The Amazing Race: Australia v New Zealand

The Amazing Race Australia v New Zealand, also known as The Amazing Race Australia 3, is the third installment of the reality television show, The Amazing Race Australia. Seven Network announced this season in October 2013. It premiered on August 4, 2014 on Australian television and August 5, 2014 on New Zealand Television. It features ten teams of two (5 Australian and 5 New Zealand) who are in a pre-existing personal relationship, and follows the various challenges that they undertake as they race around the world to win AU$250,000.

Results
The following teams participated in the Race, with their relationships at the time of filming. Placements are listed in finishing order:


 * An * indicates that the contestant appeared on more than one season.

Route

 * Click here for this season's Route Map

Leg 1 - Episode 1 (Australia → New Zealand)

 * Starting Line: Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park, Northern Territory, Australia (Uluru)Australia v new zealand tug of war.jpg
 * Before the start, the teams were divided in two teams representing the countries to compete in a tug of war. The winning country could leave the start line and go to the airport while the loosing team must wait 10 minutes before proceeding.
 * Flight from Alice Springs Airport, Alice Springs, Australia to Christchurch Airport, Christchurch, New Zealand.
 * At the Cardboard Cathedral in Christchurch, teams had to pick one of three departure times for the following morning, 8:00am, 8:15am or 8:30am.
 * To Rangitata Rafts, Rangitata River, Geraldine.
 * At Rangitata River, teams had to raft down Grade 5 Rapids and find one half of a ring buried in the sand to receive their next clue.
 * To Rata Peaks Station, Peel Forest.
 * Who's Got Better Traction?
 * In the Roadblock, one team member had to navigate a tractor through a course while transporting 4 bales of hay form one end to the other. Once they completed that they had to go to the sheep paddock and find the sheep with the other half of their ring.Tarau3-IngaTiharnaEliminated.jpg came in last and were eliminated from the race.]]
 * After the Roadblock, teams had to join the two rings together to reveal their next clue, instructing them to "Continue west to the Pit Stop".
 * Southern Alpes, Geraldine.

Leg 2 - Episode 2 (New Zealand → Cambodia)

 * Geraldine, New Zealand
 * Flight from Christchurch Airport, Christchurch, New Zealand to Siem Reap International Airport, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
 * Travel by taxi to the old market in Siem Reap.
 * At the old market, the teams had to eat seven fried spiders to receive their next clue.
 * Travel by tuk tuk to Angkor Wat Temple.
 * Before going to Angkor Wat Temple, teams had to buy entry tickets at the tourist information center, where they would also receive a step-counter.
 * Who Is the Zen Master?
 * The team member had to count the numbers of monks wearing rad and yellows necklaces, collect an offering and ascend the stairs to the inside of the temple. There, they would had to choose one of two monks to give the offering and the answer. Only one of the monks would honestly confirm their answers, while the other would trick them by lying.
 * Travel by tuk tuk to Tjoup Snae Restaurant.TarAus3-EmilyJonoShrimp.jpg at the detour.]]
 * At the restaurant, they would had to take a reading from their step-counters before receiving their next clue.
 * Shrimp or Shoot
 * Shrimp: Teams must collected shrimps from traps located at the Tonlé Sap Lake. When they had collected 0,750 kg of shrimps, they would receive their next clue.
 * Shoot: Teams must travel to the floating village of Chog Khneas and find the local Pool Hall. There they must level a pool table before sinking five pool balls competing against a local pool player. When they had sanked the five balls, they would receive their next clue.
 * Baphuon Temple, Angkor Wat, Siem Reap.Tarau3-ElizabethToddEliminated.jpg came in last and were eliminated from the race.]]
 * For having the closest numbers at the step-counter, Daniel & Ryan won a 30-minute ahead start on the next leg.
 * For having the closest numbers at the step-counter, Daniel & Ryan won a 30-minute ahead start on the next leg.

