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Celebrity Treasure Island - Season 2026 Episode 1
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00:06It's a brand new season of Celebrity Treasure Island.
00:1216 fresh celebs think they're ready.
00:15Battle ready.
00:18But 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 party.
00:30Miss me?
00:32See, Rota!
00:33We'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 civilisation.
00:51Banks crumbled.
00:52Gold was the key.
00:54And chaos ruled.
00:59The games have begun.
01:01We're all set to get some revenge today.
01:04My face just got attacked.
01:07There 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.
01:19What sick freak made this game up?
01:22Wilder meltdowns.
01:24We stole them.
01:26Their team are just the dirtiest players.
01:31Get the f*** out of our face right now.
01:34That 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.
01:45Need a minute.
01:47F***.
01:48I'm so sorry.
01:49I'm just in there.
01:51No more empathy.
01:52This is the game.
01:55Now 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.
02:08We're not going down without a fight.
03:05We're not going down without a fight.
03:11Celebrity Treasure Island is back.
03:13And our 16 new celebrities have no idea of the twists, turns and chaos that's about to hit them.
03:22I'm already nervous for the drama.
03:26Because usually I distance myself from it.
03:29And now I've gone and put myself right 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?
03:42Because I wear the tiaras, and I love glam, and I love dressing up, and I love sparkles.
03:47I don't have, like, you know, the guns, and I probably don't look like the smartest person.
03:52But I grew up with three brothers, you know?
03:55I had to fight for everything that I got.
04:00I'm always going 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, most seasons.
04:08And 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.
04:13You 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.
04:40That's where I hope people know me from.
04:41I'm not a sportsman.
04:43I'm definitely not adventurous.
04:45This is definitely outside my comfort zone.
04:48Like, what am I doing here?
04:49I don't know.
04:52I would love to win this whole thing.
04:54I 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.
05:02Oh, 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.
05:26Oh, 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.
05:48It's less than a foot deep.
05:49We are about to find out whether my idea of coming in here is really dumb or really smart.
06:00I think there's something crazy behind me.
06:02It was our arrival on the island.
06:04Just 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.
06:13What'd you do?
06:14I'm getting off the boat.
06:15I've done something through here.
06:17Okay.
06:18Can I have you sitting down?
06:19Well, that's a record.
06:21Not even five minutes in and we're already calling the medic.
06:24Buckle up, folks.
06:26I'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.
06:37I'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.
06:52Oh, 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, fresh, 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.
07:43The 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
08:03spirits 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.
08:15And 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?
08:26Yep.
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?
08:40That's up to you.
08:43Liv Parker's here.
08:45Good 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.
08:54OK, 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.
09:06Did he give you any words of wisdom?
09:07Truly, he gave me words of affirmation because he knows me.
09:12I 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, Jayden.
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?
09:37I 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.
09:48But, no, no, we're on.
09:54They'll see.
09:55Polly Gillespie.
09:57Hey.
09:57Great to see you.
09:58Thank 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?
10:07Absolutely not.
10:10We didn't either.
10:12David Kareos is here, or should I say David Chaos?
10:15Mate, you're known for being about as calm as a seagull in a chip shop.
10:20I just clicked.
10:22I just clicked.
10:23That took a while, but I clicked.
10:24Thank you, Jayden.
10:25That'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.
10:30I'm cold.
10:30Well, 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, if you were listening carefully, there are a few hints in there as to why you've been placed into
10:52these two 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.
11:09Kind of.
11:11Blue team, you have all been chosen because you carry Wisdom of the Sea.
11:20Orange, you bring the fury of the skies.
11:25That's right, guys.
11:27This 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.
11:41But 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.
11:51And 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
12:05anybody 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.
12:12We also have Frank Bunce.
12:13The 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.
12:29You 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 he asks him, he says he can't remember him.
12:43You know, I get asked, why would you do it again?
12:45And it's the people.
12:46You know, it's always the people that comes back down, because I can't remember any of the challenges.
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.
12:59If you do cross her, she will go Taylor Swift on your ass and write a song about you.
13:03Yes.
13:04Is that right, Georgia?
13:05I'm gathering things as I go, working on new projects.
13:08And 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 Wahine Toa.
13:19Tao, have 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!
13:41Yes, he is too old for me, but it's all good.
