The Chase New Zealand is a New Zealand television quiz show based on the British series The Chase . The show will debut on TVNZ 1 on 3 November 2025. It will be presented by Paul Henry, with Anne Hegerty and Issa Schultz as chasers.
The Chase premiered on ITV in the United Kingdom in 2009. The British version is shown in New Zealand, and according to British chaser Paul Sinha, is more popular there than in its home country. [1] In 2021, the British series averaged audiences of 313,800 in New Zealand. [2] According to Brian McDonnell, an honorary research fellow at Massey University, New Zealand audiences like the British series because they support the underdog contestants and admire host Bradley Walsh, despite not being able to answer British-centred questions. [2] Speaking at a point when the British series had aired over 1,800 episodes, McDonnell said that New Zealand's population was too small to support The Chase format for itself. [2]
On 8 April 2025, a New Zealand version of The Chase was announced by TVNZ, to be filmed by ITV Studios Australia at the Australian version's set in Sydney and broadcast as a four-part series. [3] It is the 22nd territory for The Chase. [4]
Paul Henry was announced as presenter on 3 June. [5] On 8 October, the show's two chasers were announced as British chaser "The Governess" Anne Hegerty and Australian chaser "The Supernerd" Issa Schultz, both veterans of the Australian series. [6]