Survivor NZ: Thailand
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| module1 = {{Infobox reality competition season
| presenter = Matt Chisholm
| num_days = 39
| num_survivors = 18
| winner = Lisa Stanger
| runner_up = Theresa "Tess" Fahey
| location = Khao Laem National Park, Thailand
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| num_episodes = 15
| network = TVNZ 2
| first_aired = {{start date|2018|4|22}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2018|7|29}}
| film_start = January 2018
| film_end = March 2018
| episode_list =
| prev_season = Survivor NZ: Nicaragua
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Survivor NZ: Thailand was the second and final season of Survivor NZ, a television series based on the popular reality game show Survivor. This season took place in Khao Laem National Park in Thailand.{{cite web|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=12037179|title=Thailand: braving the roads to Sangkhlaburi, ahead of Survivor New Zealand series two|work=The New Zealand Herald|last=Fenwick|first=George|date=22 April 2018|access-date=5 January 2021}} Here, 18 contestants fought to survive for 39 days to try and win $250,000.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/content/dam/images/tvnz-sales/Ratecard/TVNZ%20Schedule%20released%20040417%20for%20090417%20-%20010717.pdf |title=TVNZ Schedule 09 April 2017 - 01 July 2017 |publisher=TVNZ |date=4 April 2017 |access-date=2017-05-08}}{{cite news|title = Survivor new zealand is coming to tv2| url= http://tvnz.co.nz/survivor-new-zealand/coming-tv2-6448754| publisher=tvnz| access-date =24 February 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/content/dam/images/tvnz-sales/Ratecard/TVNZ%20Schedule%20150516-011016_released%20100516.pdf |title=TVNZ Schedule 15 May 2016 - 01 October 2016 |publisher=TVNZ |date=10 May 2016 |access-date=2017-05-08}}{{cite web| url = https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/survivor-new-zealand/season-2-coming| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170917171148/https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/survivor-new-zealand/season-2-coming| archive-date = 2017-09-17| title = Season 2 is coming... {{!}} TVNZ OnDemand}}
This season featured several alterations from the previous season, Survivor NZ: Nicaragua. The cash prize was increased from $100,000 to $250,000 and Redemption Island — which allowed voted out contestants to return to the game — was removed. This season also introduced hidden immunity idols, small trinkets that, when played on a castaway after the votes were cast at Tribal Council but before they were read, negated all votes cast against them at that Tribal Council, and the Outpost, where tribal representatives were to compete in head-to-head competitions for rewards and tote.
Contestants
Two of the eighteen contestants — Francesca "Franky" March and Kaysha Whakarau — were chosen by fans.{{cite web| url = https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/survivor-new-zealand| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170422033848/https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/survivor-new-zealand| archive-date = 2017-04-22| title = Survivor New Zealand {{!}} TVNZ OnDemand}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/tv-radio/97640322/wellington-social-worker-kaysha-lahana-picked-as-wildcard-survivor-contestant|title = Wellington social worker Kaysha Lahana picked as 'wildcard' Survivor contestant|date = 6 October 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://spy.nzherald.co.nz/spy-news/kiwi-social-media-star-takes-on-survivor-nz/|title = Spy - Latest news and information| date=26 July 2023 }} Notably, in the premiere episode, it was revealed that David "Dave" Lipanovic and Matthew "Matt" Hancock were friends and had attended high school together.
