Celebrity Treasure Island 2019

Celebrity Treasure Island 2019 marked the show's return after a hiatus of more than a decade.^[1] Hosted by Survivor NZ producer and host, Matt Chisholm, as well as ZM radio's Drive host Bree Tomasel. The classic Kiwi game show will have 16 celebrity castaways pair up as they complete challenges for the chance to win $100,000 for their charity of choice in Fiji. The season premiered on Sunday 18 August, 7 pm and continues Monday & Tuesday 7.30 pm, TVNZ 2.^[2] This was to be the final show that Matt Chisholm presented with TVNZ.^[3]

Celebrity Treasure Island 2019
Season 4
Presented by	Matt Chisholm Bree Tomasel
No. of days	18
No. of castaways	16
Winners	Sam Wallace (Starship Hospital)
Runners-up	Gary 'The Wiz' Freeman Shane Cameron
Location	Fiji
No. of episodes	18
Release
Original network	TVNZ 2 TVNZ OnDemand
Original release	18 August (2019-08-18) – 24 September 2019 (2019-09-24)
Season chronology
← Previous Pirates of the Pacific Next → 2021

Sam Wallace was the sole Kāhu member left, and the eventual winner, who took $100,000 for Starship Hospital.^[4] Shane Cameron and Gary 'The Wiz' Freeman were the other two finalists, and Athena Angelou finished fourth. This season raised $170,000 across 9 various charities across Aotearoa.

Castaways

The 16 celebrities were initially separated into two tribes with te reo Māori names based on fauna of New Zealand: Mako (Shortfin Shark) and Kāhu (Swamp Harrier), including the merged tribe as Kākāriki (parakeets).

The 16 contestants were: Boxer Shane Cameron; former Canterbury and All Black winger, Zac Guildford; DJ Athena Angelou; Olympic champion board sailor Barbara Kendall; Olympic champion rower and road cycling time trialist, Eric Murray; former rugby league star and coach Gary 'The Wiz' Freeman; actress Jodie Rimmer; Former Shortland Street star Karl Burnett (retired due to mental exhaustion); singer Ladi6; fitness model and middle-distance runner Lana Van Hout; former Bachelor contestant Lily McManus; TVNZ morning show weatherman Matty McLean; former weatherman, children show host and current DJ Sam Wallace; Moses Mackay of Sol3 Mio; influencer, model and former charity boxer Roseanna Arkle; and former C4 host and DJ turned yoga instructor, Shannon Ryan.^[5]

Castaways of Celebrity Treasure Island Season 2019

Castaways	Original Tribe	Switched Tribe	Merged Tribe	Finish	Charity Prize Raised
Sam Wallace 38, The Hits Breakfast Host Chosen Charity: Starship Hospital	Kāhu	Kāhu	Kākāriki	Winner Won Treasure Hunt Day 18	$100,000 + $10,000
Gary 'The Wiz' Freeman 56, Former Rugby League Footballer Chosen Charity: Big Buddies NZ^[6]	Mako	Mako		Runner-up Lost Treasure Hunt Day 18	N/A
Shane Cameron 41, Boxer Chosen Charity: Key to Life^[7]	Mako	Mako			$10,000
Athena Angelou 28, Flava DJ Chosen Charity: Diabetes NZ^[8]	Mako	Mako		12th Eliminated Lost Duel Day 17	N/A
Shannon Ryan 31, TV Host & Personality Chosen Charity: Blind foundation guide dogs^[9]	Kāhu	Kāhu		11th Eliminated Lost Duel Day 16	$10,000
Barbara "Barbs" Kendall 51, Former Olympic Windsurfer Chosen Charity: Surf Life Saving New Zealand	Mako	Mako		10th Eliminated Lost Duel Day 15	$5,000
Moses Mackay 28, Opera Singer Chosen Charity: Dream Chaser Foundation^[10]	Mako	Kāhu		9th Eliminated Lost Duel Day 14	$17,500
Eric Murray 37, Former Olympic Rower Chosen Charity: Autism NZ^[11]	Kāhu	Kāhu		8th Eliminated Lost Duel Day 13	$10,000
Jodie Rimmer 45, Actress Chosen Charity: Talk Peach^[12]	Kāhu	Kāhu		7th Eliminated Lost Duel Day 12	$5,000
Matty McLean 33, Breakfast Weatherman Chosen Charity: Rainbow Youth Inc	Mako	Mako		6th Eliminated Lost Duel Day 9	N/A
Lily McManus 22, International Reality Star Chosen Charity: National foundation for the deaf^[13]	Kāhu			5th Eliminated Lost Duel Day 7	N/A
Lana Van Hout 27, Middle Distance Athlete Chosen Charity: Child Cancer Foundation	Mako			4th Eliminated Lost Duel Day 6	$2,500
Rosanna “Rosie” Arkle 30, Instagram Influencer Chosen Charity: Heart Kids NZ^[14]	Mako			3rd Eliminated Lost Duel Day 4	N/A
Karoline 'Ladi6' Park-Tamati 36, Singer Chosen Charity: Safe man, safe family^[15]	Kāhu			2nd Eliminated Lost Duel Day 3	$5,000
Zac Guildford 30, Former All Blacks Chosen Charity: Upside Downs NZ^[16]	Kāhu			1st Eliminated Lost Duel Day 2	N/A
Karl Burnett^[a] 43, Shortland Street Icon Chosen Charity: St John New Zealand	Kāhu			Withdrew Left Competition Day 2	N/A