13:44He's the bro.
13:46Well, who wants to know their team names?
13:48Yeah!
13:50Blue team.
13:51You are Takapu.
13:53The gannet, the master of the open sea, living where wind and water meet.
13:58A symbol of wisdom, precision and endurance.
14:02Calm 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.
14:16Soaring 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.
14:30Nice!
14:31That's good, that's good, that's good.
14:32I like it.
14:33Perfect.
14:33Right, I think that is enough talking, enough posing for the cameras.
14:37Who's ready for their first challenge?
14:39Yeah!
14:43First up,
14:45you'll be going head to head.
14:46And 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
14:53who will become your first fearless leaders.
14:56And if you've ever watched Celebrity Treasure Island,
14:58you would know that the Kaihotu in this game
15:00holds all the power.
15:03Now, before we kick off,
15:06there's a surprise twist.
15:08Yo.
15:09Oh my god, I just got shivers.
15:11I just got shivers.
15:13Oh, I'm excited.
15:15I just got shivers out of this.
15:15Oh my god.
15:16Oh my god.
15:27There are two more celebs
15:29waiting in the wings,
15:31ready to crash the party.
15:32Oh my god.
15:34Oh my god.
15:34Sweet.
15:36And trust us,
15:39they are absolute legends in their fields.
15:43Whichever team wins this first challenge
15:45gets to choose one of them as your Kaihotu.
15:47Ooh.
15:50Ooh.
15:50Ooh.
15:52Ooh.
15:52Ooh.
15:53It's kind of like Celebrity Treasure Island Tinder,
15:55and trust me, you want to be swiped right first.
16:00Who's ready for their first challenge?
16:02Yeah!
16:04Easy!
16:05Easy!
16:05All right.
16:06First up,
16:07one player from each team will enter the arena
16:10armed with a balancing disc
16:11and a small statue balancing on that disc.
16:14Your aim
16:15is to knock your opponent's statue to the ground.
16:19First team to seven points wins.
16:21Capuche?
16:22Capuche.
16:23Let's do this thing!
16:29All right.
16:30For this first round,
16:31we're going to have female against female.
16:34I'll give you a second to choose who that will be,
16:36then we'll get into it.
16:38You guys have to go.
16:40I back my team.
16:41I think we're awesome.
16:43But that other team is super young.
16:46Hotness doesn't really matter,
16:47but super hot.
16:49Yeah, I'll go first.
16:50Oh!
16:53Sammy Poole,
16:54former Miss New Zealand
16:57versus Rhea Vandivis,
17:00Shorty Street alumni.
17:02Like, I just wanted to get the nerves out of the way
17:04because that's what I do in everything in life.
17:06If I can go first,
17:07then it means that it's done first.
17:08Facing off for the first challenge
17:10in Celebrity Treasure Island.
17:13This is a big one.
17:15Kaurite, you ready?
17:16This wind is rushing through
17:18and it is definitely going to make this so hard.
17:23Tima Poole!
17:24Yeah, we can serve it early.
17:26We can serve it early.
17:27We can serve it early.
17:28He's talking like a cat on heat.
17:31Make it slow.
17:32Bro's trying to work out the strategies.
17:34Be the takabu.
17:35No one wants to be the first to lose.
17:37I try a few flicks.
17:39Oh, that's really good.
17:41They're not landing.
17:42Then I feel like I've got this great, great chance.
17:46Nice, Rhea.
17:47Oh!
17:49Rhea's statue balls!
17:50To be fair,
17:51I was robbed by the wind.
17:53I swear.
17:55Sammy gets the first point.
18:00Yeah, I think I've proved myself.
18:01Maybe a little too early,
18:02but I think I've definitely proved myself.
18:04We have one point for Kauru.
18:06Zero for takapu.
18:08Not a great start to the competition,
18:11but it's only up from here.
18:14OK, for the second round,
18:15we're going to have two guys up against two guys.
18:19Last person standing.
18:20Their team wins the point.
18:22Let's go, let's go.
18:25First time we walk into the ring,
18:26it's like two people for the first time.
18:29I think I'm going to do all right at it.
18:30I think I'm going to do all right at it,
18:32because I'm going to try and be shriky about it.
18:33Yeah, they're really tall, eh?
18:35They're real tall.
