TVNZ 2

TVNZ 2 is a channel in New Zealand. It was made in 1975 under the name TV 2, and was renamed South Pacific Television in 1976, TV 2 again in 1995, and TVNZ 2 in October 2016.

Thomas & Friends premiered on New Zealand television via this channel on 20th April 1987 with the first two episodes. Later episodes followed within a couple of months, whereas they would air once a week. The second series followed in 1988, of which the first nine episodes are confirmed to have aired between June and August on After School.

In 1990, the series officially moved to TV3 where it would air regularly for two years.

Thomas returned to TV2 on 23rd March 1992 as a segment on Jase TV (which was hosted by Jason Gunn and Thingee the Alien) and later as an early mourning programme for young children until 1994. As well as the standalone Thomas episodes, the American spinoff Shining Time Station also aired on the channel from 10th August 1992 to 4th August 1995, which resulted in the VHS releases of the third series in New Zealand featuring narration by George Carlin.

On 9th August, 2016, episodes of Thomas & Friends started airing on TVNZ 2 once again. Initially, it aired during the weekdays 9th August 2016 - 9th September 2016, 24th January 2019 - 8th July 2019 (excluding 25th April 2019) and 27th July 2021 - 15th November 2021 (excluding 13th - 17th September 2021 and 2nd - 4th November 2021), January 13th 2022 - February 17th 2022 and then during Saturdays and Sundays 1st October 2016 - 28th July 2019 (Excluding 24th - 25th December 2016 and 22nd January 2017 and 21st October 2018). For a time, it only aired on Sundays, but in 2020, it aired on Saturdays from 15th February 2020 - 18th July 2020 for the twenty-third series episodes (including the special episodes). Then, it aired on Saturdays again, from 12th September 2020 - 13th February 2021, for the twenty-fourth series episodes (including the special episodes).

Journey Beyond Sodor listed as (Thomas' Journey Beyond Sodor) aired on Sunday 4th October 2020, at 6:10 A.M.

All Engines Go aired during the weekdays from Friday 15th April 2022 - Monday June 27th 2022 for the first series episodes.

Race for the Sodor Cup aired on Tuesday June 28th 2022, at 8:15 A.M.

Airings

 * -|1980's=

1987

 * - Thomas and Gordon
 * - Edward and Gordon
 * - The Sad Story of Henry
 * - Edward, Gordon and Henry
 * - Thomas' Train
 * - Thomas and the Trucks
 * - Thomas and the Breakdown Train
 * - James and the Coaches
 * - Troublesome Trucks
 * - James and the Express
 * - Thomas and the Guard
 * - Thomas Goes Fishing
 * - Thomas, Terence and the Snow
 * - Thomas and Bertie
 * - Tenders and Turntables
 * - Trouble in the Shed
 * - Percy Runs Away
 * - Coal
 * - The Flying Kipper
 * - Whistles and Sneezes
 * - Toby and the Stout Gentleman
 * - Thomas in Trouble
 * - Dirty Objects
 * - Thomas' Christmas Party

1988

 * - Thomas, Percy and the Coal
 * - Cows
 * - Bertie's Chase
 * - Saved From Scrap
 * - Old Iron
 * - Thomas and Trevor
 * - Percy and the Signal
 * - Duck Takes Charge
 * - Percy and Harold


 * -|2010's=

2017

 * April 16th 2017 - The Truth About Toby
 * April 22nd 2017 - Lost Property
 * April 23rd 2017 - Henry Spots Trouble
 * April 29th 2017 - Toad and the Whale
 * April 30th 2017 - Very Important Sheep
 * May 6th 2017 - The Beast of Sodor
 * May 7th 2017 - Salty All at Sea
 * May 13th 2017 - Diesel's Ghostly Christmas, Part 1
 * May 14th 2017 - Diesel's Ghostly Christmas, Part 2
 * May 20th 2017 - Den and Dart
 * May 21st 2017 - Helping Hiro
 * May 27th 2017 - Slow Stephen
 * May 28th 2017 - Two Wheels Good
 * June 3rd 2017 - Reds vs Blues
 * June 4th 2017 - Best Engine Ever
 * June 10th 2017 - The Little Engine Who Raced Ahead
 * June 11th 2017 - Philip to the Rescue
 * June 17th 2017 - Sidney Sings
 * June 18th 2017 - Letters to Santa
 * June 24th 2017 - Toby's New Friend
 * June 25th 2017 - Henry Gets the Express
 * July 1st 2017 - Diesel and the Ducklings
 * July 2nd 2017 - Bradford the Brake Van
 * July 8th 2017 - Saving Time
 * July 9th 2017 - Ryan and Daisy
 * July 15th 2017 - The Railcar and the Coaches
 * July 16th 2017 - Love Me Tender
 * July 22nd 2017 - Pouty James
 * July 23rd 2017 - Blown Away
 * July 29th 2017 - The Way She Does It
 * July 30th 2017 - Mucking About
 * August 5th 2017 - Cautious Connor
 * August 6th 2017 - All in Vain
 * August 12th 2017 - Buckled Tracks and Bumpy Trucks
 * August 13th 2017 - Tit for Tat
 * August 19th 2017 - Mike's Whistle
 * August 20th 2017 - Useful Railway

