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Dunedin television production company NHNZ is not anticipating any fallout in the wake of the News Corporation scandal unfolding in the United Kingdom.

Gaining a business award for its efforts in China is "fantastic recognition" for Dunedin production company NHNZ, chief executive Michael Stedman says.

In a coup for NHNZ, the Dunedin-based television company has been chosen by documentary heavyweight National Geographic to archive and sell more than two decades of footage.

From taking a first step into the world of online gaming, NHNZ's Flutter game this week went viral on Facebook. Business editor Dene Mackenzie investigates.

The key to making an online game successful is attracting people who ask their friends and then start sharing and competing with each other, Runaway Play director Tim Nixon says.

A little bit of Dunedin will be seen in a major documentary about the 9/11 terrorist attacks - not that the United States audience will know it.

More television commercials being shot in the Southern Lakes, the prolific Dunedin-based Natural History New Zealand television documentary company and an overall maturing of the film industry are behind the growth in screen production spending and number of movie businesses in the South.

Dunedin-based Natural History New Zealand (NHNZ) managing director Michael Stedman is among seven entrepreneurs and innovators honoured in this year's World Class New Zealand Awards.

Prime Minister John Key proved to be in top form when he yesterday opened NHNZ's new headquarters in Dunedin.