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#video #Celebrity Treasure Island NZ S07E01 (2026)
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00:06It's a brand new season of Celebrity Treasure Island.
00:1216 fresh celebs think they're ready.
00:15They're ready.
00:17But they have no idea what's coming.
00:20This game just knows how to pull me, you know?
00:24I don't imagine there'll be a coup. I could be wrong.
00:26We are in for the kill today.
00:28Also, I've got an old mate crashing the road.
00:32We're back in the far north.
00:36And this quest is like nothing we've faced before.
00:39A brand new mystery is about to drop.
00:44What matters is that the world collapsed.
00:48Dystopia, it's ruins of civilization.
00:50Banks crumbled.
00:52Gold was the key.
00:54And chaos ruled.
00:58The games have begun.
01:01We're all set to get some revenge today.
01:04My face just got attacked.
01:06There are two more celebs waiting in the wings.
01:10Oh my God, I just got shivers.
01:12I have no idea what's going on.
01:15Everyone forward.
01:16Bigger battles.
01:19You look sick freak made this game up.
01:23Wilder meltdowns.
01:24We stole them.
01:25Their team are just the dirtiest players.
01:31Get the out of our face right now.
01:34It makes me feel sick.
01:36And the most emotional season of Celebrity Treasure Island yet.
01:40What the hell are we doing to each other?
01:43Stay in there.
01:44Stay in there.
01:45Stay in there.
01:45Wait a minute.
01:46Oh, f**k.
01:48I'm so sorry.
01:49Don't just sit there.
01:51No more empathy.
01:52This is the game.
01:54Now we have a battle on our hands.
01:57We're not going down without a fight.
02:00Who's got what it takes to snag 100k for their charity?
02:03That's right.
02:04Celebrity Treasure Island is back, baby.
02:10Good day.
02:11Good day.
02:15Good day.
02:38We will Night Die.
03:10Celebrity Treasure Island is back, and our 16 new celebrities have no idea of the twists, turns, and chaos that's
03:19about to hit them.
03:22I'm already nervous for the drama because usually I distance myself from it, and now I've gone and put myself
03:30right in the boil up pot.
03:32I mean, I didn't come here to stir the pot, but if the pot needs stirring, well, damn.
03:40People think I'm a princess, you know, because I wear the tiaras, and I love glam, and I love dressing
03:45up, and I love sparkles.
03:47I don't have, like, you know, the guns, and I probably don't look like the smartest person.
03:53But I grew up with three brothers, you know.
03:55I had to fight for everything that I got.
04:00I've always wanted to come on this.
04:02Oh, I just love the show, eh?
04:04It's a pretty good show.
04:05I've watched it, like, in those seasons, and I just want to, like, dig up trees like a pirate.
04:10That's pretty cool.
04:11That's like a dream.
04:12That's a dream job right there, you know?
04:14Bucket list.
04:19I'm a family man, simple man, lives on the coast, quiet, fishing, diving, you know, my little life.
04:26And then anything versus someone else, I'm a competitive demon.
04:32If it's me versus you, it's me, man.
04:38I'm a sports reporter.
04:39That's where I hope people know me from.
04:41I'm not a sportsman.
04:42I'm definitely not adventurous.
04:44This is definitely outside my comfort zone.
04:47Like, what am I doing here?
04:49I don't know.
04:52I would love to win this whole thing.
04:53I think a woman needs to win this.
04:56So, I'm here to play.
04:57I'm here to play to win.
04:59I am pumped.
05:01Oh, I feel that in my cockles, eh?
05:05Dude, I've done no training.
05:07I've done no training in any.
05:08I'm in, like, city mode right now.
05:11I don't really know much about how the show works.
05:14I've read a lot of Wikipedia articles about it.
05:17I feel like there's a lot of running involved.
05:19I feel like there's a lot of rice and beans in the show.
05:22My fitness is at an all-time low.
05:24Last refuge.
05:25Oh, shit.
05:27I don't know what's happening.
05:29I don't know what's happening.
05:31I don't know what I'm signed up for.
05:35I have spent the last few years not being as adventurous as I used to be.
05:39So, I'm just trying to do things that challenge me and not just be afraid of life.
05:45I don't want to be afraid of life.
05:46I don't have a great sense of balance.
05:47It's less at a foot deep.
05:49We are about to find out whether my idea of coming in here is really dumb or really smart.
05:59It was our arrival on the island.
06:03Just follow me.
06:05March up the beach purposefully.
06:07Turn around.
06:08Gotcha.
06:09What is going on?
06:11Hey, we need a medic, mate.
06:12What'd you do?
06:13I'm getting off the boat.
06:15I've done something through here.
06:17Okay.
06:17Can I have you sitting down?
06:19Well, that's a record.
06:20Not even five minutes in and we're already calling the medic.
06:24Buckle up, folks.
06:25I've really done a mischief to my knee.
06:27I haven't even really started the game yet and I'm a lame duck.
06:31It's like, it's so frustrating and disappointing.
06:34It's not the pain.
06:35It's just I don't want to let my team down.
06:36I'm worried for my team, but sometimes pain can disperse through adrenaline and that's
06:43what I'm certainly hoping.
06:45See?
06:45Yay!
06:46Woo-hoo!
06:47A strained knee might not be the adventure Polly had in mind.
06:51Oh, jeez.
06:53But she's not about to let it dampen her spirits.
06:56Absolute icon.
06:58All right, back into the action.
07:06Here they come.
07:07Fresh, fearless and totally unprepared.
