Season 4 is the fourth season of Taskmaster NZ and first aired on TVNZ 2 from 14 August to 12 September 2023. The season features Bubbah, Dai Henwood, Karen O'Leary, Melanie Bracewell, and Ray O'Leary as contestants and was won by Melanie Bracewell.
There were no disqualifications during the season.
To distinguish from other international adaptations more easily, the title card now reads Taskmaster New Zealand instead of simply Taskmaster. As episodes aired before the watershed, unlike prior seasons, strong language was bleeped in the original broadcast.
Season breakdown[]
| Task | Description | Bubbah | Dai Henwood | Karen O'Leary | Melanie Bracewell | Ray O'Leary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 1: A love bomb. (14 August 2023) | ||||||
| 1 | Prize: Greatest orange thing. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | Knock the bails off the wickets from the furthest distance. | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Do the most unpredictable thing at the end of the 500 second timer. | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Be British. | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Live: Correctly don your surgical scrubs, mask, stethoscope, gloves, hair net and shoe covers while simultaneously keeping your balloon aloft. Your balloon must remain in motion the entire time. If your balloon contacts the ground, you must remove everything you have put on and start again. | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Total | 14 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 17 | |
| Episode 2: I'm a therapist, not a greengrocer. (15 August 2023) | ||||||
| 1 | Prize: Most unbelievable thing. | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Team: Make the most impressive windmill. You have until there isn't a piece of toast pushed down in the toaster. You cannot change the toaster settings or re-toast an already-toasted bit of bread. The same person cannot operate the toaster for two pushes in a row. | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Blow out the candle in the most bold and beautiful way. You cannot use your lungs. | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Put the bowl of glitter in the fridge. If you spill any glitter, you are disqualified. | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Live: Be tall, a ball, or Paul. Each contestant will take it in turns to enter the changing room and have 15 seconds to become tall, a ball or Paul. If Jeremy correctly guesses what you are, you are eliminated. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | 13 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 18 | |
| Episode 3: Everyone is just a teal dress. (21 August 2023) | ||||||
| 1 | Prize: The thing they most wish they could take on an aeroplane. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Leave New Zealand. | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Follow the instructions on the tape in the tape player. | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Snap the pencil. | ||||||
| 4 | Find an inanimate object and put it on the table. | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Make a one-minute horror film starring your inanimate object. | ||||||
| 5 | Live: Standing behind your plinth, place as many table tennis balls onto your helmet plate as possible. If at any point the green lights behind you turn on, you must place your hands on your hips. The last person to have their hands on their hips must perform an adequate bow the the Taskmaster. | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| T | Pour exactly one cup of coffee into the cup. | ✘ | - | - | ✔ | - |
| Total | 17 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 13 | |
| Episode 4: More licky licky. (22 August 2023) | ||||||
| 1 | Prize: Most unlikely thing to find in a public restroom. | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Improve Paul. | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Team: Select a scroll. | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Team: Perform a play based on the historical event written on your scroll. No research allowed. | ||||||
| 4 | Make a bet with Paul, then win it. Once Paul accepts your bet with a sturdy handshake, you cannot make a new bet. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Live: One at a time, you must throw your six darts from the spot and pop the balloons that match the colour of your vest. Each popped balloon of your colour will give you one point. If you pop someone else's balloon, they will receive that point, and you will incur a penalty. If you hit the black balloon, you are eliminated. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 16 | 12 | 20 | 17 | 10 | |
| Episode 5: Your hand can do a better job. (28 August 2023) | ||||||
| 1 | Prize: Best thing that reminds them of home. | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Get as many balloons on the desk as you can. Each balloon must be blown up, have a face and a name. If a balloon falls off, you must get on your knees and mourn it before placing it back on. | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Become another contestant. If you become the same contestant as someone else, your points will be halved. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Get married. You cannot marry Paul. | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Live: Side with the Taskmaster. Paul will read aloud a statement and you must decide whether the Taskmaster would agree or disagree with that statement by standing in the corresponding bathtub. | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Total | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | |
| Episode 6: There had to be blood. (29 August 2023) | ||||||
