The Bachelor New Zealand

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The Bachelor New Zealand
GenreDating-based competition show
Based on The Bachelor (US)
Presented by
Country of originNew Zealand
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes54
Production
Production company Warner Bros. International Television Production
Original release
Network
Release17 March 2015 (2015-03-17) –
present

The Bachelor New Zealand is a dating game show based on the original US version, The Bachelor . It aired on Sunday and Monday nights on Three. The first season's bachelor was Art Green and the show was won by Matilda Rice. The second season's bachelor was Jordan Mauger and the show was won by Fleur Verhoeven. The third season's bachelor was Zac Franich and the show was won by Viarni Bright.

Contents

The first season's bachelorettes were announced in early March 2015, and the show premiered on 17 March at 7:30 pm. [1] Season two premiered on 7 March 2016.

News.com.au said that while the Bachelor New Zealand's first season was building on a well-established TV franchise, "for pure entertainment, nothing quite matches the dramatic viewing across the ditch in New Zealand". [2]

TVNZ 2 picked up the rights to the series in 2020, firstly airing a local version of The Bachelorette NZ. A fourth season of the Bachelor New Zealand aired in 2021.

Production

The series is produced by Warner Bros. International Television Production for TV network Three.

Plot

As the show is designed, the series revolves around a single bachelor (deemed eligible) who starts with a pool of romantic interests (typically 25) from whom the bachelor is expected to select a wife. During the course of the season, the bachelor eliminates candidates, with the bachelor either electing to start a relationship with or proposing to his final choice. The participants travel to romantic and exotic locations for their adventures, and the conflicts in the series, both internal and external, stem from the elimination-style structure of the show.

The elimination process

On each Bachelor episode, the bachelor interacts with the women and presents a rose to each woman he wishes to remain on the show. Those who do not receive a rose are eliminated. Eliminations are based upon the bachelor's personal feelings about each contestant, guided primarily by the impression made by each woman during dates or other events of the week. Most roses are presented at a rose ceremony at the end of each episode, but roses can also be bestowed on dates.

A group date

The bachelor and a group of women participates in an activity. Sometimes the activity takes the form of a competition, with the winner or winners spending more time with the bachelor. The bachelor typically presents a rose to the woman who makes the best impression during the group date.

A one-on-one date

The bachelor and one woman go on a date. The bachelor is given a chance to get to know the woman on a more personal level, and the dates are usually very intimate. If the date goes well and the bachelor wishes to spend more time with the woman or get to know them further, he may present them with a rose at the date. This means that during the rose ceremony at the end of each episode, she will be safe and there will be no chance of her going home.

Rose ceremony

The women who have not been eliminated stand in rows at one end of the room, and the bachelor faces them. The bachelor has a tray with roses. The bachelor takes a rose and calls a woman by name. The woman steps forward, and the bachelor asks, "Will you accept this rose?" The woman accepts, takes the rose, and makes her way to the other side of the room (where all the women who have been given a rose are required to stand.)

Home Visits

The bachelor visits the hometowns and families of each of the four remaining women. At the rose ceremony, one woman is eliminated, leaving three. Another episode airs before the final rose ceremony, leaving two women.

The Final Rose

The two remaining women separately meet with the bachelor's family. At the end of the episode, the bachelor selects one of the women by presenting the "final rose". That woman is said to be the "winner" of The Bachelor.

Seasons

SeasonOriginal runBachelorProfileWinnerRunner-upProposalStill Together
1 17 March – 6 May 2015Arthur "Art" GreenAge: 27
Location: Wellington [3]
Profession: Personal trainer and entrepreneur		Matilda RiceDani RobinsonNoYes
Green and Rice married in February 2019. [4] They had a baby boy, Milo, in September 2019; a baby girl, Autumn, in June 2021; [5] and a baby girl, Penelope, in December 2023. [6]
2 7 March – 10 May 2016Jordan MaugerAge: 32
Location: Christchurch [7]
Profession: Film and television producer		Fleur VerhoevenNazanin "Naz" KhanjaniNoNo
No proposal. Mauger and Verhoeven announced their breakup on 11 May 2016, one day after the After The Final Rose special aired. [8]
3 19 March – 22 May 2017Zac FranichAge: 28
Location: Hibiscus Coast
Profession: Lifeguard		Viarni BrightLily McManusNoNo
No proposal. Franich and Bright announced their breakup on 1 November 2017. [9]
42 March 2021 – presentMoses MackayAge: 30
Location: Auckland
Profession: Singer/Radio host		Annie TheisShenae ConnellyNoNo
No proposal. Mackay and Theis announced their breakup during the Bachelor and Bachelorette tell all in April. [10]

International broadcast

The series premiered in Australia on LifeStyle You from 21 July 2015. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Bachelor: Full line up and launch date revealed". The New Zealand Herald. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Bachelor New Zealand could be the greatest of all time". News.com.au. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Who is The Bachelor NZ? Meet Art Green". Newshub. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "And baby makes three! Art Green and Matilda Rice's romantic Waiheke wedding surprise". Stuff NZ. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Art and Matilda Green announce the birth of baby Autumn". NZ Herald. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Art and Matilda Green announce birth of third child, a girl". 1 News. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Jordan Mauger". TV3 . 7 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "The Bachelor NZ: Jordan Mauger dumps Fleur Verhoeven". Stuff (NZ). 11 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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