07:10Just the way I like it.
07:13Kia ora.
07:13Well, well, well.
07:14Fancy seeing you guys here.
07:19The first thing going through my head is, holy hell, they are so young and beautiful.
07:26I am feeling very nervous.
07:29I'm feeling really excited.
07:31Whoa.
07:32I saw their team and I was like, we've got this.
07:36Like, we've got this.
07:37Which is crazy to say.
07:40Nau mai haere mai, ki te hiku o tika.
07:42The rugged landscape forming the tale of the legendary fisher of Maui, hauled up from the
07:48depths of the ocean.
07:49This is the far north.
07:52The place of meeting seas, shifting sands and ancient stories.
07:57Home to sacred sites such as Te Renga Wairua, Cape Renga, where, according to Māori, the
08:02spirits of the departed take their final leap into the spiritual realm.
08:06It is home to the tribes of Muri Whenua, and we are privileged to stand in this place.
08:11Treat it with respect.
08:13Carry yourselves with mana.
08:15Honor and honour the stories it holds.
08:18I probably should mention my old mate Jaden's back.
08:22Yeah.
08:24It's because you miss me, isn't it?
08:25Yep.
08:26Yep.
08:27It was almost believable.
08:28I'll take it.
08:29It's good to have you back.
08:30Good to be back, Bree.
08:31All right, team.
08:32Take a good look around.
08:34These are your people.
08:35Your island whānau.
08:37How long you stay, whānau?
08:39That's up to you.
08:43Liv Parker's here.
08:44Good to see you, mate.
08:46Good to be here.
08:47Your brother, Chris Parker, won Celebrity Treasure Island.
08:50No pressure.
08:51No pressure.
08:52And he won it right here in this very place.
08:55Okay, yeah, I'm crumbling under that pressure.
08:58Chris Parker is my older brother who won the iconic season of 2021.
09:04Tell us the truth.
09:05Did he give you any words of wisdom?
09:07Truly, he gave me words of affirmation because he knows me.
09:11I think because he knows me really well, his advice was more like, be present, don't be hard on yourself.
09:18He was just like, big bro, kind of like, supportive.
09:22Vinnie Bennett.
09:23Kia ora, Jaden.
09:24You played a young Vin Diesel in Fast and Furious.
09:27Are you planning on bringing that same ride-or-die energy to the island?
09:30We'll have to find out, won't we?
09:32Ooh.
09:35I was very Vin Diesel.
09:37I think people will underestimate my mental game.
09:40I think they might expect me to just depend on, you know, the physical and the brute force kind of
09:47side of it all.
09:50But, no, no, we're on.
09:53They'll see.
09:55Polly Gillespie.
09:56Hey.
09:57Great to see you.
09:59You have had an illustrious radio career, giving you battle-tested experience and wisdom.
10:04Do you think any of that's going to help you in this game?
10:06Absolutely not.
10:10We didn't either.
10:11No.
10:12David Kareos is here, or should I say David Khaos.
10:15Mate, you're known for being about as calm as a seagull in a chip shop.
10:21I just clicked.
10:22I just clicked.
10:23That took a while, but I clicked.
10:24Thank you, Jaden.
10:24That's a good one.
10:25That's a good one.
10:25What's going on up here right now for you?
10:27Oh, I'm, uh, I'm cold.
10:29I'm cold, but I'm ready to warm up.
10:31I think the worst thing that could happen is burning bridges with people that I don't know that well yet.
10:38The more I get to know someone, I feel like that's when my more annoying parts of me come out.
10:44I think the worst thing that could happen is, like, people getting annoyed with me.
10:47Right.
10:48If you were listening carefully, there are a few hints in there as to why you've been placed into these
10:52two teams.
10:54Basically, we've put everyone with ADHD into one team.
11:02And your first challenge is to figure out which team that is.
11:07Obviously, I'm kidding.
11:08Kind of.
11:10Blue team, you have all been chosen because you carry Wisdom of the Sea.
11:21Orange, you bring the fury of the skies.
11:25That's right, guys.
11:26This season is Wisdom versus Fury.
11:30Okay.
11:31Wow.
11:33Wow.
11:34We like it.
11:35I've got goosies.
11:37The Wisdom and Fury thing makes a lot of sense for the two groups.
11:40But I interpret that as just old versus young.
11:44Let me explain a little bit more.
11:46Over here on the Wisdom side, we have not one, but two TV doctors.
11:50And as we know, doctors have all the answers.
11:53How's it going, Ben and Ria?
11:54Pretty good.
11:56Not sure we've got all the answers, but...
11:57Between us, we've got all the answers.
12:00I'd like to think I'm a little bit of an all-rounder, but I'm going to be as surprised as
12:04anybody else in terms of what I'm good at doing and what I'm not good at doing.
12:10I'm a wild card to me.
12:11We also have Frank Bunce, the wise, experienced...
12:15Give it up!
12:18People always keep saying wise, but I'm not quite sure why.
12:21Because you're carrying that stick, Frank.
12:24Frank Bunce is here.
12:25I've looked up to that guy.
12:26You know, like, I'm just chilling out with Frank Bunce, the all-black.
12:28You know, that's pretty surreal.
12:30Frank, you're a CTI alumni.
12:32Remind us what year that was?
12:33That was 2001, I think.
12:36How are you feeling about being back?
12:38I'm feeling great, actually.
12:39Every time we ask him, he says he can't remember him again.
12:42You know, I get asked why would you do it again?