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|+List of Survivor NZ: Thailand contestants |
Contestant
! Original Tribe ! Swapped Tribe ! Merged Tribe ! Finish |
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align="left"|Josefien "Jose" Maasdam 23, Blenheim |{{stribe|chani}} | rowspan="4" bgcolor="darkgray" | | rowspan="8" bgcolor="darkgray" | |{{sort|18|1st voted out |
align="left"|Karla Karaitiana 37, Palmerston North |{{stribe|chani}} |{{sort|17|2nd voted out |
align="left"|Francesca "Franky" March 24, Auckland |{{stribe|chani}} |{{sort|16|3rd voted out |
align="left" |Kaysha Whakarau 24, Shannon |{{stribe|khangkhaw}} |{{sort|15|4th voted out |
align="left" |Liam Hose 23, Tauranga |{{stribe|chani}} |{{stribe|khangkhaw}} |{{sort|14|5th voted out |
align="left"|Joshua "Josh" Hickford 28, New Plymouth |{{stribe|khangkhaw}} |{{stribe|chani}} |{{sort|13|6th voted out |
align="left"|Jeremy "JT" Muirhead 32, Ashhurst |{{stribe|chani}} |{{stribe|khangkhaw}} |{{sort|12|Quit |
align="left"|Dylan Conrad 26, Whangārei |{{stribe|khangkhaw}} |{{stribe|chani}} |{{sort|11|7th voted out |
align="left"|Arun Bola 30, Hamilton |{{stribe|chani}} |{{stribe|chani}} | rowspan="10" {{stribe|phsan}} |{{sort|10|8th voted out |
align="left"|Bradley "Brad" Norris 27, Nelson |{{stribe|khangkhaw}} |{{stribe|khangkhaw}} |{{sort|09|9th voted out |
align="left"|Renee Clarke 28, Auckland |{{stribe|chani}} |{{stribe|chani}} |{{sort|08|10th voted out |
align="left"|Evelyn "Eve" Clarke 26, Auckland |{{stribe|chani}} |{{stribe|khangkhaw}} |{{sort|07|11th voted out |
align="left"|Matthew "Matt" Hancock 25, Auckland |{{stribe|khangkhaw}} |{{stribe|chani}} |{{sort|06|12th voted out |
align="left"|Adam O'Brien 28, Auckland |{{stribe|khangkhaw}} |{{stribe|chani}} |{{sort|05|13th voted out |
align="left"|Tara Thorowgood 44, Hamilton |{{stribe|khangkhaw}} |{{stribe|khangkhaw}} |{{sort|04|14th voted out |
align="left"|David "Dave" Lipanovic 26, Auckland |{{stribe|chani}} |{{stribe|chani}} |{{sort|03|2nd runner-up}} |
align="left"|Theresa "Tess" Fahey 24, Christchurch |{{stribe|khangkhaw}} |{{stribe|khangkhaw}} |{{sort|02|Runner-up}} |
align="left"|Lisa Stanger 38, Christchurch |{{stribe|khangkhaw}} |{{stribe|khangkhaw}} |{{sort|01|Sole Survivor}} |
=Future Appearances=
Lisa Stanger would compete again, representing New Zealand on Australian Survivor: Australia V The World in 2025.
Season summary
File:Prang Phe, Sangkhla Buri District, Kanchanaburi, Thailand - panoramio (4).jpg in Thailand.]]
Eighteen new castaways arrived in Thailand and were divided into two tribes of nine: Chani and Khangkhaw. Chani proved to be inefficient in challenges whilst Khangkhaw dominated (though their members frequently bickered amongst themselves). After a tribe swap, JT's health started to deteriorate, and he opted to pull himself from the game as the new Khangkhaw and Chani tribes took opportunities to vote out newer members of their groups in an effort to retain a majority at the tribal merger.
When the tribes merged, the original Khangkhaw members, under the control of Lisa, used their majority to systematically eliminate the former Chani members. Khangkhaw's rocky tribe dynamic caused their numbers to dwindle as Dave stayed alive. He won a crucial immunity challenge and maneuvered his way to the Final Tribal Council alongside Tess and Lisa. At the Final Tribal Council, Dave was criticized for keeping his friendship with Matt being viewed as an unfair advantage in the game. Tess had many friends on the jury, though she was deemed to be an inferior strategist to Lisa, who was named the Sole Survivor in a 4-3-0 decision.
