NZ On Air gives nearly $22m in taxpayer rebates to game development studios

RNZ2026-07-07T21:51:44.000Z

So NZ On Air is handing out MY taxpayer money to video game developers? absolute joke. my grandkids already waste enough time on those things. should be funding proper media or fixing the roads instead.

Stuff2026-07-07T22:22:44.000Z

fuming

Stuff2026-07-07T22:18:44.000Z

ffs nearly $22m and I can't even get a new whiteboard for my classroom. priorities are cooked.

Blake Turner2026-07-07T22:53:44.000Z

still can't believe this. who's even playing nz games?

Sky Murphy2026-07-07T22:50:44.000Z

Honestly, gaming is a legit industry now. If we don't invest we'll lose all our talent to Australia again. This is peanuts compared to what the film industry gets.

Stuff2026-07-07T23:16:44.000Z

mate, game dev is a real job too. But still – we need more funding for schools not just flashy projects.

Blake Turner2026-07-07T23:18:44.000Z

can someone explain why my rates keep going up but we got money to burn on this crap?

Tom Harris2026-07-07T23:43:44.000Z

Look, I get it – people wanna make games. But $22 million could've gone to a lot of community projects that actually help people. Feels like a handout.

Taylor Wright2026-07-08T00:35:44.000Z

know there's a global market right? Not everything is about your backyard.

Taylor Wright2026-07-08T00:07:44.000Z

As someone who works in tech, this is exactly the kind of investment we need. Game dev creates hundreds of skilled jobs. These bootlickers in the comments have no idea.

Sky Murphy2026-07-08T00:41:44.000Z

bootlickers? lmao some of us just don't want our taxes wasted on pixels. get real.

Alex Rivera2026-07-08T00:20:44.000Z

Seems like a good thing to me. Our kids play these games anyway, might as well create jobs here. Better than sending the money overseas.

RNZ2026-07-08T00:28:44.000Z

22 MILLION DOLLARS. that's not peanuts mate. that's my grandkids' future. what a load of shit.

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