12:45And it's the people, you know, it's always the people comes back down because I can't remember any of the
12:49challenges.
12:50I can't remember the food.
12:52Over here on the Fury side, we have musician Georgia Lyons, fuelled by fire and passion.
12:58And here's a tip, if you do cross her, she will go Taylor Swift on your ass and write a
13:02song about you.
13:03Isn't that right, Georgia?
13:05I'm gathering things as I go, working on new projects.
13:07So this is like...
13:09I bloody bet you are.
13:10I've got my eyes on you.
13:12And I can't go past mentioning Jason Momoa's on-screen wife and warrior, Wahena Toa.
13:19Ciao.
13:20Have you brought your best warrior face with you?
13:21Oh, absolutely.
13:22Not sure about the warrior legs, though.
13:24We'll find out.
13:24If you see me fall, just pretend it didn't happen.
13:27Cut it out.
13:28You would have seen me in Chief of War, standing next to Jason Momoa's ass cheeks.
13:35Can we see a bit of the warrior face right here, right now?
13:38Oh!
13:40Yes, he is too old for me, but it's all good.
13:44He's the bro.
13:45Well, who wants to know their team names?
13:47Yeah!
13:50Blue team.
13:51You are Takapu.
13:53The gannet.
13:54The master of the open sea, living where wind and water meet.
13:58A symbol of wisdom, precision and endurance.
14:01Calm in the air, fearless in the deep.
14:05They move with instinct, only striking when the time is right.
14:12Orange, your team is Kahu, the Harrier Hawk, soaring high above the whenua, gliding on the shifting winds.
14:20It is more than a hunter.
14:21It is a kaitiaki.
14:24Kahu stands as a symbol of vision, vigilance and strength.
14:29Man.
14:30Nice.
14:31That's good, that's good, that's good.
14:32Yes, I like it.
14:32Perfect.
14:33All right, I think that is enough talking, enough posing for the cameras.
14:37Who's ready for their first challenge?
14:39Yeah!
14:39Yeah!
14:40Yeah!
14:41Yeah!
14:43First up, you'll be going head-to-head, and trust me, there is a lot riding on this one.
14:49Oh no, oh no.
14:51You're about to battle it out to decide who will become your first fearless leaders.
14:56And if you've ever watched Celebrity Treasure Island, you would know that the Kaihotu in this game holds all the
15:02power.
15:03Now, before we kick off, there's a surprise twist.
15:08Yo.
15:09Oh my God, I just got shivers.
15:11I just got shivers.
15:13Oh, I'm excited about this.
15:15Oh my God.
15:16Oh my God.
15:27There are two more celebs waiting in the wings, ready to crash the party.
15:36And trust us, they are absolute legends in their fields.
15:43Whichever team wins this first challenge gets to choose one of them as your Kaihotu.
15:47Ooh!
15:49Ooh!
15:50Ooh!
15:52Ooh!
15:53It's kind of like Celebrity Treasure Island Tinder, and trust me, you want to be swiped right
15:57first.
16:00Who's ready for their first challenge?
16:30Yeah!
16:32Female against female.
16:33Female against female.
16:34I'll give you a second to choose who that will be, then we'll get into it.
16:37You guys together.
16:40I back my team, I think we're awesome, but that other team is super young.
16:45Hotness doesn't matter.
16:47Hotness doesn't really matter, but super hot.
16:49Yeah, I'll go first.
16:50Oh!
16:52You got it!
16:53Yes!
16:53Sammy Poole, former Miss New Zealand, versus Ria Vandivis, Shorty Street alumni.
17:02Like, I just wanted to get the nerves out of the way, because that's what I do in everything
17:05in life.
17:05If I can go first, then it means that it's done first.
17:08Facing off for the first challenge in Celebrity Treasure Island.
17:13This is a big one.
17:14Kaurite, are you ready?
17:16This wind is rushing through, and it is definitely going to make this so hard.
17:22Team Rapa!
17:24Yeah, we can serve it early.
17:26Come on, Ria!
17:26We can serve it early, Ria!
17:27Come on, Ria!
17:27Come on, Ria!
17:27We can serve it early!
17:28He's stroking like a cat on heat!
17:31Take it slow.
17:32Bro, trying to work out the strategies.
17:34Be the taikabu!
17:35No one wants to be the first to lose!
17:37I try a few flicks.
17:39Oh!
17:40Nice, Ria!
17:41They're not landing, then I feel like I've got this great, great chance.
17:46Nice, Ria!
17:47Oh!
17:49Ria's statue falls!
17:50Oh!
17:51Ria's statue falls!
17:51I swear.
17:51I was robbed by the wind.
17:53I swear.
17:55Sammy gets the first point!
17:57Ria!
17:58Go!
17:59Yeah, I think I've proved myself.
18:01Maybe a little too early, but I think I've definitely proved myself.
18:04We have one point for Kahu!
18:06Zero for Taikapu!
18:08Not a great start to the competition, but it's only up from here.
18:13Okay, for the second round, we're gonna have two guys up against two guys.
18:18Last person standing, their team wins the point.
18:21What are you gonna do?
18:22Let's go.
18:23Let's go, let's go.
18:24First time we walk into the ring, it's like two people for the first time.
18:28I think I'm gonna do all right at it.
18:30I think I'm gonna do all right at it, because I'm gonna try and be shrieky about it.
18:33Yeah, they're really tall, eh?
18:34They're real tall, look at them!
18:36They're so tall, eh?
18:36They're big units!
