Celebrity Treasure Island 2023 (Celebrity Treasure Island: Te Waipounamu) is the seventh celebrity edition and the 14th season overall of the New Zealand reality-television series Treasure Island which filmed for the first time in Wānaka, Te Waipounamu/South Island while Cyclone Gabrielle affected the North Island in the summer of 2023.[1][2]
| Celebrity Treasure Island 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Season 7 | |
| Presented by | Bree Tomasel Jayden Daniels |
| No. of days | 18 |
| No. of castaways | 18 |
| Winners | James Mustapic (Gender Minorities Aotearoa) |
| Runners-up | Courtney Dawson Turia Schmidt-Peke |
| Location | Wānaka, New Zealand |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Release | |
| Original network | TVNZ 2 TVNZ+ |
| Original release | September 18 – October 25, 2023 |
| Season chronology | |
This season premiered on September 18, 2023, and aired weekly, Monday to Wednesday, at 7:30 PM on TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+, hosted by Bree Tomasel and Jayden Daniels.[3]
James Mustapic won the treasure hunt on Day 18, taking $100,000 for Gender Minorities Aotearoa.[4] Courtney Dawson and Turia Schmidt-Peke were the other two finalists. This season raised $170,000 across nine various charities across New Zealand. James was the only person in history who had not competed in any elimination challenge and won the treasure hunt on his first attempt.[5]
Castaways edit
Eighteen celebrities[6][7] were separated into two tribes with te reo Māori names based on fauna of New Zealand: Kārearea (New Zealand falcon) and Tohorā (Eubalaena australis), including the merged tribe as Weka (Gallirallus australis).[8]
For the first time in the game's history, the Captain's Coup was introduced. The day's winning team gets to pick a member from the losing team to go up against their captain. If the captain loses, they lose their captaincy, given to their teammate. If they win, they get to keep it.
- Day 1 – Matt was chosen by Kārearea to go against his captain, Matilda. Matilda retained her captaincy.
- Day 4 – James was chosen by Kārearea to go against his captain, Matilda. James won the coup.
- Day 7 – Tohorā chose Eli to go against his captain, Jordan. Eli won the coup.
- Day 8 – Tohorā used the block advantage card against Kārearea, who used the mercy card to save Jordan from elimination.
- Day 10 – Teams entered the face-off, which ended as an individual immunity, and both teams merged. Nick won the first individual face-off.
- Day 16 – Courtney won the face-off and placed herself in the elimination challenge. She won her spot in the final three.
| Castaways | Original Tribe | Switch Tribe | Merged Tribe | Finish | Charity Prize Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Mustapic 27, Comedian Chosen Charity: Gender Minorities Aotearoa |
Tohorā | Tohorā | Weka | Winner Won Treasure Hunt Day 18 |
$5,000 + $100,000 |
| Courtney Dawson 34, Comedian Chosen Charity: Middlemore Foundation |
Kārearea | Tohorā | Runner-up Lost Treasure Hunt Day 18 |
$10,000 | |
| Turia Schmidt-Peke 29, Actor Chosen Charity: Fonua Ola Network |
Tohorā | Kārearea | $5,000 | ||
| Nick Afoa 37, Musical Theatre star Chosen Charity: BBM Foundation / Just Move |
Kārearea | Tohorā | 15th Eliminated Lost Duel Day 17 |
$7,500 | |
| Laura Daniel 32, Actor/Comedian Chosen Charity: Shine |
Tohorā | Tohorā | 14th Eliminated Lost Duel Day 16 |
N/A | |
| Eli Matthewson 34, Comedian Chosen Charity: Burnett Foundation Aotearoa |