18:35Look 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,
18:40OK, we'll just have to go for one person.
18:42So I lock out Ben.
18:45Yeah!
18:46Louis and Vinny snatchers fall.
18:48They're out of the game.
18:53I've got to distract Ben.
18:54I mean, 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.
19:03Boom.
19:04Find my, find my moment.
19:06Got it off.
19:07Taking Kahu to two points.
19:09Yeah!
19:11Look 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 going to happen.
19:17All right, contestants, are you ready?
19:19Yes.
19:20Team Mata.
19:21I'm competitive enough to know I can do this.
19:23I can do this, Polly.
19:25You've got old age and treachery.
19:28You're going to be fine.
19:28Come on, team.
19:30Here you go.
19:30Come on, Knicks.
19:31No!
19:32You're out.
19:34Live statue falls.
19:37Polly versus Tao.
19:39Oh, dirty tactics.
19:42Both statues down at the same time.
19:45Who's hit the ground first?
19:46Play there, Beck.
19:48Play there, Beck.
19:49We're going to have to go to the VAR for that one.
19:51You think I'll be great?
19:52Yes.
19:53VAR, can't you?
19:54It's a draw.
19:55Good game, good game.
19:56But you know what?
19:57Polly, she's fast.
20:00All 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.
20:07You've got Harrison Keepe, Georgia Lions for Kahu,
20:11Ria Vandervous, and Frank Funtz for Takapu.
20:16Teamata.
20:18I'm on blue.
20:20I got chased by Frank.
20:23Yeah, he's real scary.
20:25Whoa.
20:26I'm Funtz, Frank Funtz.
20:27It's just this chess match, you know, you're just waiting.
20:30Shall I go?
20:30Shall I go?
20:31Shall 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.
20:41And I got off and just, like, winked at him.
20:43He poked his tongue out at me.
20:44But, me.
20:47Can Ria pull the first point for Takapu?
20:50Go, Ria.
20:51Come on, Ria.
20:54I 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.
21:04Every time!
21:05Nice try.
21:06Kahu goes three.
21:08Zip.
21:08Just watch yours, mate.
21:09Watch your statue.
21:11Oh!
21:13Vinny!
21:14We are being knocked down.
21:17Ah!
21:17Woo!
21:18Left, right, and centre.
21:23This could not be going worse.
21:26We have five points to Kahu.
21:28Yeah!
21:29Zero points to Takapu.
21:30Remember, it's first to seven.
21:32We are going to win this.
21:33Huh?
21:33We already made our minds up.
21:35We've already celebrated.
21:37Woo!
21:38Woo!
21:40David, what are you doing with the cha-cha?
21:42You inspired you?
21:43Oh!
21:44High five!
21:44High, Chloe!
21:45Yeah!
21:48Takapu pulls in their first point.
21:51It's a long way back from here, but it's been done before.
21:54Nice, Rhea.
21:55Can Rhea get the second point from her team?
21:57They both reach it.
21:59And Lix overexerts, drops her statue.
22:02Rhea takes the second point for Takapu.
22:05It 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 dipping in again.
22:18And Ben Barrington.
22:19Come on!
22:19I really think Ben will be our saviour.
22:21He's tall.
22:22He's also muscly and handsome as well.
22:25Be careful of that.
22:26Come on, Benny.
22:27Both men meet in the middle.
22:29Ooh!
22:31Ben drops his statue.
22:35Match point.
22:37Team Mota!
22:38Georgia Lions implementing the moonwalk tactic.
22:41You got it, Georgia.
22:42Russia, Russia.
22:44Got it, Georgia.
22:44In your time.
22:45That's it, that's it, that's it.
22:46Block her in.
22:49All right.
22:52Wins!
22:53This challenge is three!
22:55Our team has won.
22:57Oh my gosh.
22:58Everyone did so great.
22:59We got three!
23:00We actually stomped them, eh?
23:02I'm feeling pretty confident about being on the island, to be honest.
23:05If this is the vibe, it's going to be so sick.
23:08Congratulations, Kahu.
23:08To who you have taken out the first challenge, you have earned the right to choose which of
23:14the two legends you want as your Kaihoutu.
23:17Very exciting that we're going 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!
23:27Well, you're going to have to wait until the next challenge.
23:29Oi!
23:31I know!
