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Celebrity Treasure Island Power Rankings: No more (calf) tears left to cry

A huge week for both celebrity tear ducts and celebrity calf tears. 
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By Alex Casey | 6th May, 2026
Senior writer
Photos: TVNZ / Design: Tina Tiller

Toots and tears: Celebrity Treasure Island power rankings, week one

We’ve missed you, CTI – but why does this new season feel so flat?
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By Tara Ward | 29th April, 2026
Staff writer
‘I was a disaster’: Simon Barnett on the live TV moment that haunts him

‘I was a disaster’: Simon Barnett on the live TV moment that haunts him

'I was whiter than the whitest man in the history of the world, and I was bashed from pillar to post by the critics and the public.'
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By My Life in TV | 29th April, 2026
Guest writer
‘What if it’s really bad?’: A spine-tingling Celebrity Treasure Island tarot card reading

‘What if it’s really bad?’: A spine-tingling Celebrity Treasure Island tarot card reading

A mystical attempt to predict the winner of Celebrity Treasure Island before the game has even begun. 
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By Alex Casey | 27th April, 2026
Senior writer
Which book would you take to a deserted Celebrity Treasure Island? 

Which book would you take to a deserted Celebrity Treasure Island? 

From Fifty Shades of Grey to Jacinda Ardern’s memoir, the cast of Celebrity Treasure Island choose their ride or die desert island reads. 
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By Alex Casey | 25th April, 2026
Senior writer
Meet the cast of Celebrity Treasure Island for 2026

Meet the cast of Celebrity Treasure Island for 2026

At an undisclosed Northland location, we talked to every cast member of the brand new season.
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By Alex Casey | 13th April, 2026
Senior writer
All the TV we’re excited to watch in 2026

All the TV we’re excited to watch in 2026

Everything from a star-studded New Zealand spy comedy to the wild resurrection of two beloved 2000s sitcoms. 
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By Group Think | 22nd January, 2026
A bunch of people
For every show saved there’s two left to die
Opinion

NZOA has saved reality TV and soaps – what about all the shows left to die?

NZ on Air is confronting a very uncomfortable question: what to save, and what to leave behind.
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By Duncan Greive | 5th August, 2025
Founder
The 2021 cast of Celebrity Treasure Island (Photo: TVNZ)
Opinion

Why is NZ On Air suddenly funding reality television?

For the first time ever, the two reality TV juggernauts have received a combined $2.8m in NZ On Air money.
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By Tara Ward | 5th August, 2025
Staff writer
Brynley Stent’s life in TV (Photo: Todd Karehana / Design: Tina Tiller)

‘I can’t believe that happened’: Brynley Stent on the TV moment she’ll never forget

She once eliminated The Bachelor on Celebrity Treasure Island. Now Brynley Stent is the one on a televised quest for love.
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By My Life in TV | 1st March, 2025
Guest writer
Christian Cullen’s life in TV (Image: Tina Tiller)

‘You’ll love it, but you’ll hate it’: Christian Cullen on becoming CTI’s most unlikely star

'I like the home comforts: the food, the bed, the couches, the Sky TV...'
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By My Life in TV | 4th January, 2025
Guest writer
The most memorable local television moments of 2024

The most memorable local television moments of 2024

From Chris Warner’s beard to Newshub’s tearful goodbye, these are the TV moments that gripped the nation this year.
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By Alex Casey
Senior writer
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 & Tara Ward | 13th December, 2024
Staff writer
Chelsie Preston Crayford’s life in television (Image: Tina Tiller)

‘Such a thrill’: Chelsie Preston Crayford on seeing a sitcom legend in the flesh

'I was obsessed… her outfits were phenomenal.'
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By My Life in TV | 9th November, 2024
Guest writer
Image by Tina Tiller

The top 100 NZ TV shows of the 21st Century (20-1)

It's the one you've all been waiting for.
By The Spinoff's Top 100 | 25th October, 2024
Guest writer
JP Foliaki, winner of Celebrity Treasure Island 2024 (Photo: TVNZ)

‘It felt like the world stood still’: CTI's latest winner on digging up the treasure

What it took to win Celebrity Treasure Island – and what was really hiding inside that ratty old suitcase. 
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By Tara Ward | 17th October, 2024
Staff writer
Celebrity Treasure Island Power Rankings: And the winner is… 

Celebrity Treasure Island Power Rankings: And the winner is… 

Many songs, many tears and many revelations later, we have a winner.
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By Alex Casey | 16th October, 2024
Senior writer
Christian Cullen’s life in TV (Image: Tina Tiller)

‘You’ll love it, but you’ll hate it’: Christian Cullen on becoming CTI’s most unlikely star

'I like the home comforts: the food, the bed, the couches, the Sky TV...'
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By My Life in TV | 12th October, 2024
Guest writer
Celebrity Treasure Island power rankings: What in the nacho libre is this?

Celebrity Treasure Island power rankings: What in the nacho libre is this?

Featuring a merge, a mercy card, and many margaritas mostly consumed by Christian Cullen.
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By Alex Casey | 2nd October, 2024
Senior writer
Michelle Langstone’s life in TV (Photo: TVNZ / Design: Archi Banal)

‘Real trouble’: Michelle Langstone on the most chaotic CTI player of all time

The actor and writer looks back on a life filled with terrifying children’s TV, deliciously unforgettable ads and a newfound love for Formula One.
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By My Life in TV | 28th September, 2024
Guest writer
Celebrity Treasure Island power rankings: Tears on my pillow, jet planes in my heart

Celebrity Treasure Island power rankings: Tears on my pillow, jet planes in my heart

Two eliminations, one medical emergency and a shocking emergency defecation situation.
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By Tara Ward | 25th September, 2024
Staff writer

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