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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
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Barb
Barb 53-year-old Auckland mum, Auckland
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Dee
Dee 23-year-old customer service representative, Auckland
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Izzy
Izzy 30-year-old oil rig steward, Auckland
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Jak
Jak 22-year-old banking consultant, Lower Hutt
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Lee
Lee 29-year-old canyoning guide, Motueka
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Mike
Mike 27-year-old business analyst, Tauranga
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Sala
Sala 40-year-old youth worker, Christchurch
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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, 19, farmer from North Canterbury
Nate 45, Senior Police Sergeant from Dannevirke
Tony, 55, ex-Army, Gisborne
Tom, 26, teacher from Tauranga
Shannon, 24, Zookeeper from Christchurch
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