2018

 * 21st January 2018 - Henry in the Dark
 * 27th January 2018 - Three Steam Engines Gruff/Engine of the Future
 * 28th January 2018 - Hugo and the Airship
 * 3rd February 2018 - The Missing Breakdown Train/Skiff and the Mermaid
 * 4th February 2018 - The Christmas Coffeepot
 * 10th February 2018 - Over the Hill/Springtime for Diesel
 * 11th February 2018 - A Most Singular Engine
 * 17th February 2018 - Terence Breaks the Ice/Confused Coaches
 * 18th February 2018 - Daisy's Perfect Christmas
 * 24th February 2018 - Dowager Hatt's Busy Day/Emily in the Middle
 * 25th February 2018 - The Big Freeze
 * 3rd March 2018 - Stuck in Gear/Runaway Engine
 * 4th March 2018 - P.A. Problems
 * 10th March 2018 - Hasty Hannah/Cranky at the End of the Line
 * 11th March 2018 - New Crane on the Dock
 * 17th March 2018 - Unscheduled Stops/Philip's Number
 * 18th March 2018 - The Fastest Red Engine on Sodor
 * 24th March 2018 - A Shed for Edward
 * 4th November 2018 - Number One Engine
 * 10th November 2018 - Forever and Ever
 * 11th November 2018 - Thomas and the Dragon
 * 17th November 2018 - Confusion Without Delay
 * 18th November 2018 - Trusty Trunky
 * 24th November 2018 - What Rebecca Does
 * 25th November 2018 - Thomas Goes to Bollywood
 * 1st December 2018 - Samson and the Fireworks
 * 2nd December 2018 - Runaway Truck/Car
 * 8th December 2018 - Rosie is Red
 * 9th December 2018 - Thomas in the Wild
 * 15th December 2018 - Thomas' Animal Ark
 * 16th December 2018 - Thomas and the Monkey Palace
 * 22nd December 2018 - An Engine of Many Colours
 * 23rd December 2018 - Outback Thomas
 * 29th December 2018 - School of Duck
 * 30th December 2018 - Tiger Trouble

2019

 * 5th January 2019 - Seeing is Believing
 * 6th January 2019 - Kangaroo Christmas
 * 12th January 2019 - Apology Impossible
 * 13th January 2019 - The Water Wheel
 * 19th January 2019 - Hunt the Truck/Car
 * 20th January 2019 - Cyclone Thomas
 * 26th January 2019 - The Case of the Puzzling Parts
 * 27th January 2019 - Banjo and the Bushfire
 * 2nd February 2019 - Counting on Nia


