FACTOID #53: If you thought Antarctica was inhospitable, think again - its land area is only ninety-eight percent ice. Reassuringly, the other 2% is categorised as "barren rock".
New Zealand on Air or the Broadcasting Commission of New Zealand is a New Zealand government entity responsible for the funding of public goodbroadcasting and the promotion of New Zealand culture on radio and television in New Zealand. In economics, a public good is a good that is hard or even impossible to produce for private profit, because the market fails to account for its large beneficial externalities. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The culture of New Zealand is a fusion of Maori culture and that of the descendants of the early British colonists and later settlers, many of whom were of working class origin. ...
The Broadcasting Commmission of New Zealand was formed in 1990 and initially was funded by a very unpopular broadcasting fee, one payable by each household that owned a television.
New Zealand on Air was the name taken by the commission in an attempt to promote its activities and encourage payment of the broadcasting fee.
New Zealand on Air's activities can be broken up into several areas
Transmission - NZOA subsidises the broadcast of national television networks and public radio stations in areas where it is not commercially viable to do so.
Public good broadcasting - NZOA funds public and private sector radio and television program production. This includes programs for special interest groups.
Cultural promotion - New Zealand has and broadcast and the development of New Zealand music and drama on radio television.
Archiving - NZOA funds a non-commerical broadcast archive.
AirNewZealand has continued that tradition, pioneering routes that link its Pacific region to the rest of the world.
AirNewZealand's commitment to delivering excellent customer service and, one which embodies the confidence, unique style and friendliness of NewZealand, continues to be recognised through many prestigious awards.
Acquisition of the newBoeing777-200ER aircraft and the re-fit of its current Boeing 747-400s to incorporate a state-of-the-art on-demand in-flight entertainment system, with premium NewZealand food and wines being served onboard.
In late 2003 the Australian and NewZealand regulatory bodies both rejected the alliance as being anti-competitive, despite a worldwide trend for airlines to consolidate (such as the 2003 acquisition of KLM by Air France).
The Māori symbol on the tail of AirNewZealand is known as the koru.
In 2002 and 2003 AirNewZealand marked its position as "the official airline to Middle Earth" by decorating three planes with The Lord of the Rings imagery, applied as giant decals (while the film is as thin as clingfilm the decals weighed over 60kg).
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