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Meet the cast of Survivor New Zealand

The identities of the NZ Survivor contestants have finally been revealed.
Isabel Pearson, Survivor NZ

An Auckland mum, a former CLEO Bachelor of the Year finalist, and a school principal are among the first to be named as contestants on the Kiwi version of classic reality TV show Survivor.

TVNZ have confirmed the first series of Survivor NZ filmed in Nicaragua and hosted by Matt Chisholm will screen May 7.

Split into Tribes, the Kiwi Survivors will spend up to 40 days in a Nicaraguan jungle, filled with diverse and dangerous wildlife, battling it out in an ultimate test of endurance, strength and strategy.

Deprived of basic comforts and with little more than the clothes on their backs, they must survive the elements, build their own shelter, light their own fires, gather their own food, and fend for themselves – and the winner will walk away with a cash prize of $100,000,

Click through to meet the cast

Photos: Scott McAulay

Barb

Barb 53-year-old Auckland mum, Auckland

Dee

Dee

Dee 23-year-old customer service representative, Auckland

Izzy

Izzy 30-year-old oil rig steward, Auckland

Jak

Jak 22-year-old banking consultant, Lower Hutt

Lee

Lee 29-year-old canyoning guide, Motueka

Mike

Mike 27-year-old business analyst, Tauranga

Sala from Survivor NZ

Sala

Sala 40-year-old youth worker, Christchurch

Shay

Shay 27-year-old business support coordinator, Hamilton

Hannah 27, Kindergarten Teacher, Whangarei

Avi, 32, youth expedition leader from Wellington

Georgia, 26, singer/dancer from Palmerston North

Lou McClintock, Survivor NZ

Lou, 19, farmer from North Canterbury

Nate 45, Senior Police Sergeant from Dannevirke

Tony, Survivor NZ

Tony, 55, ex-Army, Gisborne

Tom, 26, teacher from Tauranga

Shannon, 24, Zookeeper from Christchurch

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