23:32Suspense is my love language.
23:35Who could it be?
23:37Will it be sports people?
23:38Will it be a movie star?
23:39Will it be a Kardashian?
23:41Like, it wouldn't be a Kardashian, all that.
23:44All right, Kahu, head that way where you'll find your kainga.
23:48Takapu, yours will be that way.
23:50Settle in.
23:51We'll see you very soon for the first team face-off.
23:53Get out of here, guys.
23:54See you soon.
23:57We don't get to choose.
23:59The other team get to choose.
24:00Yeah.
24:01It's completely out of our control.
24:03We don't have any power.
24:18Oh, my God.
24:22It does have an ocean view.
24:24Having just arrived at camp, it looks like we're sort of Glastonbury camping without the mud
24:31and without the pillows.
24:34I think I have to be down.
24:36You know, like I'm sharing a bunk with Frank Bunce.
24:38Like, that is nuts.
24:40I'm on the top bunk.
24:40He's on the bottom bunk.
24:41And I'm going to be like, hey, Frank.
24:43Like, 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.
24:52The classic celebrity Treasure Island camp banter.
24:56Fart jokes and bunk chatter, truly the soundtrack of day one.
25:01Actually, 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.
25:11I am so stoked to see walls on our camp.
25:15I have no complaints.
25:17There's a sleeping bag.
25:18There's a hammock.
25:19There's a beach in my backyard.
25:21And don't forget an empty bunk.
25:23Wait, who's going to sleep in that one?
25:24I know, maybe.
25:25Our captain.
25:26Oh, captain.
25:27Oh, I'm going to, no, I'm going to sleep next to the captain.
25:29Oh.
25:29Oh, I see how it is.
25:31I see how it is.
25:31Just like whispering sweet nothing things.
25:35I love my team.
25:36We're bonded really, really quickly.
25:39I'm so happy that we all work together.
25:42But how's about that?
25:43We've f***ing won the first challenge.
25:46Yeah.
25:46Thanks for that.
25:47Thanks for your day.
25:48Thanks for your day.
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.
25:57We're a mean team.
25:57Yeah, I wasn't envious in the slightest.
26:00Yeah.
26:00I didn't expect us to, like,
26:03dominate like that.
26:04We like how you dominated that game.
26:07They're also wise.
26:08They kind of look wise.
26:09They do.
26:09They do.
26:10But we thought once was fine.
26:12Old, you mean old?
26:12Not old, wise.
26:14You're wise.
26:14They were wise.
26:15Wise, old.
26:17It's funny how those words suddenly get mixed up out here.
26:20Careful boys, takapu might just school you yet.
26:24They are so young.
26:26Very young.
26:27What a wisdom in there.
26:28Theory versus wisdom.
26:29Thank you, Polly.
26:30At least someone was listening.
26:32AKA old and young.
26:34All right.
26:35I give up.
26:36Kahoo.
26:37Young whippersnappers.
26:39Takapu.
26:40Old.
26:42Whale.
26:44Our team has some knee issues and some asthma and this, that and the next, and we're going to have
26:48to find a way to overcome that.
26:50But, but, but, but, old age and treachery always wins over youth and enthusiasm.
26:57Well, I did in that time.
26:58No, no, I'm talking about the 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 and I think we're getting through it with a
27:13bit of toxic positivity, people are saying, yeah, it's really good to lose the first challenge, it's a better story,
27:16and all I'm thinking is.
27:18So we've lost the abilities, have the first choice of captain, and I'm a little bit worried if I'm honest.
27:26What kind of captain are we off?
27:28Do we want someone like, um, athletic, or, what 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 going to pick someone who kind of like fits the vibe as well.
27:40I know.
27:40I think that's the main thing.
27:41You know, like, we're not really taking this too seriously, but, and I think that's why we're doing well.
27:46Yeah.
27:46We're a ragtag bunch of kids.
27:48We don't need a stepparent to come in and start making weird, crazy decisions, because that's not how the fairy
27:53tales go.
27:54Is Valerie Adams available?
27:56Because 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.
28:02I think it's going to be Taika Waititi.
28:04He's looking fit.
28:05Good be him.
28:06He'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.
28:21The Kahu have the power to choose out of two legends in their field.
28:26Let's just hope they choose wrong.
28:40No!
28:43Ech.