Kārearea | Kārearea | 13th Eliminated Lost Duel Day 15 |
N/A | |
| Mel Homer 53, Broadcaster Chosen Charity: The Aunties |
Tohorā | Kārearea | 12th Eliminated Lost Duel Day 14 |
N/A | |
| Steve Price 49, Rugby League Legend Chosen Charity: Child Cancer Foundation |
Tohorā | Tohorā | 11th Eliminated Lost Duel Day 13 |
$15,000 | |
| Jazz Thornton[9] 28, Mental health advocate Chosen Charity: Voices of Hope |
Kārearea | Kārearea | 10th Eliminated Lost Duel Day 12 |
$2,500 | |
| Blair Strang 51, Actor Chosen Charity: Dementia Foundation |
Kārearea | Tohorā | 9th Eliminated Lost Duel Day 11 |
N/A | |
| Matt Gibb 42, Presenter Chosen Charity: Cancer Society |
Tohorā | Kārearea | 8th Eliminated Lost Duel Day 10 |
$10,000 | |
| Miriama Smith 47, Actor Chosen Charity: Coastguard |
Kārearea | Kārearea | 7th Eliminated Lost Duel Day 9 |
$10,000 | |
| Jordan Vandermade 36, Presenter Chosen Charity: Youthline |
Kārearea | Kārearea | 6th Eliminated Lost Duel Day 8 |
N/A | |
| Matilda Green 32, Influencer Chosen Charity: Variety Children’s Charity |
Tohorā | 5th Eliminated Lost Duel Day 6 |
N/A | ||
| Mary Lambie 59, Presenter Chosen Charity: Cure Our Ovarian Cancer |
Kārearea | 4th Eliminated Lost Duel Day 5 |
N/A | ||
| Tāme Iti 71, Activist/Artist Chosen Charity: I am Hope |
Tohorā | 3rd Eliminated Withdrew Day 5 |
N/A | ||
| Megan Alatini 46, True Bliss star Chosen Charity: Women’s Refuge |
Kārearea | 2nd Eliminated Lost Duel Day 3 |
$5,000 | ||
| Grant Lobban 50, Actor Chosen Charity: Mental Health Foundation |
Tohorā | 1st Eliminated Lost Duel Day 2 |
N/A |
Challenges edit
| Day | Individual Charity | Reward | Face-off | Captaincy | Captain Coup | Elimination | Eliminated | Ref. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[10] | Kārearea | Jordan | Matilda | Matilda | [11] | |||||||||
| 2[12] | Tohorā | Steve | Tohorā | Jordan | Matilda | Jazz | vs. | Grant | Grant Lobban | [13] | ||||
| 3[14] | Kārearea | Megan | Tohorā | Jordan | Matilda | Megan | vs. | Mel | Megan Alatini | [15] | ||||
| 4[16] | Tohorā | Matt | Kārearea | Jordan | Matilda | James | [17] | |||||||
| 5[18] | Kārearea | Jazz Nick |
Tohorā | Jordan | James | Mary | vs. | Matilda | Mary Lambie | [19] | ||||
| 6[20] | Tohorā | Matt | Kārearea | Jordan | James | Blair | vs. | Matilda | Matilda Green | [21] | ||||
| 7[22] | Kārearea | Miriama | Tohorā | Jordan | James | Eli | [23] | |||||||
| 8[24] | Tohorā | Courtney | Tohorā | Eli | James | Jordan | vs. | Nick | Jordan Vandermade[a] | [25] | ||||
| 9[26] | Kārearea | Miriama | Kārearea | Eli | James | Miriama | vs. | Blair | Miriama Smith | [27] | ||||
| 10[28] | Tohorā | James | Nick | Eli | vs. | Matt | Matt Gibb | [29] | ||||||
| 11[30] | Weka | Steve | Courtney | Blair | vs. | Steve | Blair Strang | [31] | ||||||
| 12[32] | Weka | Nick | Turia | Jazz | vs. | Steve | Jazz Thornton | [33] | ||||||
| 13[34] | Weka | Steve | Turia | Mel | vs. | Steve | Steve Price | [35] | ||||||
| 14[36] | Weka | Courtney | James | Mel | vs. | Nick | Mel Homer | [37] | ||||||
| 15[38] | Weka | Turia | Courtney | Eli | vs. | Laura | Eli Matthewson | [39] | ||||||
| Day | Reward | Face-off | Elimination | Eliminated | Ref. | |||||||||
| 16[40] | Courtney | Courtney[b] | vs. | Laura | Laura Daniel | [41] | ||||||||
| 17[42] | Courtney[c] | James | Nick | vs. | Turia | Nick Afoa | [43] | |||||||
| 18[44] | Courtney | vs. | James | vs. | Turia | Courtney Dawson | [45] | |||||||
| Turia Schmidt-Peke | ||||||||||||||
- The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the elimination challenge.