18:37What workout do you do for your height?
18:39So I'm going like, okay, we'll just have to go for one person.
18:42So I lock out Ben.
18:45Yeah!
18:46Louis and Vinny's statues fall!
18:48They're out of the game!
18:52I gotta distract Ben.
18:54And like, just a lot of eye contact.
18:56Like, I don't want him focusing on the statue.
18:58I want him focusing on me.
18:59We should work together!
19:01We should.
19:01No, we should.
19:02Ah!
19:03Boom!
19:04Find my...
19:04Find my moment.
19:06Got it off.
19:06Taking Kahu to two points!
19:09Yeah!
19:10Look at him, he's stoked!
19:12I love this.
19:13And this is why I love Celebrity Treasure Island.
19:15You never know what's gonna happen.
19:17All right, contestants, are you ready?
19:19Yes.
19:20Team Mata.
19:20I'm competitive enough to know I can do this.
19:23I can do this, Polly.
19:25You've got old age and treachery.
19:27You're gonna be fine.
19:28Come on, team!
19:29Let's go.
19:30Come on, Knicks!
19:31No!
19:32You're out.
19:34Live statue falls!
19:37Polly versus Tao.
19:39Oh!
19:40Dirty tactics!
19:41Oh!
19:42Both statues down at the same time!
19:45Who's hit the ground first?
19:46Who's hit the ground first?
19:47Play there, Beck.
19:48Play there, Beck.
19:49We're gonna have to go to the VAR for that one.
19:51Do you think I'll be green?
19:52Yes.
19:52VAR.
19:53It's a draw.
19:55Good game.
19:55Good game.
19:56But you know what?
19:57Props to Polly.
19:58She's fast.
19:59All right, after that draw, we still have two points to Kahu,
20:03zero points to Takapu.
20:04There is a lot riding on this challenge.
20:07We've got Harrison Keepe, Georgia Lions for Kahu,
20:11Ria Vandervous, and Frank Buds for Takapu.
20:18I'm on blue.
20:20I got chased by Frank.
20:23Yeah, he's real scary.
20:25Whoa.
20:26Frank Buds!
20:27It's just the chess match.
20:28You know, you're just waiting.
20:29Shall I go?
20:30Shall I go?
20:30Shall I move?
20:31You know?
20:35He pretty much just put his arm and just knocked it off,
20:38and I was like, man, do whatever you want, honestly.
20:40I love you.
20:41Then I got off and just winked at him.
20:42He poked his tongue out at me.
20:44But, me.
20:47Can Ria pull the first point for Takapu?
20:50Go on, Ria.
20:51Come on, Ria.
20:53I really want to get a point for my team,
20:56because we are not doing so well.
20:58The wind is blowing!
21:02Fell down.
21:03Every time!
21:05Nice try.
21:05Kahu goes three.
21:07Zip!
21:08Just watch yours, mate.
21:09Watch your statue.
21:13Vinnie!
21:14We are being knocked down.
21:18Left, right, and centre.
21:23This could not be going worse.
21:26We have five points to Kahu.
21:28Zero points to Takapu.
21:30Remember, it's first to seven.
21:31We are going to win this, huh?
21:33We already made our minds up.
21:35We've already celebrated.
21:37We are going to win this, huh?
21:40David, we doing the cha-cha.
21:43Nice, guys!
21:44Nice, Ria.
21:47Nice, Ria.
21:49Nice, Ria.
21:51Nice, Ria.
21:52Nice, Ria.
21:53Nice, Ria.
21:54Nice, Ria.
21:55Nice, Ria.
21:55Can Ria get the second point from her team?
21:57They both reach it.
21:59And Lix overexerts.
22:01Drops her statue.
22:02Ria takes the second point for Takapu.
22:04It feels really good to get that point.
22:07Good girl!
22:08Suddenly, it looks like things might turn around.
22:11Takapu now has two points.
22:13Kahu has five.
22:14Let's go, Harrison.
22:15Harrison keeps stepping in again.
22:17And Ben Barrington.
22:19Come on!
22:19I really think Ben will be our saviour.
22:21He's tall.
22:22He's tall.
22:23He's also muscly and handsome as well.
22:25Be careful of that.
22:26Come on, Bene.
22:27Both men meet in the middle.
22:31Ben drops his statue.
22:35Match point.
22:38Georgia Lions implementing the moonwalk tactic.
22:41You got it, Georgia.
22:42Russia.
22:44Got it, Georgia.
22:44That's it.
22:45That's it.
22:46Block her in.
22:47Oh, my gosh.
22:53That's it.
22:55Oh, my gosh.
22:57Oh, my gosh.
22:58Everyone did so great.
23:00We actually stomped them.
23:02I'm feeling pretty confident about being on the island
23:04to be honest, if this is the vibe, it's going to be so sick.
23:07Congratulations, Kahu, you have taken out the first challenge.
23:11You have earned the right to choose which of the two legends you want as your Kaihoutu.
23:17Very exciting that we get to choose our captain. Huge advantage.
23:21I think it's pretty important.
23:23Are you ready to find out who those legends are?
23:25Yes!
23:26Well, you're going to have to wait until the next challenge.
23:29I know! Suspense is my love language.
23:35Who could it be?
23:36Will it be sports people? Will it be a movie star? Will it be a Kardashian?
23:41Like, it wouldn't be a Kardashian, would it?
23:43Alright, Kahu, head that way where you will find your kainga.
23:48Takapu, yours will be that way.
