MasterChef New Zealand: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Get ready to tantalise your tastebuds as our nation's top amateur chefs prepare to battle it out in the kitchen on MasterChef NZ 2022! Judging them in their quest to be crowned MasterChef NZ 2022 will be none other than three superstars of the NZ food scene: Previous MasterChef NZ winner Nadia Lim, multi-award-winning chef Vaughn Mabee and multi-award-winning restaurateur Michael P. Dearth.

Series details

• Title: MasterChef New Zealand
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Food
• Premiere date: 2010-02-02
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Three
• Network country: New Zealand
• Typical episode runtime: 59 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6/10
• TVMaze ID: 3885

Cast and credited roles

• Josh Emett — Judge
• Ray McVinnie — Judge
• Simon Gault — Judge
• Nadia Lim — Judge
• Vaughn Mabee — Judge
• Michael P. Dearth — Judge

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2010-02-02; final listed air date 2010-04-28; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2001-04-03; final listed air date 2011-05-15.
• Season 3: premiered 2012-02-21; final listed air date 2012-06-12.
• Season 4: premiered 2013-02-10; final listed air date 2013-06-02.
• Season 5: premiered 2014-02-02; final listed air date 2014-05-04.
• Season 6: premiered 2015-07-26; final listed air date 2015-09-28; episode order: 18.
• Season 7: premiered 2022-05-29; final listed air date 2022-07-17.

Source and licence

Adapted from MasterChef New Zealand on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.