Survivor New Zealand: Nicaragua

Survivor NZ: Nicaragua is the first season of competitive reality TV show Survivor NZ.

Production
Applications for the season were open on February 24th, 2016, with almost 8,000 applications being received by production in the first four days.

The season began filming in August 2016 in, , the same location as four seasons of the American edition: , , , and.

Twists/Changes

 * 40 Days: The game will go on for 40 days, instead of the usual 39 days from Survivor (U.S.).
 * First Impressions: Both tribes would voted somebody out at the end of Day 1 based on their first impressions.
 * Redemption Island: Voted out players will be sent to Redemption Island, where they will compete against each other for a chance to go back into the game.
 * Tribe Switch: On Day 11, the players would switch tribes, with the person that gets the black buff being exiled to Redemption Island and would return later to join the tribe that went to Tribal Council.

Castaways
Shannon got the black buff during the tribe switch, therefore being eliminated from the game and sent directly to Redemption Island.