The fourth series of MasterChef New Zealand was on air from 21 February 2013, with the chefs Simon Gault, Ray McVinnie, Josh Emett again acting as the series judges. The season was won by Aaron Brunet, narrowly beating runner-up Paula Saengthian-ngam by 75 points to 74.
Contestants ContestantAge HometownOccupation Rank Susanne Huber48 Austria/AucklandHospitality Manager 16th Serena Edwards49 AucklandLecturer 15th Raheel Kerr27 WellsfordStudent 14th Michael Gin23OamaruStudent 13th Corinna Jewanski37 Germany/Paekākāriki Vintage Shop Owner 12th Kris Matthews31 WarkworthBuilder 11th David Jamieson35 WellingtonBartender 10th Dana Leaming22 WellingtonStudent 9th Jennis Hayes24 AucklandTechnology Teacher 8th Eliott Brookes39 WellingtonSports Coordinator 7th Sushil Ravikumar27 WellingtonIT Specialist 6th Ella Krauts19 DruryStudent 5th Vanessa Baxter45 AucklandStay-at-home Mom 4th Kelly Kaihea27 AucklandInterior Designer 3rd Paula Saengthian-ngam35 NelsonStay-at-home Mom 2nd Aaron Brunet42 RaglanIT Consultant 1st
Elimination table No.OrderEpisode 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1AaronWINWINWINWINLOSEWINININWINLOWWINWININWINWINNER 2PaulaLOWININWINWINININWINWININININWININ 3KellyWININININWININWINLOWLOWWININWININELIM 4VanessaLOSEINWININWIN/LOWINININLOWINLOWLOWELIM 5EllaLOSEWINWININLOSEININLOWWINWINWINELIM 6SushilLOWLOWINWINWINLOWININWINLOWELIM 7EliottWINININLOWWINWINININLOW ELIM 8JennisWININWINWINLOSEINWININELIM 9DanaWINININWINLOSELOWLOWELIM 10DavidLOSEINLOWWINLOSEINELIM 11KrisLOSEINLOWLOWWINELIM 12CorinnaWININININELIM 13MichaelWINININELIM 14RaheelWININELIM 15SerenaLOSEELIM 16SusanneELIM This contestant won the competition This contestant was the runner-up This contestant won the elimination challenge This contestant was in the winning team This contestant was in the bottom group This contestant was eliminated
Episodes
MasterChef MasterClass From week eight, the companion show MasterChef MasterClass was broadcast each week. It featured a weekly cooking class where the remaining contestants sat in on lessons from the judges and guest chefs.
Episode 1 (30 March 2013) – At Kauri Cliffs resort in Northland, Josh Emett and Simon Gault are joined by executive chef Dale Gartland.
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