23:50Settle in. We'll see you very soon for the first team face-off.
23:53Get out of here, guys. See you soon.
23:57We don't get to choose. The other team get to choose.
24:00Yeah.
24:00It's completely out of our control.
24:03We don't have any power.
24:17Oh my god.
24:22It does have an ocean here.
24:23Having just arrived at camp.
24:25Oh, okay.
24:27It looks like we're sort of Glastonbury camping without the mud and without the pillows.
24:33I think I have to be down.
24:36You know, like I'm sharing a bunk with Frank Bunce.
24:38Like that is nuts.
24:39I'm on the top bunk, he's on the bottom bunk.
24:41And I'm going to be like, hey Frank, like we're bunk buddies.
24:44I had to take the bottom bunk because there's no way I'm climbing up a ladder.
24:47You know, and then in the middle of the night I have to climb down and go to the toilet.
24:50Fart is on the bottom bunk.
24:51Oh, here we go, the classic celebrity treasure island camp banter.
24:56Fart jokes and bunk chatter, truly the soundtrack of day one.
25:00Actually, it's probably nicer than the beds.
25:02Can you bring us a pillow?
25:04I wonder how Kahu are settling in.
25:06This is cool.
25:07Really?
25:08Oh, this is cool.
25:10I am so stoked to see walls on our camp.
25:15I have no complaints.
25:17There's a sleeping bag, there's a hammock, there's a beach in my backyard.
25:21And don't forget an empty bunk.
25:23Wait, who's going to sleep in that one?
25:25Our captain.
25:26Oh, captain.
25:26Oh, I'm going to sit next to the captain.
25:29I see how it is, I see how it is.
25:31Just like whispering sweeten up the team.
25:34I love my team.
25:36We're bonded really, really quickly.
25:38I'm so happy that we all work together.
25:42But how's about that?
25:43We've f***ing won the first challenge.
25:45Yeah!
25:46Yeah!
25:51How did you feel when you walked in and saw the other team, like honestly?
25:53I was nervous and then I wasn't.
25:55Nah, I was like, mean.
25:56We're a mean team.
25:57Yeah, I wasn't envious in the slightest.
26:00Yeah.
26:00I didn't expect us to like, dominate like that.
26:04We, like, dominated that game.
26:07They're also wise.
26:08They kind of look wise too.
26:09They do look wise too.
26:10They do look wise too.
26:11It's fine.
26:11Old?
26:12You mean old?
26:12Not old, wise.
26:14They were wise.
26:15Wise?
26:16Old?
26:17It's funny how those words suddenly get mixed up out here.
26:20Careful boys, takapu might just school you yet.
26:23They are so young.
26:26Very young.
26:26Where wisdom and then what?
26:28Theory versus wisdom.
26:29Thank you Polly.
26:30At least someone was listening.
26:32AKA old and young.
26:34Alright.
26:35I give up.
26:36Kahu, young whippersnappers.
26:39Takapu, old whale.
26:43Our team has some knee issues and some asthma and this and the next and we're gonna have to
26:48find a way to overcome that.
26:50But, but, but.
26:52Old age and treachery always wins over youth and enthusiasm.
26:57So I have my vote.
26:57Well I did in that time.
26:58No, no.
26:59I'm talking about the long game.
27:01The long game.
27:01The long game.
27:02The long game.
27:02I think it's good.
27:03We've just got to feel them out a little bit.
27:05Yeah.
27:05We know what we're up against.
27:08That was kind of our team's first test of friction.
27:11And I think we're getting through it with a bit of toxic positivity.
27:14People are saying, yeah, it's really good to lose the first challenge.
27:16It's a better story and all I'm thinking is.
27:18We've lost the abilities, have the first choice of captain and I'm a little bit worried
27:24if I'm honest.
27:26What kind of captain are we off?
27:28Do we want someone like, um, athletic or?
27:32What if I take it too seriously then?
27:34Nah, I want like, yeah, like an athletic person with like a big heart though.
27:37We're also gonna pick someone who kind of like fits the vibe as well.
27:39I know.
27:40I think that's the main thing.
27:41You know, like we're not really taking this too seriously.
27:43And I think that's why we're doing well.
27:45Yeah.
27:46We're a ragtag bunch of kids.
27:48We don't need a stepparent to come in and start making weird, crazy decisions.
27:52Cause that's not how the fairy tales go.
27:54Is Valerie Adams available?
27:56Cause she'd be handy.
27:57If it's someone like a, you know, like a Porsche Woodman, you know, you'd be like instant pick.
28:01I think it's going to be Taika Waititi.
28:04He's looking fit.
28:05Good be him.
28:05He's a legend in this field.
28:07All I'm thinking is I hope this captain is a miracle worker to come in and turn this ship around.
28:14Well, we've got somewhere to go from here, guys.
28:16That's right.
28:17And that somewhere's up.
28:18Yeah.
28:18Up to them.
28:20The Kahu.
28:20The Kahu have the power to choose out of two legends in their field.
28:26Let's just hope they choose wrong.
28:45What is this?
28:53Welcome to the first team face off.
29:00I bet the suspense is killing you right now, isn't it?
29:03Yeah.
29:04Are you ready to find out who these two legends are?
29:06Yeah.
29:09Get in here, you lot.
29:12Oh my gosh.
29:13Who is it?
29:14Who is it?
29:17It's Portia Woodman-Wickcliffe and Simon Barnett.
29:21Look at them go.
29:23Here they come.
29:25Come on through, guys.
29:28So pumped to see Portia.