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|+Challenge winners and eliminations by episode !rowspan=2|Episode !rowspan=2|Original air date !colspan=2|Challenge winner(s) !colspan=2|Outpost challenge !rowspan=2|Eliminated !rowspan=2|Finish |
Reward
!Immunity !Winner !Loser |
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rowspan=2|1
| rowspan=2 align="left"|April 22, 2018 | {{stribe|none|Jose | rowspan=2 {{stribe|khangkhaw}} | rowspan=2 colspan=2|None | rowspan=2 {{stribe|chani|Jose}} | rowspan=2|{{nowrap|1st voted out}} |
{{stribe|khangkhaw}} |
2
| align="left"|April 29, 2018 |{{stribe|khangkhaw}} |{{stribe|khangkhaw}} |{{stribe|khangkhaw|Tess}} |{{stribe|chani|JT}} |{{stribe|chani|Karla}} |{{nowrap|2nd voted out}} |
3
| align="left"|May 6, 2018 | {{stribe|chani}} |{{stribe|khangkhaw}} |{{stribe|khangkhaw|Kaysha}} |{{stribe|chani|Eve}} |{{stribe|chani|Franky}} |{{nowrap|3rd voted out}} |
rowspan="2"|4
| rowspan="2" align="left|May 13, 2018 | rowspan="2" {{stribe|khangkhaw}} | {{stribe|chani}} | colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Arun & Josh were | rowspan="2" {{stribe|khangkhaw|Kaysha}} | rowspan="2" |{{nowrap|4th voted out}} |
{{stribe|khangkhaw|Josh}}{{efn|name=Ep 4 Outpost}} |
5
| align="left|May 20, 2018 |{{stribe|khangkhaw}} |{{stribe|chani}} | colspan="2" |None |{{stribe|khangkhaw|Liam}} |{{nowrap|5th voted out}} |
6
| align="left"|May 27, 2018 |{{stribe|chani}} |{{stribe|khangkhaw}} |{{stribe|chani|Renee}} |{{stribe|khangkhaw|Tara}} |{{stribe|chani|Josh}} |{{nowrap|6th voted out}} |
rowspan="2" |7
|rowspan="2" align="left"|June 3, 2018 |rowspan="2" {{stribe|khangkhaw}} |rowspan="2" {{stribe|khangkhaw}} |rowspan="2" {{stribe|khangkhaw|Lisa}} |rowspan="2" {{stribe|chani|Dave}} |{{stribe|khangkhaw|JT}} |Quit |
{{stribe|chani|Dylan}}
|{{nowrap|7th voted out}} |
8
| align="left"|June 10, 2018 |{{stribe|khangkhaw}} |{{stribe|phsan|Matt}} | rowspan=7 colspan="2" |None |{{stribe|phsan|Arun}} |8th voted out |
9
| align="left"|June 17, 2018 |{{stribe|phsan|Brad |{{stribe|phsan|Eve}} |{{stribe|phsan|Brad}} |9th voted out |
10
| align="left"|June 24, 2018 |{{stribe|phsan|Dave, |{{stribe|phsan|Adam}} |{{stribe|phsan|Renee}} |10th voted out |
11
| align="left"|July 1, 2018 |{{stribe|phsan|Eve |{{stribe|phsan|Matt}} |{{stribe|phsan|Eve}} |11th voted out |
12
| align="left"|July 8, 2018 |Survivor |{{stribe|phsan|Dave}} |{{stribe|phsan|Matt}} |12th voted out |
13
| align="left"|July 15, 2018 |{{stribe|phsan|Tess |{{stribe|phsan|Tess}} |{{stribe|phsan|Adam}} |13th voted out |
14
| align="left"|July 22, 2018 |{{stribe|phsan|Dave |{{stribe|phsan|Tess}} |{{stribe|phsan|Tara}} |14th voted out |
rowspan="4"|15
|rowspan="4" align="left"|July 29, 2018 |rowspan="4" colspan="4" bgcolor="darkgray"| |colspan="2"|Final vote |
{{stribe|phsan|Dave}}
|2nd runner-up |
{{stribe|phsan|Tess}}
|Runner-up |
{{stribe|phsan|Lisa}}
|Sole Survivor |
;Notes
{{notelist}}
Voting history
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!colspan="4"|Original tribes !colspan="4"|Swapped tribes !colspan="8"|Merged tribe |
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colspan="3"|Episode #
!1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !colspan="2"|7 !colspan="2"|8 !9 !10 !11 !12 !13 !14 |
colspan="3"|Day #
|3 |6 |9 |12 |15 |18 | colspan="2"|20 |colspan="2"|24 |27 |29 |31 |33 |36 |38 |
colspan="3"|Eliminated
|{{stribe|chani|Jose}} |{{stribe|chani|Karla}} |{{stribe|chani|Franky}} |{{stribe|khangkhaw|Kaysha}} |{{stribe|khangkhaw|Liam}} |{{stribe|chani|Josh}} |{{stribe|khangkhaw|JT}} |{{stribe|chani|Dylan}} |colspan="2" {{stribe|phsan|Arun}} |{{stribe|phsan|Brad}} |{{stribe|phsan|Renee}} |{{stribe|phsan|Eve}} |{{stribe|phsan|Matt}} |{{stribe|phsan|Adam}} |{{stribe|phsan|Tara}} |
colspan="3"|Votes
|{{stribe|chani|6–3}} |{{stribe|chani|7–1}} |{{stribe|chani|6–1}} |{{stribe|khangkhaw|{{nowrap|5–2–1–1}}}} |{{stribe|khangkhaw|4–3}} |{{stribe|chani|{{nowrap|4–2–1}}}} |{{stribe|khangkhaw|Quit{{efn|name=Illness|JT chose to quit due to an illness on Day 20.}}}} |{{stribe|chani|5–1}} |colspan="2" {{stribe|phsan|5–3–2}} |{{stribe|phsan|{{nowrap|5–3–1}}}} |{{stribe|phsan|5–3}} |{{stribe|phsan|6–1}} |{{stribe|phsan|{{nowrap|3–2–1}}}} |{{stribe|phsan|3–2}} |{{stribe|phsan|{{nowrap|2–1–1}}}} |
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colspan=3|Voter
!colspan=20|Vote |
{{stribe|khangkhaw |
|{{stribe|khangkhaw|}}
|align="left" {{stribe|phsan|Lisa}}
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|{{stribe|khangkhaw|Dylan}}
|{{stribe|khangkhaw|Liam}}
