The 2012 APRA Silver Scroll Awards were held on Thursday 13 September 2012 at the Auckland Town Hall, celebrating excellence in New Zealand songwriting.
The Silver Scroll Award was presented to New York-based pop artist Stephanie Brown (Lips), and reggae band Herbs was inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame.
[3] Annah Mac "Girl In Stilettos" Bic Runga "Everything is Beautiful and New" Cairo Knife Fight "The Origin of Slaves" Five Mile Town "Fatal Flaw" Get Well Soon "Hold On" Grand Rapids "Never Be Without You" Great North "Lead Me To The Light" Home Brew "Datura" Jess Chambers "Hopeful Dreamer" Jesse Sheehan "By Your Side" L.A. Mitchell "When it's All Too Much" Lindon Puffin "Outta Reach" Lips "Everything To Me" Lisa Crawley "Blind Eyes" Lydia Cole "Hibernate" Opossom "Getaway Tonight" Ruby Frost "Water to Ice" Six60 "Forever" The Adults "Anniversary Day" The Eastern "State Houses by the River" Reggae band Herbs were inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame by Che Fu.
The inducted band members were Dilworth Karaka, Toni Fonoti, Phil Toms, Spencer Fusimalohi, John Berkley, Fred Faleauto and Charles Tumahai, Maurice Watene, Tama Lundon, Jack Allen, Carl Perkins, Willie Hona, Thom Nepia, Tama Renata, Gordon Joll, Grant Pukeroa and Kristen Hapi.
Reggae band Kora covered Herbs' song "Rust In Dust", and Dave Dobbyn performed their collaboration "Slice of Heaven".