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Survivor NZ: Thailand
Season 2
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Presented byMatt Chisholm
No. of days39
No. of castaways18
WinnerLisa Stanger
Runner-upTheresa "Tess" Fahey
Location Khao Laem National Park, Thailand
No. of episodes15
Release
Original network TVNZ 2
Original releaseApril 22 (2018-04-22) –
July 29, 2018 (2018-07-29)
Additional information
Filming datesJanuary 2018 –
March 2018
Season chronology
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Survivor NZ: Nicaragua

Survivor NZ: Thailand was the second and final season of Survivor NZ , a television series based on the popular reality game show Survivor . This season took place in Khao Laem National Park in Thailand. [1] Here, 18 contestants fought to survive for 39 days to try and win $250,000. [2] [3] [4] [5]

This season featured several alterations from the previous season, Survivor NZ: Nicaragua . The cash prize was increased from $100,000 to $250,000 and Redemption Island — which allowed voted out contestants to return to the game — was removed. This season also introduced hidden immunity idols, small trinkets that, when played on a castaway after the votes were cast at Tribal Council but before they were read, negated all votes cast against them at that Tribal Council, and the Outpost, where tribal representatives were to compete in head-to-head competitions for rewards and tote.

Contestants

Two of the eighteen contestants — Francesca "Franky" March and Kaysha Whakarau — were chosen by fans in wildcard competitions hosted by The Hits radio station. [6] [7] [8] Notably, in the premiere episode, it was revealed that David "Dave" Lipanovic and Matthew "Matt" Hancock were friends and had attended high school together.

List of Survivor NZ: Thailand contestants
ContestantOriginal TribeSwapped TribeMerged TribeFinish
Josefien "Jose" Maasdam
23, Blenheim 		Chani1st voted out
Day 3
Karla Karaitiana
37, Palmerston North 		Chani2nd voted out
Day 6
Francesca "Franky" March
24, Auckland 		Chani3rd voted out
Day 9
Kaysha Whakarau
24, Shannon 		Khangkhaw4th voted out
Day 12
Liam Hose
23, Tauranga 		ChaniKhangkhaw5th voted out
Day 15
Joshua "Josh" Hickford
28, New Plymouth 		KhangkhawChani6th voted out
Day 18
Jeremy "JT" Muirhead
32, Ashhurst 		ChaniKhangkhawQuit
Day 21
Dylan Conrad
26, Whangārei 		KhangkhawChani7th voted out
Day 21
Arun Bola
30, Hamilton 		ChaniChaniPhsan8th voted out
1st jury member
Day 24
Bradley "Brad" Norris
27, Nelson 		KhangkhawKhangkhaw9th voted out
2nd jury member
Day 27
Renee Clarke
28, Auckland 		ChaniChani10th voted out
3rd jury member
Day 29
Evelyn "Eve" Clarke
26, Auckland 		ChaniKhangkhaw11th voted out
4th jury member
Day 31
Matthew "Matt" Hancock
25, Auckland 		KhangkhawChani12th voted out
5th jury member
Day 33
Adam O'Brien
28, Auckland 		KhangkhawChani13th voted out
6th jury member
Day 36
Tara Thorowgood
44, Hamilton 		KhangkhawKhangkhaw14th voted out
7th jury member
Day 38
David "Dave" Lipanovic
26, Auckland 		ChaniChani2nd runner-up
Theresa "Tess" Fahey
24, Christchurch 		KhangkhawKhangkhawRunner-up
Lisa Stanger
38, Christchurch 		KhangkhawKhangkhawSole Survivor

Future Appearances

Lisa Stanger would compete again, representing New Zealand on Australian Survivor: Australia V The World in 2025.

Season summary

The season filmed in Khao Laem National Park in Thailand. Prang Phe, Sangkhla Buri District, Kanchanaburi, Thailand - panoramio (4).jpg
The season filmed in Khao Laem National Park in Thailand.

