Rosita Vai

And the series continued to show high-profile New Zealanders to us in ways they hadn't been seen before.

Our first two seasons of New Zealand Idol saw Māori and Pasifika R&B singers take the top honour with Ben Lammas and Rosita Vai.

The second season of Treasure Island where Tanya Poufrit became the first woman in the world to win any survival reality TV show.

I think that most successful reality shows probably include people and ideas that challenge assumptions, as well as those that reinforce expectations.