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1992 in New Zealand television

This is a list of New Zealand television events and premieres that occurred in 1992, the 33rd year of continuous operation of television in New Zealand.

Events

  • January - March – Channel 2 ran 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It returned to a nightly closedown in the first week of April.
  • 8 January – Australian television series for children and preschoolers Johnson and Friends aired on Channel 2 for the very last time and would return to air on New Zealand television in 1996 with TV One picking up the series. As of that day, only the first series was shown on Channel 2.
  • 11 February – TV3 debuted American sitcom based on the stand-up comedy of comedian and actor Tim Allen Home Improvement.
  • 23 March – After two years of airing on TV3, the British children's television series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends returned to screen on TVNZ with Channel 2 airing the series as part of the Jase TV block.
  • 25 May – New Zealand medical soap opera Shortland Street debuted on Channel 2, and later became the country's longest running soap still in production.
  • 11 June – New Zealand soap opera Homeward Bound debuted on TV3 and ran for 22 episodes.
  • July – Television hours were reduced due to the power crisis.
  • 6 July – Fifty Forward an exercise program debuts on TV1.
  • 6 July – A New Zealand show for preschoolers under 5 You and Me, starring Pauline Cooper as host, began on TV3.
  • 10 August – Channel 2 picked up Shining Time Station, the American spinoff series of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends.
  • 20 August – New Zealand drama series Marlin Bay premiered on Channel 2.
  • 10 October – Wheel of Fortune ran a celebrity episode on Channel 2 featuring David Tua, said "O for Awesome".

Debuts

Domestic

International

Changes to network affiliation

This is a list of programs which made their premiere on a New Zealand television network that had previously premiered on another New Zealand television network. The networks involved in the switch of allegiances are predominantly both free-to-air networks or both subscription television networks. Programs that have their free-to-air/subscription television premiere, after previously premiering on the opposite platform (free-to air to subscription/subscription to free-to air) are not included. In some cases, programs may still air on the original television network. This occurs predominantly with programs shared between subscription television networks.

International

Subscription television

International

Subscription premieres

This is a list of programs which made their premiere on New Zealand subscription television that had previously premiered on New Zealand free-to-air television. Programs may still air on the original free-to-air television network.

International

Television shows

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