28:44What is this?
28:48Oh.
28:52¡Gracias!
29:18Rodlin, Wycliffe, y Simon Barnett.
29:22Look 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.
29:35Simon, look at his body.
29:37His abs.
29:38He wore like an extra, extra small shirt.
29:40I love that about him.
29:41Nice of you to join up.
29:43Thank you.
29:44Honestly, to be here, it's unbelievable.
29:47I think it's the unknown.
29:49Makes me feel really nervous, but also really excited.
29:52Probably 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?
30:04I really wasn't sure.
30:05I'm getting older and I've been through a few things recently, so I thought I'll do it.
30:08Yeah, so.
30:09About two years ago, I lost my wife to brain cancer.
30:13And I spoke with my daughters when I was asked to do it.
30:16And they said, Dad, you know, it's either this or sitting at home.
30:18And I know Jode would relish me being here.
30:21So very mixed emotions, truthfully.
30:23Very mixed emotions.
30:25Well, kahu.
30:27You 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.
30:40But since we have lost to kahu, she is definitely getting chosen first.
30:44We're trusting.
30:45We're trusting.
30:46We're trusting.
30:46We trust the group.
30:48Portia is the obvious choice to be our captain.
30:50I want her to be my captain.
30:52Imagine the sisterhood we could create.
30:54She'd be amazing as our captain.
30:56All right, kahu.
30:58Who's it going to be?
31:00All I'm thinking is our captain is the radio guy.
31:14All right, kahu.
31:15Who's it going to be?
31:17Portia.
31:17One of the greatest athletes this country has ever produced.
31:21Oh, come on.
31:24Or Simon.
31:26One of the most ripped men.
31:28One of the most ripped men you've ever seen.
31:31And also a voice that has raised multiple generations of New Zealanders.
31:36Thank you.
31:38Simon.
31:40Oh!
31:43You felt sorry for me, but I'll take it.
31:46I'm big on charity.
31:48Idiot.
31:49That is, no offence, Simon, a terrible decision.
31:52Takapu.
31:53That means Portia is your kaihotu.
31:56Yeah.
31:58Thanks, guys.
32:00I think they had completely altered the trajectory of their team with that choice.
32:05Simon, Portia, these are your captain's staffs.
32:08Your mana hotu.
32:09A symbol of leadership and guardianship.
32:12With these, you hold the power to lead.
32:14And the authority to steer your team on this journey.
32:18Come and grab them.
32:20Thank you very much.
32:23I think we picked.
32:24I'm pretty happy with our decision.
32:26All right, 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.
32:39Each team will start with 20 balls on their side and one slingshot.
32:42The kaihotu must nominate one player to be their shooter.
32:45On 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 kaihotu can swap shooters at any time.
33:00But 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.
33:21If we could win that, and then if I caught fish for our group, oh my god, my dad would
33:29be proud.
33:31Yeah, no, we've got to get this one.
33:33We have got to get it.
33:35There's also another surprise.
33:37Oh.
33:37Oh, hello.
33:39This one's not so nice.
33:40Oh.
33:43Tonight, one of you will be set packing.
33:45Missing out on your shot at the $100,000 for your chosen charity.
33:51So lock in, guys, because the game starts right now.
33:55Not stoked about that.
33:57Real vibe killer.
33:59Real vibe killer.
34:01Not fun.
34:02The winning team's kaihotu 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 have just got here, has to go and send someone up for elimination.
34:16It's cruel.
34:18It's really, really cruel.
34:19All right.
34:20Let's do this.
34:21Let's do it.
34:25Let'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.
34:40And he looks so sweet.
34:43Fakahu, we have Vinny Bennett.
34:45I look through the hole and I see Vinny.
34:47I thought, awesome.
34:48Again, I 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, here we go.
34:59We're about to dominate this one again.
35:01Kaurita, are you ready?
35:03Yes!
35:04Yes!
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, I'm like, oh, my God, I've got a ball rolling to me.
35:17Grab that, pick it up, wait for Vinny, hand it over.
35:20Oh, nice break.
35:20Oh, my God, it is full on.
35:22How long will it take each man to get their eye in?
35:26See, we're not getting it in properly.
35:28Oh, shit.
35:29He let go of the slingshot and the ball dropped and the slingshot went further than the ball.
