The Traitors NZ season 1
| The Traitors NZ | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
 Promotional poster | |
| Presented by | Paul Henry |
| No. of contestants | 19 |
| Winners |
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| Runner-up | Brooke Howard-Smith |
| Location | Woodhouse Mountain Lodge, Warkworth, Auckland |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Three |
| Original release | 7 August – 4 September 2023 |
| Season chronology | |
The first season of the New Zealand television series The Traitors NZ premiered on Three on 7 August 2023. The season was won by Anna Reeve and Sam Smith, as faithfuls, with Brooke Howard-Smith, placing as runner-up, as a traitor.[1]
Production
The first season of The Traitors NZ featured ten former reality television participants and ten members of the general public.
Format
The contestants arrived at the castle and are referred to as the "Faithful". Among them are the "Traitors", a group of contestants secretly selected by the host, Paul Henry. Each night, the Traitors would decide who to "murder" and that same contestant would leave the game. After the end of each day, where the contestants participated in various challenges to add money to the prize fund, they would participate in the Round Table, where they must decide who to banish from the game, trying to identify the Traitor.
If all the remaining players are Faithful, then the prize money is divided evenly among them. However, if any Traitors remain, they win the entire pot.[2]
Contestants
The contestants were divided by half being reality TV stars and the other half being regular people.[3]
| Contestant | Age | From | Occupation | Affiliation | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Johnson | 27 | Christchurch, Canterbury | Gamer | None | Bribed (Episode 1) |
| Kimberly Stewart | 38 | Auckland | Psychic | Faithful | Murdered (Episode 2) |
| Loryn Reynolds | 28 | Auckland | Ballroom dancer | Traitor | Banished (Episode 2) |
| Christen Oliveira | 27 | Auckland | Influencer | Faithful | Murdered (Episode 3) |
| Mike Puru | 47 | Auckland | Broadcaster | Banished (Episode 3) | |
| Matt Heath | 51 | Auckland | Radio Hauraki breakfast host | Traitor | Banished (Episode 4) |
| Brodie Kane | 36 | Auckland | Broadcaster | Faithful | Murdered (Episode 5) |
| Fili Tapa | 42 | Auckland | Influencer | Banished (Episode 5) | |
| Robbie Bell | 50 | Christchurch, Canterbury | Hairsylist | Traitor[a] | Banished (Episode 6) |
| Dylan Reeve | 43 | Auckland | Writer | Faithful | Murdered (Episode 7) |
| Dan Sing | 48 | Auckland | Poker player | Traitor | Banished (Episode 7) |
| Justine Smith | 54 | Te Atatū Peninsula, Auckland | Comedian | Faithful | Murdered (Episode 8) |
| Vanda Symon | 54 | Dunedin, Otago | Crime writer | Banished (Episode 8) | |
| Kings | 33 | Auckland | Musician | Banished (Episode 9) | |
| Colin Mathura-Jeffree | 51 | Auckland | Model | Traitor[b] | Banished (Episode 10) |
| Julia Vahry | 37 | Hamilton, Waikato | Former police officer | Faithful | |
| Brooke Howard-Smith | 50 | Auckland | Entrepreneur | Traitor[c] | |
| Anna Reeve | 36 | Auckland | Model | Faithful | Winners (Episode 10) |
|
Sam Smith |
37 | Auckland | Comedian |
- Notes
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | August 7, 2023 |
| 2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | August 8, 2023 |
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | August 14, 2023 |
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | August 15, 2023 |
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | August 21, 2023 |
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | August 22, 2023 |
| 7 | 7 | "Episode 7" | August 28, 2023 |
| 8 | 8 | "Episode 8" | August 29, 2023 |
| 9 | 9 | "Episode 9" | November 27, 2023 |
| 10 | 10 | "Episode 10" | September 4, 2023 |
Elimination history
Key
- The contestant was a Faithful.
