Former Bachelorette NZ and Heartbreak Island contestant Tavita Karika has died suddenly. Speaking on behalf of Karika’s family, fellow ex-Bachelorette contestant Marc Johnson confirmed Karika died on Thursday night in Wellington. The 31-year-old was a contestant in last year’s Bachelorette NZ season, having also starred in the 2018 season of Heartbreak Island. “I can confirm that Tavita did pass last night around midnight,” Johnson told
Stuff. “I can’t tell you if it was before or after because it was just too emotional, and before I knew it four or five hours had passed. “I got there about 10 minutes into the ambulance crew being at the scene, and about 10 to 15 minutes after that they informed us that they cannot help him.