1. Karl Burnett withdrew from competition to be with his family

Challenges Overview

Castaways competed against one another in a series of formidable dramatic showdowns daily to test the celeb's brains, brawn and endurance, to their limit throughout their time on the island ;

• Charity Challenges — offered cash prizes for the castaway’s chosen charities
• Team Face-Offs — pitting the tribes against each other in a fight for supplies
• Elimination Duels — Battles whittling down the numbers with tears, tantrums and twists

Challenges Overview of Celebrity Treasure Island Season 2019

Day	Individual Charity		Reward	Face-off	Captaincy		Captain Test	Elimination			Eliminated	Ref.
1^[17]			Mako	Kāhu	Sam	Barbs	Barbs					^[18]
2^[19]	Mako	Moses		Kāhu	Sam	Barbs		Zac	vs.	Matty	Zac Guildford	^[20]
3^[21]	Kāhu	Ladi6		Kāhu	Sam	Barbs		Ladi6	vs.	Shane	Ladi6	^[22]
4^[23]	Mako	Moses & Shane		Kāhu	Sam	Barbs		Shannon	vs.	Rosie	Rosanna “Rosie” Arkle	^[24]
5^[25]	Kāhu	Jodie		Mako	Shannon	Barbs	Barbs
6^[26]	Mako	Lana & Shane		Kāhu	Shannon	Barbs		Sam	vs.	Lana	Lana Van Hout	^[27]
7^[28]	Kāhu	Shannon		Kāhu	Shannon	Barbs		Lily	vs.	Gary	Lily McManus	^[29]
8^[30]	Mako	Moses		Kāhu	Shannon	Gary	Shannon					^[31]
9^[32]	Kāhu	Shannon		Kāhu	Shannon	Gary		Jodie	vs.	Matty	Matty McLean	^[33]
10^[34]	Mako	Shane		Mako	Shannon	Gary		Eric	vs.	Shane	Shane Cameron^[a]
11^[35]	Kāhu	Eric		Mako	Moses	Gary	Gary					^[36]
12^[37]	Mako	Barbs		Mako	Shannon	Gary		Jodie	vs.	Athena	Jodie Rimmer	^[38]
13^[39]	Kākāriki	Eric		Athena+Barbs +Moses+Sam				Eric	vs.	Shannon	Eric Murray	^[40]
14^[41]	Kākāriki	Moses		Sam				Moses	vs.	Shannon	Moses Mackay	^[42]
15^[43]	Kākāriki	Sam		Sam				Barbs	vs.	Shannon	Barbara "Barbs" Kendall	^[44]
16^[45]			Shannon	Gary				Athena	vs.	Shannon	Shannon Ryan	^[46]
Day	Face-off		Elimination								Eliminated	Ref.
17^[47]	Sam		Athena		vs.	Gary		vs.	Shane		Athena Angelou	^[48]
18^[49]			Gary		vs.	Sam		vs.	Shane		Gary "The Wiz" Freeman	^[50]^[51]
											Shane Cameron

  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.

1. Mako used the mercy card and save Shane from elimination

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External links

• Official website