1996 in New Zealand television

Events

• 1 March – New Zealand children's television show produced in Dunedin Squirt debuts on TV3. It later moved to TV2 in 1999.
• 15 July – New Zealand soap opera City Life premieres on TV2.
• TV One adopted new sans serif logo, replacing the Friz Quadranta has been in use since 1987.
• The 1996 Summer Olympics were held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, where New Zealand won 3 gold medals, 2 silver medals, and 1 bronze medal.

  Debuts

Domestic

• 1 March – Squirt
• 15 July – City Life

  International

• 30 October –
• Wishbone

  Television shows

• No information on television shows this year.

  Ending this year

• Wheel of Fortune