Tauranga men in Survivor NZ

The 16 Survivor NZ contestants. Photo: TVNZ

Two Tauranga men will be heading to Nicaragua to take part in the inaugural Survivor New Zealand show.

Tom, a 26-year-old teacher, and Mike, a 27-year-old business analyst, are two of the 16 contestants who were selected for the show, from more than 8000 hopefuls.

The 16 ‘survivors' will compete for a $100,000 cash prize in the Central American jungle over 40 days, as they battle initially as rival tribes in a test of endurance, strength, and strategy.

Each week, the survivors compete in reward and immunity challenges, with weekly eliminations by vote at the tribal council, until there is only one 'Sole Survivor'.

Reward challenges offer the contestants much-needed opportunities to win luxury items, while immunity challenges allow contestants and tribes to win immunity from elimination and the tribal council.

Eliminations take place at the tribal council, where each player is held accountable for their actions in the game. Here they must also cast a silent vote to eliminate one of their own.

Minds and bodies will be pushed to the extreme, as they battle it out in physically demanding challenges, while mentally playing their way through calculating and strategic gameplay that will test their moral values.

Survivor New Zealand airs Sundays at 7pm and Mondays at 7.30pm from May 7 on TVNZ 2 or live-streamed at tvnz.co.nz/survivornz

THE 16 KIWI SURVIVORS

Avi , 32, Youth Expedition Leader, Wellington

Barb , 53, Mum, Auckland

Dee , 29, Customer Service, Auckland

Georgia , 26, Singer/Dancer, Palmerston North

Hannah , 27, Kindergarten Teacher, Whangarei

Izzy , 30, Oil Rig Steward, Auckland

Jak , 22, Banking Consultant, Lower Hutt

Lee , 29, Canyoning Guide, Motueka

Lou , 19, Farmer, North Canterbury

Mike , 27, Business Analyst, Tauranga

Nate , 45, Senior Police Sergeant, Dannevirke

Sala , 40, Youth Worker, Christchurch

Shannon , 24, Zookeeper, Christchurch

Shay , 27, Business Support Coordinator, Hamilton

Tom , 26, Teacher, Tauranga

Tony , 55, Ex-Army, Gisborne

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