My Kitchen Rules New Zealand contestant Michael Murray has passed away.
A relative confirmed his death on Monday afternoon.
“It’s a shock to everyone who knows him,” said the relative, who asked not to be identified.
Mr Murray completed the 2024 season of the hit amateur cooking show with his cousin Piki Knap.
According to their bio for the series, the couple grew up together in Te Kūiti, south of Auckland, and developed their love of cooking while entertaining family guests.
Mr Murray said his strengths were his agility, precision and easy-going personality which together made him a “powerful ninja in the kitchen”.
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Michael Murray appeared with his cousin on the 2024 season of the cooking reality show
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