Leg 3 - Episode 3 (Cambodia → Thailand)

 * Siem Reap, Cambodia.
 * Travel to taxi and foot to the border crossing of Thailand.
 * From Poipet, Cambodia to Mo Chit Mai bus station, Bangkok, Thailand.
 * From Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok, Thailand to Krabi Airport, Krabi, Thailand.
 * In Krabi, teams had to go to a massage shop and choose between the massages listed (only in Thai) at the board, each with one different (unknown) duration. When the massage is over, the teams would receive the next clue.Tarau3-JohnMurrayU-Turn.png u-turn Sally & Tyson.]]
 * Climb Up or Drill Down
 * Climb Up: Teams had to travel by a traditional Thai boat to Railay Bay, then one at a time scale a rock wall to retrieve two flags. When they get both flags, they would receive the next clue.
 * Drill Down: Teams had to travel by a traditional long-tail boat to Railay Bay, then drill into fresh coconuts and collect the juice. When the liquid reached the marked line, they would receive the next clue.
 * Take the walking past to the East Railay Beach.
 * One team had the option to choose another team to complete the other side of the detour.
 * Who's More Likely to Clam Up?Tarau3-AstonChristieEliminated.png came in last and were eliminated from the race.]]
 * The team member had to dive in the ocean to find a golden clam with the next clue.
 * Koh Poda, Krabi, Thailand.
 * Carla & Hereni received the second Express Pass from John & Murray.
 * Carla & Hereni received the second Express Pass from John & Murray.

Leg 4 - Episode 4 (Thailand → Namibia)

 * Krabi, Thailand
 * Flight from Krabi Airport, Krabi, Thailand to Hosea Kutako International Airport, Windhoek, Namibia.
 * Drive by car to the Naankuse Wildlife Sanctuary.Tarau3-JonoRoadblockNamibia.png passed out for dehydration during the roadblock.]]
 * At the Naankuse Wildlife Sanctuary, the teams must escort two young baboons along a marked trail to receive their next clue.
 * Who's got a healthy appetite?
 * The team member must prepare two buckets of lion feed, each bucket with the right proportions of animal innards and ribs as the example, then walk to the lion enclosure and feed the lions.
 * Teams must learn a song and perform it with the local school children to receive their next clue.
 * Pipe or Poo
 * Pipe: Teams must travel by donkey cart to the bushman's village and use a traditional bushman way to start a fire and light the pipe of the tribe's chief.Tarau3-EmilyJonoEliminated.png came in last and were eliminated from the race.]]
 * Poo: Teams must travel by donkey cart to a field and each team member must spit two balls of poo a distance of eight meters.
 * Naankuse Water Hole, Windhoek, Namibia.

Leg 5 - Episode 5 (Namibia → Russia)

 * Naankuse Wildlife Sanctuary, Windhoek, Namibia
 * Flight from Hosea Kutako International Airport, Windhoek, Namibia to Pulkovo Airport, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
 * In Saint Petersburg, tems must go to the Russian battleship Aurora and search for the next clue.
 * Who's ready to crack the code?
 * The team member must observe a sailor passing a message in Russian with flag signals. When they have deciphered the meaning of the message, they would receive their next clue.
 * Travel by taxi to the Nevsky Prospekt museum.
 * Cossack or Coat RackTarau3-RussiaIntersection.png and Ashleigh working together at the Intersection.]]
 * Cossack: Teams must learn and perform a traditional Cossack dance.
 * Coat Rack: Teams must identify which numbered coat tag is missing and find among the coats to find it.
 * Travel by taxi to the Taleon Imperial Hotel.
 * The intersected teams (one member of each original team) must work together to pass through a laser field until a marked area and collect two jewelry eggs with their next clue inside.
 * Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood, Saint Petersburg.
 * John & Murray and were informed that they would keep racing.

Leg 6 - Episode 6 (Russia)

 * Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood, Saint Petersburg.
 * Overnight Trans-Siberian train from Vitebsky railway station, Saint Petersburg to Kostroma-Novaya railway station, Kostroma, Russia.Tarau3-AussieTeams.png
 * In Kostroma, teams must go the Museum of Wooden Architecture and search for their next clue.
 * Nation vs Nation: At the Museum of Wooden Architecture, teams must chose one of six Babushka nesting dolls and team up with the other teams from their country to search for the rest of their sets of dolls in five marked houses. When all the teams from the group had found all their dolls, they would receive the next clue.
 * Travel by taxi to the Town Square.
 * Boil or Build
 * Boil: Teams must filled an outdoor bathtub to the marked line,Tarau3-JohnMurrayEliminated.png came in last and were eliminated from the race.]] light a fire beneath it and then take a bath.
 * Build: Teams must stacked all the firewood in a marked area using traditional methods.
 * Who Wants to Go to the Dogs?'
 * The team member must drive a dog sled around the sledding course.
 * Volga River, Kostroma, Russia.

