MasterChef winners visit Te Puke

Maketu winners of MasterChef New Zealand 2014 Kasey and Karena Bird will be painting Te Puke pink when they visit the township tomorrow.

The ‘pink' sisters, aged 25 and 23, are the winners of the inaugural MasterChef New Zealand duos announced during TVOne's final episode on Sunday.

Maketu winners of MasterChef New Zealand 2014 Kasey and Karena Bird.

Fans of the show have the chance to congratulate the dynamic duo as they tour Te Puke tomorrow stopping at the main street, Te Puke Florist, Memorial Hall and both the high school and intermediate schools. Their first stop is to their hometown school in Maketu.

Keeping the win a secret until the television announcement on Sunday, Karena and Kasey are relieved they can finally share their success with family, friends and fans.

'It has been great,” says Karena.

'It has definitely been a full on couple of days but to finally be able to share the news and celebrate with everyone has been fantastic.

'We have only just got home to Maketu so we have been looking forward to catching up with everyone now we are back.”

During tomorrow's tour, the girls will speak about their win and will thank fans for support.

'We feel very lucky to come from such a great place with a huge community spirit, we are looking forward to seeing everyone and celebrating,” says Kasey.

Programme:

11am – Maketu School

12pm – Memorial Hall front steps for a council welcome

1pm – Te Puke Intermediate School

See SunLive tomorrow for video interviews with the winners.

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