29:30I've always admired her.
29:32I'm so stoked to see Simon.
29:34Simon, look at his body.
29:37His abs.
29:37He wore like an extra, extra small shirt.
29:40I love that about him.
29:41Nice of you to join us.
29:44Oh, honestly, to be here, it's unbelievable.
29:47I think it's the unknown.
29:49It makes me feel really nervous, but also really excited.
29:51Probably more nervous for this than any World Cup I've ever been a part of.
29:57Simon, like Frank Bunce, you're also a CTI alumni.
30:01Why on earth would you put yourself through this again?
30:03Yeah.
30:04I really wasn't sure I'm getting older, and I've been through a few things recently, so I thought I'll do
30:08it, yeah.
30:09About two years ago, I lost my wife to brain cancer, and I spoke with my daughters when I was
30:15asked to do it, and they said,
30:16Dad, you know, it's either this or sitting at home, and I know Jode would relish me being here.
30:21So very mixed emotions, truthfully, very mixed emotions.
30:25Well, Kahu, you have one minute to make your decision.
30:29Go.
30:34It would be unreal to have the greatest athlete New Zealand has ever produced on our team, but since we
30:41have lost to Kahu, she is definitely getting chosen first.
30:44We're trusting.
30:44We trust ourselves.
30:46We trust the group.
30:47Portia is the obvious choice to be our captain. I want her to be my captain.
30:52Imagine the sisterhood we could create. She'd be amazing as our captain.
30:56Alright, Kahu, who's it gonna be?
31:00All I'm thinking is, our captain is the radio guy.
31:13Alright, Kahu, who's it gonna be? Portia, one of the greatest athletes this country has ever produced.
31:21Aw, come on.
31:24Or...
31:25Simon.
31:26One of the most ripped men.
31:28One of the most ripped men you've ever seen, and also a voice that has raised multiple generations of New
31:35Zealanders.
31:38Simon.
31:40Aw!
31:43You felt sorry for me, but I'll take it.
31:46I'm big on charity.
31:47Idiot.
31:49That is, no offence Simon, a terrible decision.
31:52Takapu.
31:53That means Portia is your Kaihoutu.
31:57Thanks guys.
31:59I think they had completely altered the trajectory of their team with that choice.
32:05Simon, Portia, these are your captain's staffs, your mana hotu, a symbol of leadership and guardianship.
32:12With these, you hold the power to lead, and the authority to steer your team on this journey.
32:18Come and grab them.
32:20Thank you very much.
32:23I think we picked, but I'm pretty happy with our decision.
32:26Alright, let's get things moving.
32:28It is time for the wero.
32:30This one's going to be fun.
32:31It's slingshot volleyball.
32:33Oh!
32:35You'll be battling inside this fenced arena.
32:37One team to each side.
32:38Each team will start with 20 balls on their side and one slingshot.
32:42The Kaihoutu must nominate one player to be their shooter.
32:46On my call, shooters will fire balls through the hole in the centre wall, aiming to land them on the
32:50other team's side.
32:51Teammates will collect balls that don't make it through and run them back to their shooter for reloading.
32:55You can fire the other team's balls back through the hole.
32:58The Kaihoutu can swap shooters at any time, but then that shooter is out of the game.
33:03First team to clear all balls from their side wins.
33:07Now I can see by the looks on your faces, you're probably wondering what's on the line.
33:11Yes.
33:11Yes.
33:13Well, today's reward is literally on the line.
33:17It's fish again.
33:19Yes.
33:21If we could win that.
33:23Oh my God.
33:24And then if I caught fish for our group.
33:27Oh my God.
33:28My dad would be proud.
33:31Yeah, no.
33:32We've got to get this one.
33:33We have got to get it.
33:35There's also another surprise.
33:36Oh.
33:37Oh, hello.
33:38This one's not so nice.
33:40Oh.
33:42Tonight, one of you will be set packing.
33:45Missing out on your shot at the $100,000 for your chosen charity.
33:50So lock in guys, because the game starts right now.
33:55Not stoked about that.
33:57Real vibe killer.
33:59Real vibe killer.
34:00Not fun.
34:02The winning team's Kaihoutu will get to choose one person from each side to fight it out in the first
34:07elimination battle tonight.
34:10Oh no.
34:12I, who've just got here, has to go and send someone up for elimination.
34:16It's cruel.
34:17It's really, really cruel.
34:19All right.
34:20Let's do this.
34:21Let's do it.
34:26First up, shooting photography, we have Zion.
34:30Did not expect them to choose.
34:32What's his name?
34:34Sorry?
34:35Zion.
34:36Their team looks so physically threatening.
34:39And he looks so sweet.
34:42For Kahu, we have Vinny Bennett.
34:45I look through the hole and I see Vinny.
34:47That was awesome.
34:48Again.
34:49I have to come up against this guy again.
34:51Good luck, Vinny.
34:52Come on, team.
34:53I saw the slingshot immediately and I was keen to have a go with it.
34:58And I was like, okay.
34:59Here we go.
34:59We're about to dominate this one again.
35:01Kwarita, are you ready?
35:03Yes!
35:07Oh my god, there is balls flying everywhere.
35:10Boom!
35:11Go!
35:12It's just full on.
35:13Like, I'm looking around.
35:14I'm like, oh my god.
35:15I've got a ball rolling to me.
35:16Grab that.
35:17Pick it up.
35:18Wait for Vinny.
35:19Hand it over.
35:19Oh, nice.
