- Events
- Premieres Domestic International
- Television shows
- Ending this year
- Births
- Deaths
- References
{{unreferenced|date=April 2018}}{{use dmy dates|date=December 2011}}{{EngvarB|date=December 2014}}{{Year nav topic5|2012|New Zealand television}}This is a list of New Zealand television events and premieres that occurred in 2012, the 52nd year of continuous operation of television in New Zealand. Events- 2 December – 15-year-old singer and guitarist Clara van Wel wins the second series of New Zealand's Got Talent.
PremieresDomestic- 29 April – Big Angry Fish (TV3) (2012)
- 6 May – Pocket Protectors (TV2) (also Canada) (2012)
- 1 June – Hounds (TV3) (2012)
- 4 July – The Block NZ (TV3) (2012-present)
- 13 July – Jono and Ben (TV3) (2012-present)
- 31 August – Now is the Hour (TV2) (2012)
International- 3 March – {{flagicon|USA}} ThunderCats (2011) (TV2)
- 7 June – {{flagicon|UK}}/{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Henson's Pajanimals (TV2)
- 11 June – {{flagicon|USA}}/{{flagicon|CAN}}/{{flagicon|SIN}} Dinosaur Train (TV2)
- {{flagicon|UK}} Olly the Little White Van (TVNZ Kidzone)
- {{flagicon|IRE}} Punky (TVNZ Kidzone)
- {{flagicon|USA}} Jake and the Never Land Pirates (TV2)
Television shows{{Empty section|date=February 2015}}Ending this year{{Empty section|date=February 2015}}Births{{Empty section|date=February 2015}}Deaths{{Years in TV by country|2012}}{{Years in New Zealand TV}}References 1 : 2012 in New Zealand television |