35:33It 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.
35:46Oh, let's go, let's go, let's go!
35:48First person to get a ball through the hole, Kauru has one ball.
35:52Get it, get it, bro.
35:54Yes, Vinny!
35:56Vinny has two, has he got his eye in?
35:59Go, Vinny!
36:00Yes, Vinny!
36:02Vinny has three over.
36:04Will this be a short challenge?
36:07Vinny'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 all right, take your time.
36:15He's shooting above the hole, to the left, to the right.
36:18It's like, oh, brother.
36:19You want to keep it the same, so that you're learning as it goes.
36:24And I've already gone, Louie, are you ready to step in if Zion doesn't quite crack it?
36:28And he's like, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, sweet.
36:30Go.
36:31But then he gets a couple, like, just hitting the top of the hole.
36:34Yes, it looks so close.
36:36Just to the side of it, and we're like, okay, you're in there, bro.
36:39You've got this.
36:40Take your time.
36:41Yes!
36:42One.
36:43Yes!
36:44Two.
36:44Come on, Zion!
36:46Three.
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.
36:57Oh, that was one that crossed over in the middle.
37:00Did you see that?
37:02Yeah, nice, Vinny.
37:03Takapu 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.
37:19Takapu have an answer.
37:20Nice shot, Vinny.
37:22Nice, mate.
37:23Zion is just smashing it.
37:27Yes, Zion!
37:28Takapu only have five balls left.
37:30Quick, quick, quick, quick.
37:31They've only got five balls left, and I decide we need to start giving Vinny the other team's balls.
37:38Kahu 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, giving Takapu one more ball to fire back.
37:48One for one.
37:49One orange, one blue.
37:50Attaboy!
37:51Yes!
37:51Attaboy!
37:51And then they follow up with their own.
37:55Go, Vinny!
37:56We start getting a couple of them through, and now we're thinking, okay, we're sending them
38:00back.
38:01Yes, sir!
38:02Beautiful!
38:03But they just keep firing them back through.
38:05Nyan gets another ball through.
38:07Four balls left.
38:09Zion!
38:11Zion, 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.
38:21Come on.
38:21Yes!
38:22And another one!
38:24Maybe do it a bit stronger.
38:25And that's when I think I started panicking.
38:28Oh, f***.
38:29I struggled to find the rhythm.
38:32F***.
38:33He's not hitting.
38:34And Zion found his.
38:38Oh, my God!
38:40Oh, damn!
38:42Takapu, have one more ball left to fire.
38:44Come on, mate.
38:47Zion!
38:51Zion, you're a legend!
38:53Takapu, Porsche, your one-man lead her team to victory!
38:57Frank Bunce is on one shoulder.
38:59Porsche, Louis.
39:01Polly was there on one leg.
39:03Oh, like, it was just the moment that we needed.
39:05It was, oh, yeah, it was terrific.
39:08Oh, yes!
39:10So good, bro.
39:11You did so good, bro.
39:13You did so good.
39:14It really sucked.
39:16Once again, the game becomes a reality
39:18when you see how the weight of a challenge is on one person.
39:22Yeah.
39:24And I really felt for Vinny
39:26and just could see that he was carrying that weight.
39:29You put everything in there.
39:30I felt gutted.
39:31I felt like I let my team down.
39:35Now it feels like we're on the back foot.
39:45Kahu might have lost the first face-off.
39:47We're still happy, eh, guys?
39:49But spirits are high with the arrival of their newly crowned captain.
39:53Before you enter the whare,
39:55we have a little gift to welcome our kaihoutu
39:58in the manner that is deserving of the kaihoutu.
40:01And so you will never be mistaken as anything but the kaihoutu.
40:05We present to you your crown.
40:07Oh, my gosh.
40:09Yay!
40:11Thank you.
40:12Oh, my God.
40:14Yay!
40:16You all right?
40:17You getting this?
40:18Hey?
40:19That is cool.
40:21I'm doing a minute of action.
40:22Yay!
40:25This is a young buck.
40:26That's cool.
40:27Thank you.
40:28Coming to our party.
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!
40:41I guess so.
40:43Yes.
40:44To come away with a win,
40:45the team is just absolutely pumped.
40:47We feel so good.
