MasterChef New Zealand
MasterChef New Zealand is a New Zealand reality television cooking show depending on the British model of Masterchef. The very first episode aired February 2010 in 7:30pm on TV ONE. The show includes Josh Emett judges Ray McVinnie and Simon Gault.
The show resembles the format of MasterChef Australia where contestants compete in elimination challenges, for example team struggles. The most significant distinction is the New Zealand show has one episode weekly in contrast to Australia's five a week.
The very first show was won by Brett McGregor, over Kelly Young. Nadia Lim won the next show, beating runner-up J-Ax Hamilton from the finale. The third string was won by Chelsea Winter, who beat runner-up Ana Schwarz from the finale.