[1][2] This season premiered on 18 September 2023, and aired weekly, Monday to Wednesday, at 7:30 PM on TVNZ 2 and TVNZ+, hosted by Bree Tomasel and Jayden Daniels.
[3] James Mustapic won the treasure hunt on Day 18, taking $100,000 for Gender Minorities Aotearoa.
James was the only person in history who had not competed in any elimination challenge and won the treasure hunt on his first attempt.
[5] Eighteen celebrities[6][7] were separated into two tribes with te reo Māori names based on fauna of New Zealand: Kārearea (New Zealand falcon) and Tohorā (Eubalaena australis), including the merged tribe as Weka (Gallirallus australis).
[8] For the first time in the game's history, the Captain's Coup was introduced.