The fifth series of MasterChef New Zealand was announced in May 2013. Unlike previous series, this series was based around pairs of contestants, similar to the format of Australian series My Kitchen Rules. The series premiered on 2 February 2014. It ran from 7:30 pm through 8:30 pm. Regular episodes aired on Sundays and Mondays, and MasterClass episodes on Saturdays. It was integrated with social media with the hashtag #MasterChefNZ.#MasterChefNZ on Twitter Karena and Kasey Bird won, with Bec Stanley and Jaimie Stodler as the runners-up.
Contestants
Duo Relationship Hometown Rank Karena Bird Kasey Bird Sisters Maketu, Bay of Plenty 1st Bec Stanley Jaimie Stodler Friends Arrowtown 2nd Nikki Shearer Jordan Shearer Lower Hutt 3rd Tanisha Kemp Verena Doolabh Sisters Melbourne, Australia & Mount Maunganui 4th Shelley Robinson Trudie RobinsonSisters Auckland & Tauranga 5th Glynn Rudolph James CulletonFlatmates Wellington 6th Cerry Sim Jack TanNew Duo Whakatāne & Auckland 7th Elizabeth Marshall Jenn Clark Former Partners Wellington 8th Catherine Chen Whakatane 9th Melanie Sim Auckland 9th Paul Harrison Brigitte Kriehn Friends Auckland 10th Donna-Marie Sullivan Jon OderingMother & Son Dunedin 11th Collette Lochore Sam DolbelEngaged Waimauku, Auckland 12th Bronwyn Bijl Fiona Marris Sisters Christchurch13th Courtney Crammond Matt CrammondSiblings Christchurch 14th Janaina Mendes Thiago de Almeida Schalch Friends Auckland 15th
Elimination
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