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Pete & Manu to host My Kitchen Rules NZ

MKR hosts have a busy year ahead, set to replace NZ hosts for third season across the ditch.

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Pete Evans and Manu Feildel will have plenty on their table, now set to host My Kitchen Rules New Zealand.

The duo will replace NZ hosts Ben Bayly and Gareth Stewart, who have fronted two seasons for TVNZ.

The third season will also be produced by its originators, the Seven Network. The format is licensed through EndemolShine Ltd.

“I love New Zealand – there are so many beautiful places to visit, and so much local produce and flavours to cook with. I look forward to seeing what the Kiwis can cook up for Manu and me!” said Evans.

“I’ll be looking for some great Kiwi flavours and seeing what this country’s home cooks have to offer. I haven’t spent a lot of time in New Zealand personally, so it’ll be great to get around the country and meet some incredible people and try their food,” Feildel added.

TVNZ’s General Manager of Commissioning, Production and Acquisitions, Andrew Shaw says: “We are teaming up with format-owners and producers Seven Productions, to turn up the heat on MKR NZ and serve to 2 viewers in 2017.

“We could not be happier to have legends Pete Evans and Manu Feildel joining the series to travel our country and dish up the drama to a bunch of new Kiwi home cooks.”

Localised MKR exist in the United States, United Kingdom, Serbia, Russia, Denmark, Belgium, Canada, Norway and Lithuania while the Australian version is seen in more than 150 territories around the world.

Commenting, the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Seven West Media, Tim Worner, said: “We are very excited with this latest development for My Kitchen Rules. We are also delighted about our expanding presence in international markets. We are making significant progress with Seven Productions along with our two joint venture businesses – 7 Wonder and 7 Beyond – and our strategic investment in Slim Film + Television in securing significant commissions. There is an increasing international demand for our ideas, and our owned and created content and concepts.”

Commenting, Therese Hegarty, Seven’s Director of Content Distribution and Rights said: “We are now creating more content than at any time in our history. We are expanding our presence in international content production with the formation of new international production companies. The success of these new businesses in garnering key commissions over the past twelve months, and the expanding presence of Seven Productions underline a key part of our strategy for today and in the future: the expansion of our leadership in the production of content.”

Kiwis who fancy a shot at MKR NZ can apply at mkrnz.co.nz

9 Responses

  1. Poor Kiwis, I certainly wouldn’t cross the ditch to watch those two – both very boring people. I can’t believe 7 can’t find a better pair for this role, people with a bit of spark. The Masterchef judges leave them for dead.

  2. How about they both stay in New Zealand (at least Pete Evans), do the Kiwi version and we get new hosts/judges for the Aussie version.

    I would watch MKR if this happened.

    1. I am surprised 7 don’t have it on 7Two during the MKR offseason. I really don’t like MKR but I could see MKR-NZ (and/or other versions of MKR) being reasonabily popular for multichannel.

  3. “TVNZ’s General Manager of Commissioning, Production and Acquisitions, Andrew Shaw says: “We are teaming up with format-owners and producers Seven Productions, to turn up the heat on MKR NZ and serve to 2 viewers in 2017.”
    Things must be tough across the ditch if they currently only have 2 viewers watching. No wonder they have asked Pete and Manu to step in.

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