Leg 7 - Episode 7 (Russia → Portugal)

 * Orekhovo-Borisovo Metochion, Moscow, Russia
 * Flight from Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, Russia to Lisbon Portela Airport, Lisbon, Portugal.
 * In Lisbon, teams must go to the Torre de Belém and memorize and perform a traditional Portuguese song, Fado do Cansaço, to receive their next clue.
 * From Fabrica Sant'Anna to Largo da Porta do Sol.
 * Wet or Dry
 * Wet: Teams made their way to a section of the Lisbon streets celebrating theTarau3-DetourPortugal.png Agitagueda Art Festival, where thousands of umbrellas were hung above the streets. Teams would be tasked with counting all of the yellow umbrella (297). When they wrote the correct answer on a chalkboard and presented it to a judge, they would get their next clue.
 * Dry: Teams had to find a group of women on the streets and receive a laundry basket from them with their name attached. They then had to search among the clotheslines above the nearby streets for one article of clothing with the same name tag.
 * To Fisherman's Beach (Praia dos Pescadores), Cascais, Portugal.
 * Who's a Good Catch?'
 * The team member had to pick up a large fish, mussels and octopi and carry them across town to the Cozinha Portuguesa restaurant. They had to bring at least 5 Tarau3-RoadblockPortugal.png at the Roadblock.]]kilograms (11 lb) of octopus with them. Once they delivered their seafood, they would then be served a traditional Portuguese fish stew, Cataplana, which they had to eat to earn their next clue.
 * Pena National Palace, Sintra, Portugal.

Leg 8 - Episode 8 (Portugal → Croatia)

 * Pena National Palace, Sintra, Portugal.
 * Flight from Lisbon Portela Airport, Lisbon, Portugal to Dubrovnik Airport, Dubrovnik, Croatia.
 * In Dubrovnik, tems must go to the Ploča Gate at the Old City, chose two stones and navigate in the city walls to find the watchman's keep, once they answer correctly the question of the city guard, they would receive their next clue.
 * Travel on foot to the Old Harbour and sign for one of three departure times.Tarau3-DanielRyanFastForward.png at the Fast Forward.]]
 * The teams attempting the Fast Forward must collect prayer cards from three churchs of the city. Then they must deliver them to the local barber and get a monk's tonsure haircut.
 * Go on foot to the Big Onofrio Fountain and search for the next clue.
 * The team performing the Speed Bump must knot a different style of tie on each other.
 * Who's Always Looking Ahead?
 * The team member performing at the Roadblock must abseil with face forward at the wall of the Fort Bokar.
 * Travel by foot to the Old Harbour and search for the clue along the South Wall below the Fort St. John.
 * Who's a Social Climber?Tarau3-CatJesseEliminated.png came in last and were eliminated from the race.]]
 * The team member who didn't perform at the last Roadblock must ascend the wall of the local harbour.
 * Fort St. Lawrence, Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Leg 9 - Episode 9 (Croatia → Argentina)

 * Dubrovnik, Croatia.
 * Flight from Dubrovnik Airport, Dubrovnik, Croatia to Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Bueanos Aires, Argentina.
 * In Buenos Aires, teams must go to the Estancia Las Bétulas in Luján and search for the next clue.Tarau3-AshleighJarrodDetour.png at the Detour.]]
 * Who Wants to Horse Around?
 * Teams must navigate a sulky carriage along a marked path to a polo field. Then the team member performing in the Roadblock must prepare a polo horse for competition.
 * Travel by taxi to El Anteneo Grand book store in Buenos Aires.
 * Tango or Tribute
 * Tango: Teams must go to Pasaje de la Defensa in Buenos Aires to learn and perform a Tango routine.
 * Tribute: Teams must locate in a book a famous landmark of Buenos Aires, when Tarau3-CarlaHereniEliminated.png came in last and were eliminated from the race.]]they get there and answer a question correctly, they would receive a clue to another landmark wher they would find their next clue.
 * Tigre Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Franchise

 * First international season to visit all six inhabitable continents.

Australian

 * First season to have a team eliminated at the first leg.
 * First season to have a Double Express Pass.
 * First season to have a Speed Bump.
 * First season to have a male/female team in the final 3.
 * First season to not have the final 3 consist of 2 male/male teams and one female/female team.
 * First season to visit all six inhabitable continents.
 * First time visits to New Zealand, Cambodia, Thailand, Namibia, Russia, Portugal, Croatia, Argentina, and the United States.
 * Least number of teams, 10.