Celebrity Treasure Island 2024

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Celebrity Treasure Island 2024
Season 8
Presented byBree Tomasel
Lance Savali
No. of days18
No. of castaways18
WinnerJP Foliaki
Runners-up Christian "Cully" Cullen
James Rolleston
Location Mercury Bay, New Zealand
No. of episodes18
Release
Original network TVNZ 2
TVNZ+
Original release9 September (2024-09-09) 
16 October 2024 (2024-10-16)
Season chronology

Celebrity Treasure Island 2024 is the eighth celebrity edition and the 15th season overall of the New Zealand reality-television series Treasure Island which filmed for the first time in Mercury Bay, Coromandel Peninsula, North Island in the summer of 2024. [1]

This season premiered on September 9, 2024, and aired weekly, Monday to Wednesday, at 7:30 PM on TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+, hosted by Bree Tomasel and former contestant Lance Savali. [2]

Castaways

Eighteen celebrities [3] were be separated into two tribes with te reo Māori names based on fauna of New Zealand: Aihe (Dolphin) and Wētā (Anostostomatidae), including the merged tribe as Kōura (Crayfish). [4]

Castaways

Eighteen celebrities [5] were be separated into two tribes with te reo Māori names based on fauna of New Zealand: Aihe (Dolphin) and Wētā (Anostostomatidae), including the merged tribe as Kōura (Crayfish). [6]

Castaways of Celebrity Treasure Island 2024
CastawaysOriginal TribeSwitched TribeMerged TribeFinishCharity Prize RaisedRef.
JP Foliaki
30, Actor
Chosen Charity: Childfund – Water Run
AiheWētāKōuraWinner
Won Treasure Hunt
Day 18
$5,000
+
$100,000
Christian "Cully" Cullen
48, All Blacks legend
Chosen Charity: Brain Tumour Support
AiheAiheRunners-up
Lost Treasure Hunt
Day 18
$5,000
James Rolleston
27, Actor
Chosen Charity: Brake New Zealand
WētāWētā$2,500
Sieni "Bubbah" Leo'o Olo
28, Comedian
Chosen Charity: Pillars Ka Pou Whakahou
AiheAihe15th Eliminated
Lost Duel
Day 17
$2,500
Duncan Garner
50, Broadcaster
Chosen Charity: The Cancer Society of New Zealand
WētāAihe13th/14th Eliminated
Lost Duel
Day 16
$5000
Millen "Millsy" Baird
51, Actor
Chosen Charity: Taranaki Retreat
AiheAihe$10,000
Gaby Solomona
33, Actor
Chosen Charity: Taime Pasifika Cancer Support
WētāWētā11th/12th Eliminated
Lost Duel
Day 14
$10,000
Wairangi Koopu
44, Former Warrior
Chosen Charity: HUHA – Helping You Help Animals Trust
WētāWētā$10,000
Michelle "Mickey" Langstone
45, Actor
Chosen Charity: Tōtara Hospice
AiheAihe10th Eliminated
Lost Duel
Day 12
$10,000
Carmel Sepuloni
47, Former Deputy PM
Chosen Charity: TYLA – Turn Your Life Around
WētāWētā9th Eliminated
Lost Duel
Day 10
N/A
Janaye Henry
27, Comedian
Chosen Charity: The Aunties
AiheAihe8th Eliminated
Lost Duel
Day 9
$5,000 [7]
Mea Motu
34, Boxer
Chosen Charity: I am Hope
AiheWētā7th Eliminated
Withdrew
Day 10
N/A
Aidee Walker
43, Actor-Director
Chosen Charity: Relief Aid
WētāAihe6th Eliminated
Lost Duel
Day 8
N/A [8]
Spankie Jackzon
39, Drag Superstar
Chosen Charity: Arohanui Hospice
WētāWētā5th Eliminated
Withdrew
Day 8
$5,000
Tāmati Coffey
44, Former Politician/Broadcaster
Chosen Charity: Fertility New Zealand
AiheWētā4th Eliminated
Lost Duel
Day 6
N/A [9]
Suzanne Paul
66, Infomercial queen
2003, Chosen Charity: SPCA NZ
Aihe3rd Eliminated
Lost Duel
Day 5
N/A [10]
Casey Kopua
39, Silver Ferns legend
Chosen Charity: Lunches in Schools
Wētā2nd Eliminated
Lost Duel
Day 3
N/A [11]
Vinnie Woolston
39, International Model
Chosen Charity: Te Kōhanga Reo
Wētā1st Eliminated
Lost Duel
Day 2
N/A [12]

Challenges

DayIndividual CharityRewardFace-offCaptaincyCaptain CoupEliminationEliminatedRef.
1 [13] WētāWairangiWētāSuzanneWairangiSuzanne [14]
2 [15] WētāSpankieWētāSuzanneWairangiBubbahvs.VinnieVinnie Woolston [16]
3 [17] AiheJanayeAiheSuzanneWairangiMillenvs.CaseyCasey Kopua [18]
4 [19] WētāWairangiWētāMillenWairangiMillen [20]
5 [21] AiheMichelleWētāMillenWairangiSuzannevs.JamesSuzanne Paul [22]
6 [23] WētāMillenWairangiMichellevs.TāmatiTāmati Coffey [24]
7 [25] WētāJPAiheMillenWairangiWairangi [26]
8 [27] AiheMichelleAiheMillenWairangiAideevs.CarmelAidee Walker [28]
9 [29] WētāGabyNONE [lower-alpha 1] MillenWairangiJanayevs.JamesJanaye Henry [30]
10 [31] AiheMillenChristianCarmelvs.WairangiCarmel Sepuloni
11 [32] KōuraMillenWairangiMichellevs.MillenMichelle Langstone [lower-alpha 2]
12 [33] KōuraChristianWairangiMichellevs.MillenMichelle Langstone
13 [34] KōuraWairangiWairangiJamesvs.Wairangi [lower-alpha 3] James Rolleston [lower-alpha 4]
14 [35] KōuraGabyJamesGabyvs.Millenvs.WairangiGaby Solomona
Wairangi Koopu
15 [33] KōuraJPDuncan
DayFace-offEliminationEliminatedRef.
16 [36] Bubbah [lower-alpha 5] Christian [lower-alpha 6] James [lower-alpha 7] Duncanvs.JPvs.MillenDuncan Garner
Millen Baird
17 [37] James [lower-alpha 8] JP [lower-alpha 9] Bubbahvs.ChristianSieni "Bubbah" Leo'o Olo
  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. Face-off was cancelled due to severe weather,Mea was medically withdrawn from the game, and each Captain chose one member for the elimination challenge.
  2. Michelle used the Mercy card to save herself from the elimination.
  3. Wairangi volunteer himself for the elimination.
  4. James used the Mercy card to save himself from the elimination.
  5. Duncan assigned the pairs. Bubbah won the face-off and her spot in the final four against Duncan.
  6. Duncan assigned the pairs. Christian won the face-off and his spot in the final four against JP.
  7. Duncan assigned the pairs. James won the face-off and his spot in the final four against Millen.
  8. James won the first face-off and his spot in the final.
  9. JP won the second face-off and his spot in the final.

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