2012 New Zealand Television Awards
The 2012 New Zealand Television Awards were the new name of the New Zealand television industry awards, following the demise of the Aotearoa Film and Television Awards. The awards were held on Saturday 3 November at The Great Room of the Langham hotel in Auckland, New Zealand, with highlights screening on TV ONE on Sunday 4 November. The New Zealand Television Awards took a similar format to the previous Qantas Television Awards, honouring excellence in New Zealand television and television journalism. This was the final New Zealand television awards presentation organised by Think TV, after Television New Zealand withdrew its support in 2013.
Nominees and winners
There are 46 categories, including the new categories for One-Off Drama and Breaking News. Finalists were announced on 26 September 2012. Entries cover the broadcast period of 1 August 2011 to 15 July 2012. The general television awards were dominated by true crime drama Siege, with five awards, while the news and current affairs section was dominated by TV3, with eight awards.News and current affairs
Best Scheduled News Programme- 3 News
- * ONE News
- * Tonight
- ONE News, Caterton Ballooning Tragedy
- * 3 News, Christchurch Earthquakes December 2011
- * 3 News, Ewen Macdonald Verdict
- Julian Wilcox, Native Affairs
- * Mike McRoberts, 3 News
- * John Campbell, Campbell Live
- Duncan Garner & Patrick Gower, 3 News
- * Amanda Gillies, 3 News
- * Heather du Plessis-Allan, ONE News
- Mark Crysell & Julie Clothier, Sunday
- * Melanie Reid, 60 Minutes
- * Janet McIntyre, Max Adams & Chris Cooke, Sunday
- * Janet McIntyre & Carolyne Meng-Yee, Sunday
- Gill Higgins & Chris Lynch, Close Up
- * Tristram Clayton, Campbell Live
- * John Campbell, Campbell Live
- 60 Minutes
- * Campbell Live
- * Sunday
- Melanie Reid & Eugene Bingham, 60 Minutes "The Eye of the Storm"
- * John Hudson & Chris Cooke, Sunday, "Steel Trap"
- * John Campbell and Pip Keane, Campbell Live, "Friends: John Banks & Kim Dotcom"
- Melanie Reid, "The Eye of the Storm", 60 Minutes
- * Duncan Garner, "Secret Tea Tapes", 3 News
- * Julie Clothier, "Cherry Blossom Tragedy", Sunday
- * Gill Higgins, "Online Predators", Close Up
- Phil Johnson, 3 News
- * Bob Grieve, 3 News
- * James Marshall, ONE News
- Daniel Grade, 60 Minutes
- * Chris Brown, 20/20
- * Warren Armstrong, Campbell Live
- Luis Portillo, Breakfast
- * Brent Walters, ONE News
- * Rebecca O'Sullivan, 3 News
- Bob Grieve, 60 Minutes
- * Paul Sparkes, Close Up
- * Andrew Gibb, Close Up
- Vinay Ranchhod, "Devil in the Detail" '''
- * Vinay Ranchhod, Gambling RP
- * *Ben Ashby, Steel Trap
General television
- Go Girls, Season 4, South Pacific Pictures
- * ', Screentime NZ Ltd
- * Nothing Trivial, South Pacific Pictures
- Siege, Screentime NZ Ltd
- * BLISS – the beginning of Katherine Mansfield, MF Films
- * Rage, Tom Scott Productions
- Hounds, The Down Low Concept
- * 7 Days MediaWorks / The Down Low Concept
- * Wilson Dixon: The New Zealand Tour, Satellite Media
- Whare Taonga, Scottie Productions Limited
- * Kia Ora Molweni, George Andrews Productions
- * Tamaki Paenga Hira, Māori Television
- Julian Wilcox, Native Affairs
- * Pania Papa, AKO
- * Piripi Taylor Te Kaea
- Let's Get Inventin, Luke Nola
- * Girl vs. Boy, KHF Media
- * The Erin Simpson Show, Whitebait TV
- Global Radar, Jam TV
- * Neighbourhood, Satellite Media
