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
Best Coverage Breaking News
Best News OR Current Affairs Presenter
Best News Reporting
Best Current Affairs Reporting for a Weekly Programme OR One-Off Current Affairs Special
Best Current Affairs Reporting for a Daily Programme
Best Current Affairs Series
Investigation of the Year
Journalist of the Year – Finalists are the winners of the four reporting categories
Best News Camera
Best Current Affairs Camera
Best News Editing
Best Current Affairs Editing
Best Graphics
Best Drama Series
Best One-Off Drama
Best Comedy OR Comedy Series
Best Māori Language Programme
Best Presenter: Te Reo Māori
Best Children’s/Youth Programme
Best Information Series
Best Entertainment OR Event Programme
Best Factual Series
Best Observational Reality Series
Best Constructed Reality Series
Best Performance by an Actress
Best Performance by a Supporting Actress
Best Performance by an Actor
Best Performance by a Supporting Actor
Best Presenter – Entertainment/Factual
Best Script – Drama/Comedy
Best Director – Drama/Comedy
Best Director – Entertainment/Factual
Best Multi-camera Direction
Best Cinematography Drama/Comedy
Images & Sound Best Editing Drama/Comedy
Best Original Music
Best Sound Design
Best Production Design
Best Costume Design
  • Sarah Voon Go Girls, season 4
  • * Nic Smillie, Tangiwai – A Love Story
  • * Kirsty Cameron, BLISS – the beginning of Katherine Mansfield
Best Make-Up Design
Best Popular Documentary
Best Feature OR Drama Documentary
Best Director Documentary
Best Cinematography – Documentary/Factual
Best Editing – Documentary/Factual