan for the below-the-line screen sector workforce (Toi Pāho) was...
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Industry and government set to collaborate to boost screen workforce
03/09/23

Industry and government set to collaborate to boost screen workforce

Toi Mai, the Workforce Development Council for the creative, cultural, recreation and technology sectors, is seeking feedback on how to address the current mismatch between...
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The COVID-19 Recovery Baseline Engagement and Data (BED) Project
10/28/22

The COVID-19 Recovery Baseline Engagement and Data (BED) Project

Toi Mai is proud to release its first Tertiary Education Commission WDC/TITO COVID-19 Response Projects Fund project report: The COVID-19 Recovery Baseline Engagement and Data...
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