40:49And the best thing to come of that
40:50is that we've got a fishing rod and dive kit
40:53for Louie to go get us some kaihoutu.
40:55And we've got a knife!
40:59We can fill it, Vish!
41:00We can actually eat this!
41:03And then I realise,
41:05ultimately,
41:06I'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
41:15that we want to put up?
41:21It is absolute tumbleweeds.
41:24Everyone's looking at their feet.
41:28Nobody wants to leave,
41:29including myself.
41:31So 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
41:45hold them back
41:46because they've got this lame duck
41:48that they're having to sort of carry
41:49through 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,
42:02I fully understand that it should be me
42:04because I'm injured.
42:05It looks like the captain's love buzz
42:08hasn't lasted long at either camp.
42:10The vibes are low.
42:14All of us are pretty stressed
42:15because we don't know
42:17who's going to go up for elimination.
42:19Who do we think is going up tonight?
42:20Like, if we were to guess,
42:22do 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
42:29we'll probably...
42:30It'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.
42:40Oh, 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?
42:58I feel like I may have, despite my efforts,
43:01put a target on my back.
43:03Vinny, how are you feeling, bro?
43:06You know, not the best, to be honest.
43:09A part of me felt really, really responsible
43:13that we had lost.
43:15Vinny, here with the man.
43:17Yeah.
43:17Yeah, Vinny.
43:18Very good.
43:20Thank you, Vinny.
43:21Hold it down.
43:22Hold it down.
43:23I really wanted to encourage Vinny
43:24because he's a sensitive guy.
43:26And I could see right off the bat,
43:28he was really upset.
43:30I can honestly say,
43:31put your hand up if you think
43:32would have done a better job.
43:34No.
43:34No.
43:35So there's your answer,
43:36because none of us would have done a better job.
43:38So don't you worry about that.
43:40They would have won earlier.
43:42Yeah.
43:42Yeah, I mean that.
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, Vinny.
43:51No, I mean it.
43:52Otherwise, you're just too hard on yourself.
43:54I actually crossed paths with Simon
43:56about 20 or so years ago.
43:59It really played a part
44:01in, you know,
44:02completely changing my life.
44:05And maybe this is my only chance
44:07to tell him.
44:08I used to go to this youth group,
44:10just in New Brighton.
44:11Yep.
44:11I would have been about 14.
44:13I was probably at my naughtiest.
44:17It's a bad,
44:18I gave my mum a headache.
44:21You came in
44:22and you pointed straight to me.
44:24Really?
44:24You told me to come up
44:25because you said that
44:26God was telling you that
44:28I would be a big influence one day.
44:31And, you know,
44:32I never grew up with a father.
44:35I never had another man
44:37giving that confidence
44:40or belief in myself.
44:42But you,
44:44you really
44:45played a part in that.
44:47And, um,
44:48I can't,
44:49I really can't thank you enough, man.
44:51Honestly,
44:52and I just had to share this with you
44:53no matter what happens.
44:55Thank you.
44:55That's,
44:56look, honestly,
44:57you don't know how much that means
44:59because that's why I went
44:59to those youth groups and spoke
45:01because I wondered,
45:02can I make a difference?
45:03And that's what I wanted, so.
45:05I'll tell you right now,
45:05you made a difference.
45:07Oh, mate.
45:09You know,
45:10who knows where I would have gone
45:11without, you know,
45:13that little bit of support there
45:15from another dude.
45:16Yeah.
45:17I hope you don't go now.
45:20You've got a lot of talking to them.
45:21No, no, no, no.
45:22Well, guys,
45:23I'm sorry to say
45:24somebody is going home.
45:26And it's time to find out
45:28who that might be.
45:34I want to be sick,
45:36to 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 not yet.
45:48My heart is breaking right now
45:50that I have to have someone eliminated today.
46:00Next time.
46:03Tonight,
46:04one of you will be the first to fall.
46:06And I have to make this decision.
46:07Like, my hands are shaking for it.
46:09A shocking elimination.
46:11A perplexing face-off.
46:14Stand back.
46:15Oh,
46:18I think we made the puzzle
46:19too hard this time.
46:21Look down this camera right now.
46:22And a celebrity treasure island first.
46:25Love you, Jenny.
46:26I'm going to buy a ring suit.
46:28I'm going to buy a ring suit.
46:29¡Gracias!
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