Survivor NZ: Thailand
Season 2
Presented byMatt Chisholm
No. of days39
No. of castaways18
WinnerLisa Stanger
Runner-upTheresa "Tess" Fahey
LocationKhao Laem National Park, Thailand
Country of originNew Zealand
No. of episodes15
Release
Original networkTVNZ 2
Original releaseApril 22 (2018-04-22) –
July 29, 2018 (2018-07-29)
Additional information
Filming datesJanuary 2018 –
March 2018
Season chronology

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.[1] Here, 18 contestants fought to survive for 39 days to try and win $250,000.[2][3][4][5]

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.[6][7][8] In the premiere episode, it was revealed that David "Dave" Lipanovic and Matthew "Matt" Hancock were friends and had attended high school together.

List of Survivor NZ: Thailand contestants
Contestant Tribe Finish
NameAgeFrom OriginalSwitchedMerged PlacementJuryDay
Josefien "Jose" Maasdam 23Blenheim Chani 1st voted outDay 3
Karla Karaitiana 37Palmerston North 2nd voted outDay 6
Francesca "Franky" March 24Auckland 3rd voted outDay 9
Kaysha Whakarau 24Shannon Khangkhaw 4th voted outDay 12
Liam Hose 23Tauranga ChaniKhangkhaw 5th voted outDay 15
Joshua "Josh" Hickford 28New Plymouth KhangkhawChani 6th voted outDay 18
Jeremy "JT" Muirhead 32Ashhurst ChaniKhangkhaw Quit[lower-alpha 1]Day 21
Dylan Conrad 26Whangārei KhangkhawChani 7th voted outDay 21
Arun Bola 30Hamilton Chani Phsan 8th voted out1st memberDay 24
Bradley "Brad" Norris 27Nelson KhangkhawKhangkhaw 9th voted out2nd memberDay 27
Renee Clarke 28Auckland ChaniChani 10th voted out3rd memberDay 29
Evelyn "Eve" Clarke 26Auckland Khangkhaw 11th voted out4th memberDay 31
Matthew "Matt" Hancock 25Auckland KhangkhawChani 12th voted out5th memberDay 33
Adam O'Brien 28Auckland 13th voted out6th memberDay 36
Tara Thorowgood 44Hamilton Khangkhaw 14th voted out7th memberDay 38
David "Dave" Lipanovic 26Auckland ChaniChani 2nd runner-upDay 39
Theresa "Tess" Fahey 24Christchurch KhangkhawKhangkhaw Runner-up
Lisa Stanger 38Christchurch Sole Survivor

Season summary

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.

Survivor NZ: Thailand season summary
Episode Challenge winner(s) Eliminated
No.Air date RewardImmunity TribePlayer
1 April 22, 2018 Jose [Matt][lower-alpha 2]Khangkhaw ChaniJose
Khangkhaw
2 April 29, 2018 KhangkhawKhangkhaw ChaniKarla
3 May 6, 2018 ChaniKhangkhaw ChaniFranky
4 May 13, 2018 KhangkhawChani KhangkhawKaysha
Josh[lower-alpha 3]
5 May 20, 2018 KhangkhawChani KhangkhawLiam
6 May 27, 2018 ChaniKhangkhaw ChaniJosh
7 June 3, 2018 KhangkhawKhangkhaw KhangkhawJT
ChaniDylan
8 June 10, 2018 KhangkhawMatt PhsanArun
9 June 17, 2018 Brad [Dave, Matt, Tess]Eve Brad
10 June 24, 2018 Dave, Lisa, Matt, Tess
(Yellow Team)		Adam Renee
11 July 1, 2018 Eve [Adam, Dave]Matt Eve
12 July 8, 2018 Survivor AuctionDave Matt
13 July 15, 2018 Tess [Adam]Tess Adam
14 July 22, 2018 Dave [Tara]Tess Tara
15 July 29, 2018
  1. ↑ Illness.
  2. ↑ For winning the opening challenge, Jose and another castaway of her choice would earn the right to choose their tribes; she chose Matt.
  3. ↑ In lieu of an Outpost Challenge, chosen castaways Arun and Josh had to pick someone from their tribe to remain at camp during the Immunity Challenge. This person would have immunity at their next Tribal Council should their tribe lose the Immunity Challenge. Josh chose himself and Arun chose Eve.

Voting history

  1. ↑ JT chose to quit due to an illness on Day 20.
  2. ↑ Lisa used her vote stealer on Arun; therefore, Arun was ineligible to vote, whereas Lisa cast two ballots.

References

  1. ↑ Fenwick, George (22 April 2018). "Thailand: braving the roads to Sangkhlaburi, ahead of Survivor New Zealand series two". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "TVNZ Schedule 09 April 2017 - 01 July 2017" (PDF). TVNZ. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  3. ↑ "Survivor new zealand is coming to tv2". tvnz. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "TVNZ Schedule 15 May 2016 - 01 October 2016" (PDF). TVNZ. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  5. ↑ "Season 2 is coming... | TVNZ OnDemand". Archived from the original on 2017-09-17.
  6. ↑ "Survivor New Zealand | TVNZ OnDemand". Archived from the original on 2017-04-22.
  7. ↑ "Wellington social worker Kaysha Lahana picked as 'wildcard' Survivor contestant". 6 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "Spy - Latest news and information". 26 July 2023.
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