- The contestant was a Traitor.
| Episode | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traitor's decision |
None | Kimberly | Christen | Brooke[a] | Brodie | Robbie[b] | Dylan | Colin[c] | Justine | None | ||||||||
| Murder | Recruit | Murder | Recruit | Murder | Recruit | Murder | ||||||||||||
| Shields | None | Robbie | Fili | Robbie | Dan | None | Anna | None | ||||||||||
| Banishment | Sam J[e] | Loryn | Mike | Matt | Fili | Robbie | Dan | Vanda | Kings | Collin | ||||||||
| Vote | None | 13–1–1–1–1 | 8–3–2–2 | 6–4–3–1 | 9–1–1–1 | 9–1–1 | 5–4 | 5–1–1 | 3–2–1 | 3–2 | ||||||||
| Anna | No Vote |
Loryn | Mike | Matt | Fili | Kings | Dan | Vanda | Kings | Colin | ||||||||
| Sam S. | Loryn | Mike | Matt | Fili | Robbie | Dan | Vanda | Kings | Colin | |||||||||
| Brooke | Loryn | Mike | Robbie | Sam S. | Robbie | Vanda | Vanda | Julia | Colin | |||||||||
| Julia | Loryn | Mike | Matt | Fili | Robbie | Dan | Vanda | Anna | Brooke | |||||||||
| Colin | Vanda | Mike | Matt | Fili | Robbie | Dan | Vanda | Kings | Brooke | |||||||||
| Kings | Loryn | Julia | Julia | Fili | Robbie | Vanda | Colin | Julia | Banished (Episode 9) | |||||||||
| Vanda | Christen | Colin | Fili | Fili | Robbie | Dan | Kings | Banished (Episode 8) | ||||||||||
| Justine | Loryn | Mike | Robbie | Fili | Robbie | Vanda | Murdered (Episode 8) | |||||||||||
| Dan | Loryn | Dylan | Julia | Vanda | Robbie | Vanda | Banished (Episode 7) | |||||||||||
| Dylan | Loryn | Mike | Matt | Fili | Robbie | Murdered (Episode 7) | ||||||||||||
| Robbie | Loryn | Dylan | Julia | Fili | Julia | Banished (Episode 6) | ||||||||||||
| Fili | Loryn | Julia | Robbie | Robbie | Banished (Episode 5) | |||||||||||||
| Brodie | Loryn | Mike | Matt | Murdered (Episode 5) | ||||||||||||||
| Matt | Colin | Colin | Julia | Banished (Episode 4) | ||||||||||||||
| Mike | Loryn | Colin | Banished (Episode 3) | |||||||||||||||
| Christen | Loryn | Murdered (Episode 3) | ||||||||||||||||
| Loryn | Dylan | Banished (Episode 2) | ||||||||||||||||
| Kimberly | Murdered (Episode 2) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sam J. | Bribed (Episode 1) | |||||||||||||||||
End game
| Decision | Banish | Julia | Banish | Brooke | Game over | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | ||
| Anna | Banish | Julia | Banish | Brooke | Winners | |
| Sam S. | Banish | Julia | Banish | Brooke | ||
| Brooke | Banish | Julia | Banish | Anna | Banished | |
| Julia | Banish | Anna | Banished | |||
- Notes
- ^ Instead of choosing to murder a player, the Traitors decided to offer Brooke the opportunity to become a Traitor. He accepted their offer.
- ^ Instead of choosing to murder a player, the Traitors decided to offer Robbie the opportunity to become a Traitor. She accepted their offer.
- ^ Following Dan's banishment, Brooke was offered the chance to recruit a faithful to become a Traitor. He chose Colin, who accepted the offer. They could also commit a murder during the night.
- ^ At the end of episode 8, the Traitors decided to murder Anna. However, Anna secretly had won a shield during the previous mission and was spared from elimination.
- ^ Sam J decided to take the bribe Paul offered and leave the game.
References
- ^ "The Traitors NZ Power Rankings: A sickening finale indeed". RadioTimes. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ "Spy: Three's new show The Traitors NZ shrouded in secrecy". NZ Hearld. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ "The Traitors: New Zealand cast - Full line-up of contestants". RadioTimes. Retrieved 11 August 2025.