- The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the elimination challenge.
- The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the elimination challenge.
- The contestant was eliminated after the fourth or more time in the elimination challenge.
- ^ Tohorā used the block advantage card against Kārearea, who used the mercy card to save Jordan from elimination.
- ^ Courtney won the face-off but placed herself in the elimination challenge and won her spot in the final three.
- ^ Courtney won the endurance challenge against James, and able to steal an advantage card from anyone and she chose Nick.
References edit
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- ^ "Season 2023, Episode 1 — 18 Celebrities arrive, and are ready to battle it out for a worthy cause. A remote location and new challenges will push them to their limit!". Celebrity Treasure Island. Season 7. Episode 1. 18 September 2023.
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- ^ "Season 2023, Episode 2 — The game turns up a notch as fresh-faced celebs try their hand at wheeling and dealing. Then, an elimination challenge sees two celebrities going head to head for the first time in Te Waipounamu.". Celebrity Treasure Island. Season 7. Episode 2. 19 September 2023.
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- ^ "Season 2023, Episode 3 — 17 celebrities remain, and while some players are busy trying to perfect their rice cooking skills; others are learning the way of the game quick and fast.". Celebrity Treasure Island. Season 7. Episode 3. 20 September 2023.
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- ^ Rohan, Lillie (26 September 2023). "Celebrity Treasure Island ep 5: Tāme Iti's shock decision and Jordan Vandermade's brutal betrayal leaves Mary Lambie furious". NZHerald. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Season 2023, Episode 6 — Tensions are high over at Kārearea after losing another team member. With a camp divided, can they pull it together and claim back victory?". Celebrity Treasure Island. Season 7. Episode 6. 27 September 2023.
- ^ Rohan, Lillie (27 September 2023). "Celebrity Treasure Island ep 6: Matilda Green eliminated after Jordan Vandermade's sneaky move". NZHerald. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "Season 2023, Episode 7 — Over at Kārearea, Blair rises and starts to play the game hard. Then, Bree announces a captain's coup with a mystery box which has everyone curious to know what it could entail!". Celebrity Treasure Island. Season 7. Episode 7. 2 October 2023.
- ^ Rohan, Lillie (2 October 2023). "Celebrity Treasure Island ep 7: Blair Strang and Miriama Smith's scheming results in ultimate captain's coup". NZHerald. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Season 2023, Episode 8 — Tohorā captain James holds all the power and no one is feeling safe in the game. Then, Mel ruffles some feathers at camp by giving too much information about her". Celebrity Treasure Island. Season 7. Episode 8. 3 October 2023.
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- ^ "Season 2023, Episode 9 — The celebrities are having fun scheming, but the game quickly fires ups as Blair reveals a game changing advantage.". Celebrity Treasure Island. Season 7. Episode 9. 4 October 2023.
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- ^ "Season 2023, Episode 10 — The players battle head-to head as Bree and Jayden announce that there are individual rewards up for grabs!". Celebrity Treasure Island. Season 7. Episode 10. 9 October 2023.
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- ^ "Season 2023, Episode 11 — A slip and slide challenge unlike no other sees celebrities getting wet and wild! Then, as some fight for security others fight for survival in the game.". Celebrity Treasure Island. Season 7. Episode 11. 10 October 2023.
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- ^ "Season 2023, Episode 12 — Tōhora and Kārearea are no more and Team Weka is born, which sees celebrities looking out for themselves. Rumours run rife which threatens to divide camp". Celebrity Treasure Island. Season 7. Episode 11. 11 October 2023.
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- ^ "Season 2023, Episode 13 — The celebrities are reminded of what is at stake which sees emotions at an all time high! Then, the push the send the big boys packing proves to be a tough task.". Celebrity Treasure Island. Season 7. Episode 13. 16 October 2023.
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