35:20Oh my god.
35:21It is full on.
35:22How long will it take each man to get their eye in?
35:26See, we're not getting it in.
35:28Oh shit.
35:29He let go of the slingshot and the ball dropped and the slingshot went further than the ball.
35:32It may look easy.
35:34It's not.
35:35Oh, nothing.
35:36It's going horribly wrong.
35:38Balls aren't even making it into the air.
35:41Oh my gosh.
35:44Yes!
35:46Let's go!
35:47Let's go!
35:47Let's go!
35:48First person to get a ball through the hole.
35:50Kahu has one ball.
35:52Get it.
35:52Get it first.
35:54Yes Vinny!
35:55Yes Vinny!
35:56Yes Vinny!
35:56Vinny has two.
35:57Has he got his eye in?
35:59Go Vinny!
36:00Yes Vinny!
36:01Yes Vinny!
36:02Yes Vinny!
36:02Vinny has three over.
36:04Will this be a short challenge?
36:06Vinny's got his eye in straight away.
36:09What has Zion got?
36:11Has Portia made the wise decision in this one?
36:14It's alright.
36:14Take your time.
36:15He's shooting above the hole.
36:17To the left.
36:18To the right.
36:18It's like, oh brother.
36:19You want to keep it the same.
36:20Like that.
36:21So that you're learning as it goes.
36:23And I've already gone, Louis, are you ready to step in if Zion doesn't quite crack it?
36:27And he's like, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
36:29Sweet.
36:30Go.
36:31But then he gets a couple, like just hitting the top of the hole.
36:34Yes Vinny!
36:35So close!
36:36Just to the side of it and we're like, okay, you're in there bro.
36:38You've got this.
36:39Take your time.
36:40Yes!
36:41Yes!
36:42One.
36:43Yes!
36:44Two.
36:44Come on Zion!
36:45Three.
36:46And we're like, yes Zion you've got it!
36:49Yes!
36:50Zion gets another ball through.
36:52That's four for Takapu.
36:53Bing, bing, bing, bing.
36:57Yes!
36:57That was one that crossed over in the middle.
37:00Did you see that?
37:02Yeah, nice Vinny.
37:03Tahu has seven balls on the other side.
37:06Takapu has eight balls.
37:08Nice shot, shot.
37:10Vinny evens it up.
37:12Takapu answers straight away.
37:14We are neck and neck.
37:17And another one comes through.
37:19Takahu have an answer.
37:20Nice shot Vinny.
37:22Nice mate.
37:23Zion is just smashing it.
37:27Yes!
37:27Yes Zion!
37:28Yes Zion!
37:28Takapu only have five balls left.
37:30Quick, quick, quick, quick.
37:31They've only got five balls left.
37:33And I decide we need to start giving Vinny the other team's balls.
37:38Tahu, loading up one of Takapu's balls.
37:40This is the first time a ball from another team has been loaded.
37:44Yes!
37:44And he gets it through.
37:45Giving Takapu one more ball to fire back.
37:48One for one.
37:49One orange, one blue.
37:50Attaboy!
37:50Yes!
37:51Attaboy!
37:51And then they follow up with their own.
37:54Go Vinny!
37:55We start getting a couple of them through.
37:57And now we're thinking, okay, we're setting them back.
38:01Yes!
38:02Beautiful!
38:03But they just keep firing them back through.
38:05Zion gets another ball through.
38:07Four balls left.
38:10Zion, he's not just a sports reporter.
38:13He is a sports star.
38:15Takapu only have three balls left.
38:17Three to go.
38:18Let's bring it home.
38:19Come on.
38:20Come on.
38:21Yes!
38:22And another one!
38:24Maybe do it a bit stronger.
38:25And that's when I think I started panicking.
38:27Oh, .
38:29Just struggled to find the rhythm.
38:32.
38:32He's not hitting.
38:34And Zion found his.
38:36I got it.
38:38Oh!
38:39Oh!
38:40Damn!
38:41Takapu have one more ball left to fire.
38:44Come on, mate.
38:46Yeah!
38:47Yeah!
38:49Yeah!
38:49Yeah!
38:50Yeah!
38:50Zion, you're a legend!
38:53Takapu!
38:53Portia Woodman leads her team to victory!
38:57Frank Bunce is on one shoulder.
38:59Portia.
39:00Louie.
39:01Polly was there on one leg.
39:03Oh, like, it was just the moment that we needed.
39:05It was, ah.
39:07It was terrific.
39:08Oh, yeah!
39:09So good, bro.
39:11You did so good, bro.
39:12You did so good, bro.
39:13You did so good.
39:14You did so good.
39:15It really sucked.
39:16Once again, the game becomes a reality when you see how the weight of a challenge is on
39:21one person.
39:22Yeah.
39:24And I really felt for the knee and just could see that he was carrying that weight.
39:29You put everything in that.
39:30You held down the floor.
39:30I felt gutted.
39:31I felt like I let my team down.
39:35Now it feels like we're on the back foot.
39:44Kahu might have lost the first face off.
39:47We're so happy, are you guys?
39:49But spirits are high with the arrival of their newly crowned captain.
39:53Before you enter the whare, we have a little gift to welcome our kaihoutu in the manner
39:58that is deserving of the kaihoutu.
40:00And so you will never be mistaken as anything but the kaihoutu.
40:05We present to you your crown.
40:07Oh, my gosh.
40:09Yay!
40:12Oh.
40:16You getting this?
40:18Hey?
40:19That is cool.
