{"id":538672,"date":"2026-03-13T22:27:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/538672\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T22:27:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:27:10","slug":"host-of-celebrity-tipping-point-nz-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/538672\/","title":{"rendered":"Host of Celebrity Tipping Point NZ announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well-loved broadcaster Daniel Faitaua has been revealed as the host of Celebrity Tipping Point New Zealand, a new local version of the popular quiz show set to air later this year. <\/p>\n

The primetime celebrity edition will see notable Kiwi personalities take on the show’s signature coin-pusher machine in a bid to win money for their chosen charities. <\/p>\n

Faitaua, a long-time TVNZ journalist and presenter, will guide contestants through the fast-paced quiz format. Players answer general knowledge questions to earn counters which drop into the arcade-style machine in hopes of pushing prizes over the edge.<\/p>\n

“You can\u2019t underestimate how much we as a nation love quizzing and to once again be invited back into your homes and family time to test your general knowledge is such a privilege,” Faitaua said. <\/p>\n

“Expect a show that\u2019s livelier, more Kiwiana, with a surprise or two. I\u2019m so excited and can\u2019t wait to get stuck in.”<\/p>\n

Each episode will see three celebrity contestants go head-to-head, using their counters in the machine to trigger prizes and mystery rewards that could change the outcome of the game.<\/p>\n

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(Source: Supplied)<\/p>\n

‘Distinctly Kiwi flavour’<\/p>\n

Nadia Tolich, TVNZ’s chief news and content officer, said the format had proven popular internationally and was well suited to a local version.<\/p>\n

“Tipping Point is a hugely successful format around the world, and we know Kiwi audiences love seeing their favourite international hits brought to life locally,” she said.<\/p>\n

“A New Zealand celebrity edition lets us take everything audiences love about the show and give it a distinctly Kiwi flavour.<\/p>\n

“Daniel is a fantastic presenter, and with him at the helm \u2013 alongside a raft of well-known faces playing for charity \u2013 Celebrity Tipping Point NZ will be a fun, entertaining and competitive new addition to our primetime lineup.”<\/p>\n

Celebrity Tipping Point NZ will be produced by Screentime New Zealand.<\/p>\n

The 10-part series is set to screen on TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+<\/a> later this year, with the celebrity lineup and premiere date yet to be announced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Well-loved broadcaster Daniel Faitaua has been revealed as the host of Celebrity Tipping Point New Zealand, a new…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":538673,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[64,63,447,134,434,13817],"class_list":["post-538672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-television","tag-tvnz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=538672"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538672\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/538673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=538672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=538672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=538672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}