| 1 | Prize: Most braggable-about item. | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Break up your marriage. | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Team: Control a blindfolded teammate through the maze without touching the rope. You may not repeat any words in your directions. Only the blindfolded teammate may enter the maze. You cannot remove the blindfold. If you touch the rope or repeat a word, the blindfolded teammate must return to the start of the maze. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | Use this entire roll of Sellotape in the most brilliant way. You cannot waste any of it. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Team Live: In your teams, deliver the Taskmaster three compliments. Standing at your plinth, one at a time, write an original compliment on an egg and deliver it to the Taskmaster with your remote control car. If you lose or break your egg, you must start again. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| T | Lie down. | - | - | - | ✔ | ✘ |
| Total | 15 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 17 | |
| Episode 7: A pretty skux cartwheel. (4 September 2023) | ||||||
| 1 | Prize: Best gift for their 12-year-old self. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Do magic. You cannot use editing trickery. | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Win one point in table tennis against Paul. If Paul scores a point against you, you will be penalised with a penalty of your choice. You may not choose the same penalty twice in a row. | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Make this teenager think you're cool. | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Live: Select a trophy and make an acceptance speech at the podium that includes the word written on the bottom of your trophy. If the Taskmaster correctly guesses your word, you will be eliminated. If nobody's word is guessed, the weakest acceptance speech will be eliminated. Speeches will get shorter with each round. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Total | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
| Episode 8: Steroids and cigarettes. (5 September 2023) | ||||||
| 1 | Prize: Best thing to have at night. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Spin the most times on this office chair before successfully shooting a hoop from this spot. You have until you successfully shoot a hoop. You must shoot within three seconds of completing your spins. If you miss the shot, you must start again. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | Invent and build a new exercise machine. You must be able to use it and successfully burn 40 calories. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Win something. You cannot win it at the Taskmaster Ranch or the Taskmaster studio. You must be able to prove you won it. | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Team: Choose a topic that vaguely interests your whole team the exact same amount. Write it on this piece of paper, then go to the study. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Team: Start a podcast about your topic. Your podcast must be at least 20 minutes long and will be released to the public today. You must not give any indication that the podcast is a task. | ||||||
| 6 | Live: Survive the Great Flour Bluff. Don the goggles and face the barrel of the vacuum cleaner, which is loaded with flour. You can ask the Taskmaster if the vacuum is set to on or off, but he does not have to answer truthfully. You can then ask him to flick the switch one more time, and then you must connect the power supply. | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 17 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | |
| Episode 9: Truffle pig. (11 September 2023) | ||||||
| 1 | Prize: Sexiest inanimate object. | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Fire ammunition from the slingshot and knock the fine china off the towers. Each piece of ammunition must be different and start with the same letter of the alphabet. You may only shoot each item once. | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Write and perform a duet with yourself. | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Find and complete the most tasks. You must complete a task before opening a new one. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Team Live: Paint a painting on the canvas in front of you. You must paint with the hand that is attached to your team's pole. One member of each team must paint a handsome horse, and one must paint a dangerous duck. One member of the team of three must paint a dangerous duck riding a handsome horse. | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Total | 18 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 14 | |
| Episode 10: Where is Scorpio? (12 September 2023) | ||||||
| 1 | Prize: Cheapest luxury thing. | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Team: Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar? You may make one accusation against one suspect. Your accusation begins when you say the word "j'accuse". | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | Roll an egg from the desk and into your locker. Your feet may not move at the same time as the egg moves. If the egg breaks, you must return to the start with a new egg. There are only six eggs. | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Ruin this office leaving party. | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Live: Cross behind this screen and disguise your silhouette from the Taskmaster. You can use the objects behind the screen to help you, but you must cross one at a time. | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | |
| Grand Total | 153 | 144 | 136 | 159 | 147 | |