40:21I'm doing a bit of action.
40:22Yay!
40:25This is a young buck.
40:26That's cool.
40:28Coming to our place.
40:29Thank you, team.
40:29What a lovely team I've got, eh?
40:32Wonder if spirits are as high over the hill.
40:35We did it!
40:40I guess so.
40:43Yes.
40:44To come away with a win, the team is just absolutely pumped.
40:47We feel so good.
40:48And the best thing to come of that is that we got a fishing rod and dive kit for Louie
40:53to go get us some kaihoutu.
40:55And we got a knife!
40:56Yes!
40:56Yes!
40:58We can fill it, Vish!
41:00We can actually eat them!
41:02And then I realise, ultimately, I've got to make a really big decision.
41:10First thing I have to do is do this.
41:12This is crazy.
41:14Who's the strongest in our team that we want to put up?
41:21It is absolute tumbleweeds.
41:24Everyone's looking at their feet.
41:27Nobody wants to leave, including myself.
41:31It's so hard.
41:32Everyone's strong.
41:33Does anyone feel confident with puzzles?
41:40Do you know what I'm scared of most?
41:42I'm really scared that I'm going to hold them back because they've got this lame duck that
41:48they're having to sort of carry through everything.
41:50I don't want that to happen.
41:51I don't want them to be held back.
41:53I feel very strongly about this team.
41:56And I just want everyone to go all the way.
41:59And do we want to sacrifice one of us?
42:01And if we do, I fully understand that it should be me because I'm injured.
42:05It looks like the captain's love buzz hasn't lasted long at either camp.
42:10The vibes are low.
42:13All of us are pretty stressed because we don't know who's going to go up for elimination.
42:19Who do we think is going up tonight?
42:21Like, if we were to guess, do you think that there's someone that...
42:24Well, it's Portia deciding, right?
42:26Yeah.
42:26But, I mean, there's so many different things we'll probably...
42:29It's so nerve-wracking.
42:31I don't know what Portia's thinking over there.
42:34I don't know if they're looking over at all of us.
42:37I don't know if they would think of me as a threat.
42:39Oh, I'd be honoured if you did.
42:42I'd be bragging for years to come.
42:45I'm worried.
42:46Like, I feel like Portia might be like a girl's girl.
42:48Like, have all the, like, wahine's back.
42:50Or they want to take out the strongest.
42:54Do you reckon?
42:57I feel like I may have, despite my efforts, put a target on my back.
43:03Vinny, how are you feeling, bro?
43:06You know, not the best, to be honest.
43:08A part of me felt really, really responsible that we had lost.
43:15Vinny, you were the man.
43:17Yeah.
43:17Yeah, Vinny.
43:18Very good.
43:20Real good.
43:21Real good.
43:23I really wanted to encourage Vinny, because he's a sensitive guy.
43:26And I could see, right off the bat, he was really upset.
43:30I can honestly say, put your hand up if you think we would have done a better job.
43:33No.
43:34No, no, no, no, no.
43:35So there's your answer, because none of us would have done a better job.
43:38Yeah.
43:38So, don't you worry about that.
43:40They would have won earlier.
43:42Yeah.
43:42Yeah, I mean it.
43:43I actually mean that.
43:44Simon, he's a lovely, lovely man.
43:48We're all extremely grateful to have him.
43:50Thank you, mate.
43:51No, I mean it.
43:52Otherwise, you're just too hard on yourself.
43:54I actually crossed paths with Simon about 20 or so years ago.
43:59It really played a part in, you know, completely changing my life.
44:04And, um, maybe this is my only chance to tell him.
44:08I used to go to this youth group.
44:10It's the New Brighton.
44:11Yep.
44:11I would have been about 14.
44:13I was probably at my naughtiest.
44:17It's a bad, I was, I gave my mum a headache.
44:20You came in and you pointed straight to me.
44:24Really?
44:24You told me to come up because you said that God was telling you that I would be a big
44:29influence one day.
44:31And, you know, I never grew up with a father.
44:35I never had another man giving that confidence or belief in myself.
44:42But you, you really played a part in that.
44:46And, um, I can't, I really can't thank you enough, man, honestly.
44:52And I just had to share this with you, no matter what happens.
44:55That's, look, honestly, you don't know how much that means.
44:59Because that's why I went to those youth groups and spoke.
45:00Because I wondered, can I make a difference?
45:03And that's what I wanted, so.
45:04I'll tell you right now, you made a difference, Mum.
45:07Oh, mate.
45:09You know, who knows where I would have gone without, you know, that little bit of support there from another
45:15dude.
45:16Yeah.
45:17I hope you don't go now.
45:19We've got a lot of talking to them.
45:21No, no, no, no.
45:22Well, guys, I'm sorry to say somebody is going home.
45:26And it's time to find out who that might be.
45:34I want to be sick, to be absolutely honest.
45:38I don't know anybody.
45:40I haven't seen anything.
45:41And I have to make this decision.
45:43Like, my hands are shaking for it.
45:46I honestly have no idea.
45:47My heart is breaking right now that I have to have someone eliminated today.
46:00Next time.
46:03Tonight, one of you will be the first to fall.
46:05And I have to make this decision.
46:07Like, my hands are shaking for it.
46:08A shocking elimination.
46:11A perplexing face-off.
46:13Stand back.
46:17I think we made the puzzle too hard this time.
46:20Look down this camera right now.
46:22And a celebrity treasure island first.
46:25Love you, Jenny.
46:26Am I firing soon?
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