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MasterChef New Zealand 
Genre Reality television
Cooking showFormat MasterChef Judges Ray McVinnie
Josh Emett
Simon Gault
Ross Burden (Season 1)Country of origin New Zealand Language(s) English No. of seasons 2 No. of episodes 26 Production Running time 30-90 minutes per episode Broadcast Original channel TV ONE Picture format 576i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)Audio format Stereo Original run 3 February 2010 – present External links Website Production website MasterChef New Zealand is a New Zealand competitive reality television cooking show based on the original British version of Masterchef. The first episode aired on 3 February 2010 at 7:30pm on TV ONE. The show currently features judges Ray McVinnie,[1] Josh Emett[2] and Simon Gault.[3]
The series closely follows the format of MasterChef Australia whereby contestants compete in weekly elimination challenges including team challenges.
The first series was won by Brett McGregor, over runner-up Kelly Young, in the grand finale which was screened on 28 April 2010.[4] Nadia Lim won the second series, beating runner-up Jax Hamilton in the finale.
Contents
Season 1
MasterChef New Zealand Season 1 was judged by Simon Gault, Ross Burden and Ray McVinnie and had several guest judges throughout the season. Brett McGregor and Kelly Young competed in the final showdown with Brett emerging as the first New Zealand MasterChef.
Elimination
Order Episode 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Finale Brett IN IN WIN IN IN IN IN Btm 2 Btm 2 IN WINNER Kelly IN IN IN OUT WIN IN IN IN RUNNER-UP Tracey IN IN OUT WIN IN WIN OUT Steve IN WIN WIN IN WIN IN IN WIN IN OUT Nigel IN IN WIN WIN OUT WIN IN OUT Kirsty IN Btm 2 WIN IN WIN WIN IN OUT Karyn Btm 2 IN IN IN WIN WIN OUT Mark IN IN IN IN WIN IN OUT Sue IN WIN WIN IN IN IN OUT Rob IN IN Btm 2 IN Btm 2 OUT Andrew IN OUT Christine OUT - This Contestant Won The Competition
- This Contestant Was The Runner-up
- This Contestant Won The Elimination Challenge
- This Contestant Was In The Bottom 2
- This Contestant Was In the Winning Team
- This Contestant Was Eliminated
Notable contestants
Kirsty Cardy - Showed creativity with chocolate dipped asparagus for her audition, has now gone into business with judge Simon Gault.
Kelly Young - After being eliminated was brought back and now works in judge Simon Gault's restaurant, Euro.[5]
Carlos Garcia - Despite making the Top 24 but not the final 12, went on to become the official show blogger, reporting on each episode.
Season 2
MasterChef New Zealand Season 2 was filmed in September 2010 and started airing on February 20, 2011.[6] Season 2 saw the induction of Josh Emett to the judging panel, replacing Season 1 judge Ross Burden. Jax Hamilton and Nadia Lim competed in the grand finale, which was screened on 15 May 2011. It consisted of four challenges: a taste test, a pressure test, a mystery box challenge and an extreme dessert challenge, each worth a maximum of 20 points. Nadia became New Zealand's second MasterChef, by beating Jax 88 points to 75.[7]
Elimination
Order Episode 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Finale Nadia IN IN WIN IN Btm 2 IN IN IN IN WIN WINNER Jax IN WIN Btm 2 IN IN WIN WIN IN WIN IN RUNNER-UP Stu IN IN WIN IN WIN IN WIN WIN Btm 2 OUT Tracey Lee IN IN IN WIN IN IN IN Btm 2 OUT Michael IN Btm 2 IN IN WIN IN Btm 2 OUT Cameron WIN WIN IN IN WIN Btm 2 OUT Anthony IN IN Btm 2 IN WIN OUT Fiona IN IN IN IN OUT Michelle IN IN IN OUT Sam IN IN IN OUT Robert Btm 2 OUT Kathleen OUT - This Contestant Won The Competition
- This Contestant Was The Runner-up
- This Contestant Won The Elimination Challenge
- This Contestant Was In The Bottom Two
- This Contestant Was In the Winning Team
- This Contestant Was Eliminated
International syndications
Country Network Current Broadcaster? 
IrelandWatch Yes 
United KingdomReferences
- ^ "AUT's MasterChef Judge". AUT News. Auckland University of Technology. 2009-10-28. http://www.aut.ac.nz/news/aut-news/2009/october/auts-masterchef-judge.
- ^ "Meet Josh Emett". TVNZ. 2011. http://tvnz.co.nz/masterchef-new-zealand/meet-josh-emett-4004232.
- ^ "Undercover on MasterChef NZ". Fairfax New Zealand. 2010-01-24. http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv/3257702/Undercover-on-MasterChef-NZ.
- ^ "NZ Crowns first Masterchef". 2010-04-28. http://tvnz.co.nz/entertainment-news/nz-crowns-first-masterchef-3498663.
- ^ "Euro Bar". http://www.eurobar.co.nz.
- ^ http://tvnz.co.nz/masterchef-new-zealand/want-masterchef-nz-series-2-2973586
- ^ "MasterChef New Zealand winner crowned". TVNZ. 2011-05-15. http://tvnz.co.nz/entertainment-news/masterchef-new-zealand-winner-crowned-4170169.
http://www.tvnz.co.nz/masterchef
External links
MasterChef United Kingdom MasterChef · Junior MasterChefAustralia United States Greece MasterChef Greece · Junior MasterChef GreecePhilippines MasterChef Pinoy Edition · Junior MasterChef Pinoy EditionOther countries Categories:- MasterChef
- New Zealand reality television series
- TV One (New Zealand) programmes
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