New Zealand at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. The country won 17 medals in total, including six gold medals, and finished twenty-first on the medals table.
Team
New Zealand had 23 athletes, plus 1 cycling pilot, competing across 7 sports. It was the nation's smallest team since Barcelona in 1992, in part because it included no representatives in team events such as wheelchair rugby and boccia.Michael Johnson, New Zealand's most successful Paralympic shooter, carried the flag at the opening ceremony. Sophie Pascoe, who won six swimming medals at the Games, carried the flag at the closing ceremony. Former Paralympic swimmer and gold medallist Duane Kale was the Chef de Mission. Paralympic cyclist Jayne Parsons withdrew from the team after failing her final pre-Games fitness test.
At age 13 years and 8 months, swimmer Nikita Howarth was the youngest member of the team as well as New Zealand's youngest ever Paralympian.
Medallists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley SM10 | |||
| Swimming | Women's 100m butterfly S10 | |||
Laura Thompson | Cycling | Women's individual pursuit B | ||
| Swimming | Men's 150m individual medley SM4 | |||
| Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle S10 | |||
| Swimming | Women's 200m individual medley SM11 | |||
| Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle S10 | |||
| Swimming | Women's 100m freestyle S11 | |||
| Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke S11 | |||
| Swimming | Women's 100m backstroke S10 | |||
Laura Thompson | Cycling | Women's road time trial B | ||
| Swimming | Women's 100m breaststroke SB9 | |||
| Swimming | Men's 100m backstroke SB13 | |||
| Cycling | Women's individual pursuit C5 | |||
Laura Thompson | Cycling | Women's 1 km time trial B | ||
| Swimming | Women's 50m freestyle S11 | |||
| Shooting | Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 |
Events
Athletics
;Men—Track;Men—Field
| Athlete | Events | Result | Rank |
| Peter Martin | Shot Put F52-53 | 8.62 | 5 |
| Peter Martin | Javelin F52-53 | 15.26 | 6 |
;Women—Field
| Athlete | Events | Result | Rank |
| Holly Robinson | Javelin F46 | 32.58 | 7 |
Cycling
Road
Track
;Team SprintEquestrian
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
was New Zealand's flag bearer for the opening ceremonies.Swimming
Note: Qualifiers for the finals of all events were decided on a time only basis, therefore ranks shown are overall ranks versus competitors in all heats. Also, ranks shown for those who did not advance are their final ranks.;Men
;Women
;Key
- Note–Ranks given for preliminary rounds are within the athlete's heat only, with the exception of swimming
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or by position without achieving the qualifying target
- PR = Paralympic record
- WR = World record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round