1975 in New Zealand television

Events

• 1 April – Television One commences broadcasting from the new Avalon studio complex.
• 12 May – Close to Home, New Zealand's second soap opera begins on Television One.
• 30 June – TV2 is launched.
• 5 July – Only a week after launching, TV2 stages the country's first Telethon, raising $400,000 for the St John Ambulance service.
• The New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation is divided into Radio New Zealand, Television One, based in Wellington and Dunedin, and TV2, based in Auckland and Christchurch.
• The New Zealand version of the popular children's education series Play School begins on Television One.
• Jennie Goodwin becomes the first female prime time news anchor in a Commonwealth country.

  Debuts

• 12 May – Close to Home
• The Games Affair
• Play School

  Television shows

• Spot On
• Close to Home
• Play School

  Ending this year

• The Games Affair