Eighteen new castaways arrived in Thailand and were divided into two tribes of nine: Chani and Khangkhaw. Chani proved to be inefficient in challenges whilst Khangkhaw dominated (though their members frequently bickered amongst themselves). After a tribe swap, JT's health started to deteriorate, and he opted to pull himself from the game as the new Khangkhaw and Chani tribes took opportunities to vote out newer members of their groups in an effort to retain a majority at the tribal merger.

When the tribes merged, the original Khangkhaw members, under the control of Lisa, used their majority to systematically eliminate the former Chani members. Khangkhaw's rocky tribe dynamic caused their numbers to dwindle as Dave stayed alive. He won a crucial immunity challenge and maneuvered his way to the Final Tribal Council alongside Tess and Lisa. At the Final Tribal Council, Dave was criticized for keeping his friendship with Matt being viewed as an unfair advantage in the game. Tess had many friends on the jury, though she was deemed to be an inferior strategist to Lisa, who was named the Sole Survivor in a 4-3-0 decision.

Challenge winners and eliminations by episode
EpisodeOriginal air dateChallenge winner(s)Outpost challengeEliminatedFinish
RewardImmunityWinnerLoser
1April 22, 2018Jose
[Matt] [a] 		KhangkhawNoneJose1st voted out
Day 3
Khangkhaw
2April 29, 2018KhangkhawKhangkhawTessJTKarla2nd voted out
Day 6
3May 6, 2018ChaniKhangkhawKayshaEveFranky3rd voted out
Day 9
4May 13, 2018KhangkhawChaniArun & Josh were
given a dilemma [b] 		Kaysha4th voted out
Day 12
Josh [b]
5May 20, 2018KhangkhawChaniNoneLiam5th voted out
Day 15
6May 27, 2018ChaniKhangkhawReneeTaraJosh6th voted out
Day 18
7June 3, 2018KhangkhawKhangkhawLisaDaveJTQuit
Day 21
Dylan7th voted out
Day 21
8June 10, 2018KhangkhawMattNoneArun8th voted out
1st jury member
Day 24
9June 17, 2018Brad
[Dave,
Matt,
Tess]		EveBrad9th voted out
2nd jury member
Day 27
10June 24, 2018Dave,
Lisa,
Matt,
Tess		AdamRenee10th voted out
3rd jury member
Day 29
11July 1, 2018Eve
[Adam,
Dave]		MattEve11th voted out
4th jury member
Day 31
12July 8, 2018Survivor
Auction		DaveMatt12th voted out
5th jury member
Day 33
13July 15, 2018Tess
[Adam]		TessAdam13th voted out
6th jury member
Day 36
14July 22, 2018Dave
[Tara]		TessTara14th voted out
7th jury member
Day 38
15July 29, 2018Final vote
Dave2nd runner-up
TessRunner-up
LisaSole Survivor
Notes
  1. ↑ For winning the opening challenge, Jose and another castaway of her choice would earn the right to choose their tribes; she chose Matt.
  2. 1 2 In lieu of an Outpost Challenge, chosen castaways Arun and Josh had to pick someone from their tribe to remain at camp during the Immunity Challenge. This person would have immunity at their next Tribal Council should their tribe lose the Immunity Challenge. Josh chose himself and Arun chose Eve.

Voting history

Notes
  1. ↑ JT chose to quit due to an illness on Day 20.
  2. 1 2 Lisa used her vote stealer on Arun, therefore Arun was ineligible to vote whereas Lisa cast two ballots.

References

  1. ↑ Fenwick, George (22 April 2018). "Thailand: braving the roads to Sangkhlaburi, ahead of Survivor New Zealand series two". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "TVNZ Schedule 09 April 2017 - 01 July 2017" (PDF). TVNZ. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  3. ↑ "Survivor new zealand is coming to tv2". tvnz. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "TVNZ Schedule 15 May 2016 - 01 October 2016" (PDF). TVNZ. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  5. ↑ "Season 2 is coming... | TVNZ OnDemand". Archived from the original on 2017-09-17.
  6. ↑ "Survivor New Zealand | TVNZ OnDemand". Archived from the original on 2017-04-22.
  7. ↑ "Wellington social worker Kaysha Lahana picked as 'wildcard' Survivor contestant". 6 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Spy - Latest news and information". 26 July 2023.
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