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|{{stribe|phsan|Arun}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Arun}}{{efn|name=Steal A Vote|Lisa used her vote stealer on Arun, therefore Arun was ineligible to vote whereas Lisa cast two ballots.}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Brad}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Renee}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Eve}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Matt}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Adam}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Tara}}
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|{{stribe|khangkhaw|}}
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|align="left" {{stribe|phsan|Tess}}
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|{{stribe|khangkhaw|Kaysha}}
|{{stribe|khangkhaw|Liam}}
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|colspan="2" {{stribe|phsan|Dave}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Dave}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Dave}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Eve}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Tara}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Lisa}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Dave}}
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|{{stribe|chani|}}
|{{stribe|chani|}}
|align="left" {{stribe|phsan|Dave}}
|{{stribe|chani|Jose}}
|{{stribe|chani|Karla}}
|{{stribe|chani|Franky}}
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|{{stribe|chani|Josh}}
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|{{stribe|chani|Dylan}}
|colspan="2" {{stribe|phsan|Lisa}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Brad}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Renee}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Eve}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Matt}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Adam}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Tara}}
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|{{stribe|khangkhaw|}}
|{{stribe|khangkhaw|}}
|align="left" {{stribe|phsan|Tara}}
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|{{stribe|khangkhaw|Dylan}}
|{{stribe|khangkhaw|Liam}}
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|colspan="2" {{stribe|phsan|Dave}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Brad}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Renee}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Eve}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Matt}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Adam}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Lisa}}
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|{{stribe|khangkhaw|}}
|{{stribe|chani|}}
|align="left" {{stribe|phsan|Adam}}
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|{{stribe|khangkhaw|Kaysha}}
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|{{stribe|chani|Dylan}}
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|{{stribe|chani|Dylan}}
|colspan="2" {{stribe|phsan|Arun}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Dave}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Dave}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Eve}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Tess}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Lisa}}
|colspan="9" bgcolor=darkgray|
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|{{stribe|khangkhaw|}}
|{{stribe|chani|}}
|align="left" {{stribe|phsan|Matt}}
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|{{stribe|khangkhaw|Kaysha}}
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|{{stribe|chani|Dylan}}
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|{{stribe|chani|Dylan}}
|colspan="2" {{stribe|phsan|Arun}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Brad}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Renee}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Eve}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Tess}}
|colspan="9" bgcolor=darkgray|
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|{{stribe|chani|}}
|{{stribe|khangkhaw|}}
|align="left" {{stribe|phsan|Eve}}
|{{stribe|chani|Jose}}
|{{stribe|chani|Karla}}
|{{stribe|chani|Franky}}
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|{{stribe|khangkhaw|Brad}}
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|colspan="2" {{stribe|phsan|Lisa}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Brad}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Renee}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Dave}}
|colspan="9" bgcolor=darkgray|