- * The Nutters Club, Top Shelf Productions
- Vodafone NZ Music Awards 2011, MediaWorks
- * 2012 Comedy Gala MediaWorks
- * The Sitting, Top Shelf Productions
- Radar Across the Pacific, Alexander Behse / Zeitgeist Productions
- * Intrepid Journeys, Jam TV
- * Funny Roots, Two Heads
- SPCA Rescue, "Christchurch Earthquake Special", Imagination Television
- * Songs From the Inside, Awa Films Ltd
- * Rescue 1, Great Southern Television
- The Food Truck, Two Heads
- * Missing Pieces, Eyeworks New Zealand
- * Marae DIY, Screentime NZ Ltd
- Sara Wiseman, What Really Happened: Votes for Women
- * Kate Elliott, BLISS – the beginning of Katherine Mansfield
- * Amanda Billing, Shortland Street
- Miriama Smith, Siege
- * Miranda Harcourt, Tangiwai – A Love Story
- * Sarah Pierse, BLISS – the beginning of Katherine Mansfield
- Mark Mitchinson, Siege
- * Craig Parker, Shackleton's Captain
- * Ryan O'Kane, Rage
- Mick Rose, Tangiwai – A Love Story
- * Peter Elliott, BLISS – the beginning of Katherine Mansfield
- * Mike Minogue, Rage
- Matai Smith, Homai Te Pakipaki
- * Andrew Lumsden, Global Radar
- * Paul Henry, Would I Lie To You?
- John Banas, Siege
- * Paula Boock & Donna Malane, Tangiwai – A Love Story
- * Tom Scott and Grant O'Fee, Rage
- Fiona Samuel, BLISS – the beginning of Katherine Mansfield
- * Mike Smith, Siege
- * Danny Mulheron, Rage
- Julie Christie, The Block NZ
- * Peter Young, Get Fresh with Al Brown
- * Mike Smith, '
- Mitchell Hawkes, Vodafone NZ Music Awards 2011
- * Robert Hagen, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa: A Gala Concert
- * Mitchell Hawkes, Wilson Dixon: The New Zealand Tour
- David Paul, Tangiwai – A Love Story
- * DJ Stipsen, Siege
- * David Paul, Rage
- Margot Francis, BLISS – the beginning of Katherine Mansfield
- * Margot Francis, Siege
- * Jono Woodford Robinson, Rage
- Don McGlashan, BLISS – the beginning of Katherine Mansfield
- * Joel Haines, Strongman – The Tragedy
- * Peter Hobbs, Tangiwai – A Love Story
- Chris Burt, Siege
- * Dick Reade, Strongman – The Tragedy
- * Phil Burton, Chris Hiles, Don Paulin, Tangiwai – A Love Story"
- John Harding, Tangiwai – A Love Story
- * Images & Sound, Shackleton's Captain
- * Tracey Collins, BLISS – the beginning of Katherine Mansfield
- Sarah Voon Go Girls, season 4
- * Nic Smillie, Tangiwai – A Love Story
- * Kirsty Cameron, BLISS – the beginning of Katherine Mansfield
- 'Linda Wall, Tangiwai – A Love Story
- * Tracey Sharman, Strongman – The Tragedy
- * Vanessa Hurley & Stefan Knight, Go Girls'', season 4
Documentary
- The Green Chain, Meg Douglas & Kathleen Mantel / Scottie Productions Limited
- * Rhodes, Actor Singer, Robert Hagen / Arts and Entertainment Productions
- * Inside Child Poverty, Red Sky Film & Television Ltd
- Strongman – The Tragedy, Paula McTaggart and Gaylene Preston / A Bigger Picture
- * When a City Falls – the people's story, Gerard Smyth & Alice Shannon / Frank Film
- * Shackleton's Captain, James Heyward & Andy Salek / Making Movies
- Gerard Smyth/Alice Shannon, When a City Falls – the people's story
- * Leanne Pooley, Shackleton's Captain
- * Bryan Bruce, Inside Child Poverty
- Simon Baumfield, Shackleton's Captain
- * Thomas Burstyn CSC & Chris Brokensha, Strongman – The Tragedy
- * Mark Chamberlin, Neighbourhood
- Ken Sparks, Richard Lord, When a City Falls – the people's story
- * Tim Woodhouse, Shackleton's Captain
- * Mark Albiston, Blakey