 * -|2020's=

2020

 * 15th February 2020 - Free the Roads
 * 22nd February 2020 - Chucklesome Trucks
 * 29th February 2020 - Heart of Gold
 * 7th March 2020 - Panicky Percy
 * 14th March 2020 - Crowning Around
 * 21st March 2020 - Gordon Gets the Giggles
 * 28th March 2020 - The Other Big Engine
 * 4th April 2020 - Batucada
 * 11th April 2020 - Diesel Do Right
 * 18th April 2020 - Thomas Makes a Mistake
 * 25th April 2020 - Grudge Match
 * 2nd May 2020 - Diesel Glows Away
 * 4th May 2020 - Thomas and the Royal Engine
 * 9th May 2020 - Laid Back Shane
 * 16th May 2020 - Wish You Were Here
 * 23rd May 2020 - First Day on Sodor!
 * 30th May 2020 - Rangers of the Rails
 * 6th June 2020 - Lorenzo's Solo
 * 13th June 2020 - Deep Trouble
 * 20th June 2020 - Too Loud, Thomas!
 * 27th June 2020 - Out of Site
 * 4th July 2020 - All Tracks Lead to Rome
 * 11th July 2020 - Mines of Mystery
 * 18th July 2020 - Steam Team to the Rescue
 * 19th September 2020 - A New Arrival
 * 26th September 2020 - World of Tomorrow
 * 3rd October 2020 - Emily's Best Friend
 * 4th October 2020 - Thomas's Journey Beyond Sodor
 * 10th October 2020 - Thomas' Fuzzy Friend
 * 17th October 2020 - The Great Little Railway Show
 * 24th October 2020 - Thomas and the Forest Engines
 * 31st October 2020 - Emily to the Rescue
 * 7th November 2020 - Shankar's Makeover
 * 14th November 2020 - Nia and the Unfriendly Elephant
 * 21st November 2020 - James the Super Engine
 * 28th November 2020 - Thomas' Not-So-Lucky Day
 * 5th December 2020 - Ace's Brave Jump
 * 12th December 2020 - Sonny's Second Chance
 * 19th December 2020 - Thomas and the Inventor's Workshop
 * 26th December 2020 - The Inventor's Spectacular Bridge

2021

 * 2nd January 2021 - Yong Bao and the Tiger
 * 9th January 2021 - Gordon and Rebecca, Coming Through!
 * 16th January 2021 - Kenji on the Rails Again
 * 23rd January 2021 - Cleo the Road Engine
 * 30th January 2021 - Nia's Bright Idea
 * 6th February 2021 - Cleo's First Snow
 * 13th February 2021 - Thomas' Animal Friends

2022

 * 15th April 2022 - A Thomas Promise
 * 18th April 2022 - Thomas Blasts Off
 * 19th April 2022 - License to Deliver
 * 20th April 2022 - Rules of the Game
 * 21st April 2022 - A Quiet Delivery
 * 22nd April 2022 - Kana Goes Slow
 * 25th April 2022 - Dragon Run
 * 26th April 2022 - The Biggest Adventure Club
 * 27th April 2022 - Percy's Lucky Bell
 * 28th April 2022 - Sandy's Sandy Shipment
 * 29th April 2022 - A Wide Delivery
 * 2nd May 2022 - Counting Cows
 * 3rd May 2022 - Music is Everywhere
 * 4th May 2022 - Backwards Day
 * 5th May 2022 - Chasing Rainbows
 * 6th May 2022 - Nia's Balloon Blunder
 * 9th May 2022 - Capture the Flag
 * 10th May 2022 - Mystery Boxcars
 * 11th May 2022 - Super Screen Cleaners
 * 12th May 2022 - Overnight Stop
 * 13th May 2022 - The Joke is on Thomas
 * 16th May 2022 - Lost and Found
 * 17th May 2022 - Thomas' Day Off
 * 18th May 2022 - The Real Number One
 * 19th May 2022 - Roller Coasting
 * 20th May 2022 - No Power, No Problem!
 * 23rd May 2022 - The Tiger Train
 * 24th May 2022 - The Can-Do Submarine Crew!
 * 25th May 2022 - Thomas and Percy's Eggsellent Adventure
 * 26th May 2022 - Calliope Crack-Up
 * 27th May 2022 - Tyrannosaurus Wrecks
 * 30th May 2022 - The Super-Long Shortcut
 * 31st May 2022 - A Light Delivery
 * 1st June 2022 - The Paint Problem
 * 2nd June 2022 - A Wonderful World
 * 3rd June 2022 - Whistle Woes
 * 6th June 2022 - Letting Off Steam
 * 7th June 2022 - Nia's Perfect Plan
 * 8th June 2022 - Something to Remember
 * 9th June 2022 - Sandy Versus the Storm
 * 10th June 2022 - An UnbeLEAFable Day
 * 13th June 2022 - Ghost Train
 * 14th June 2022 - A Rusty Rescue
 * 15th June 2022 - Hide and Surprise!
 * 16th June 2022 - Pop a Wheelie
 * 17th June 2022 - Goodbye, Ghost-Scaring Machine
 * 20th June 2022 - More Cowbell
 * 21st June 2022 - Sir Topham Hatt's Hat
 * 22nd June 2022 - Nia's Surprising Surprise
 * 23rd June 2022 - A New View for Thomas
 * 24th June 2022 - Skiff Sails Sodor
 * 27th June 2022 - Song of Sodor
 * 28th June 2022 - Race for the Sodor Cup