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|{{stribe|chani|}}
|{{stribe|chani|}}
|align="left" {{stribe|phsan|Renee}}
|{{stribe|chani|Jose}}
|{{stribe|chani|Karla}}
|{{stribe|chani|Franky}}
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|{{stribe|chani|Josh}}
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|{{stribe|chani|Dylan}}
|colspan="2" {{stribe|phsan|Arun}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Dave}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Dave}}
|colspan="9" bgcolor=darkgray|
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|{{stribe|khangkhaw|}}
|{{stribe|khangkhaw|}}
|align="left" {{stribe|phsan|Brad}}
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|{{stribe|khangkhaw|Kaysha}}
|{{stribe|khangkhaw|Liam}}
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|colspan="2" {{stribe|phsan|Dave}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Renee}}
|colspan="9" bgcolor=darkgray|
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|{{stribe|chani|}}
|{{stribe|chani|}}
|align="left" {{stribe|phsan|Arun}}
|{{stribe|chani|Karla}}
|{{stribe|chani|Karla}}
|{{stribe|chani|Franky}}
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|{{stribe|chani|Josh}}
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|{{stribe|chani|Dylan}}
|colspan="2" {{stribe|none|None}}{{efn|name=Steal A Vote}}
|colspan="10" bgcolor=darkgray|
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|{{stribe|khangkhaw|}}
|colspan="2" align="left" {{stribe|chani|Dylan}}
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|{{stribe|khangkhaw|Tess}}
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|{{stribe|chani|Josh}}
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|{{stribe|chani|Matt}}
|colspan="11" bgcolor=darkgray|
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|{{stribe|chani|}}
|colspan="2" align="left" {{stribe|khangkhaw|JT}}
|{{stribe|chani|Jose}}
|{{stribe|chani|Karla}}
|{{stribe|chani|Franky}}
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|{{stribe|khangkhaw|Brad}}
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|colspan="12" bgcolor=darkgray|
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|{{stribe|khangkhaw|}}
|colspan="2" align="left" {{stribe|chani|Josh}}
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|{{stribe|khangkhaw|Kaysha}}
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|{{stribe|chani|Renee}}
|colspan="13" bgcolor=darkgray|
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|{{stribe|chani|}}
|colspan="2" align="left" {{stribe|khangkhaw|Liam}}
|{{stribe|chani|Karla}}
|{{stribe|chani|Karla}}
|{{stribe|chani|Franky}}
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|{{stribe|khangkhaw|Brad}}
|colspan="14" bgcolor=darkgray|
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|colspan="3" align="left" {{stribe|khangkhaw|Kaysha}}
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|{{stribe|khangkhaw|Adam}}
|colspan="15" bgcolor=darkgray|
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|colspan="3" align="left" {{stribe|chani|Franky}}
|{{stribe|chani|Jose}}
|{{stribe|chani|Karla}}
|{{stribe|chani|Eve}}
|colspan="16" bgcolor=darkgray|
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|colspan="3" align="left" {{stribe|chani|Karla}}
|{{stribe|chani|Jose}}
|{{stribe|chani|Liam}}
|colspan="17" bgcolor=darkgray|
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|colspan="3" align="left" {{stribe|chani|Jose}}
|{{stribe|chani|Karla}}
|colspan="18" bgcolor=darkgray|
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{{col-2}}
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colspan="4"|Final vote |
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{{nowrap|Episode #}}
!colspan="3"|15 |
Day #
|colspan="3"|39 |
Finalist
|{{stribe|phsan|Lisa}} |{{stribe|phsan|Tess}} |{{stribe|phsan|Dave}} |
Votes
|colspan=3 {{stribe|phsan|4–3–0}} |
colspan=4 bgcolor=black| |
Juror
!colspan="3"| Vote |
align="left" {{stribe|phsan|Tara}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Lisa}} | | |
align="left" {{stribe|phsan|Adam}}
| |{{stribe|phsan|Tess}} | |
align="left" {{stribe|phsan|Matt}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Lisa}} | | |
align="left" {{stribe|phsan|Eve}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Lisa}} | | |
align="left" {{stribe|phsan|Renee}}
| |{{stribe|phsan|Tess}} | |
align="left" {{stribe|phsan|Brad}}
| |{{stribe|phsan|Tess}} | |
align="left" {{stribe|phsan|Arun}}
|{{stribe|phsan|Lisa}} | | |
{{col-end}}
;Notes
{{notelist}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/survivor-new-zealand/ Official website]
{{Survivor|SURVINT}}