The full list of Survivor New Zealand contestants has now been revealed.
The show will be airing every Sunday 7pm, on TVNZ2 starting April 22.
The 18 competitive castaways will spend up to 40 days in Thailand in a bid to take home the title of Sole Survivor with the prize of $250,000.
They are:
Adam, 28, Self-Employed, Auckland
Arun, 30, Dairy Farmer, Waikato
Brad, 27, School Teacher, Nelson
Dave, 26, Clinical Pharmacist, Auckland
Dylan, 26, Retail Manager, Whangarei
Eve, 26, Hiking Guide, Auckland
Franky, 24, Journalist, Auckland – The ZM Wildcard
Josefien, 23, Audio Post Producer, Blenheim
Josh, 28, Chartered Accountant, New Plymouth
JT, 32, Project Manager, Manawatu
Karla, 37, Reporter, Palmerston North
Kaysha, 24, Social Worker, Horowhenua – The Hits Wildcard
Liam, 23, Videographer, Tauranga
Lisa, 38, School Librarian, Christchurch
Matt, 25, Rocket Technician, Auckland
Renee, 28, Real Estate Agent, Auckland
Tara, 44, Full-time Mum, Hamilton
Tess, 24, Office Manager, Christchurch
The show will start airing on TVNZ2 on April 22. (Source: Other)
And below are some of the first group of contestants for the second season of Survivor New Zealand to be announced
Arun
30-year-old Waikato dairy farmer and father of two young children who hopes the manual labour he completes on the farm will help him out in the physical challenges.
Renee
28-year-old real estate agent from Auckland who hopes her occupation of telling people what they want or need to hear will help her with the social aspect of Survivor NZ.
Kaysha
24-year-old social worker from Horowhenua who is the eldest of 10 siblings so she knows how to defend what belongs to her - the dinner table was "war".
Franky
24-year-old journalist from Auckland who is out to break the unwarranted stereotypes about millennial bloggers in her industry.
Brad
27-year-old school teacher from Nelson who hopes his skills at conflict resolution will help him with any issues that come up within his tribe.
Karla
37-year-old reporter from Palmerston North who is representing Kiwi mums and hopes that her skills of knowing how to get the truth out of those who might not want to tell it will help her.
Dave
26-year-old clinical pharmacist from Auckland who hopes his sporting background in rugby league will help when it comes to the physical challenges.
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