House Rules NZ - Season 1

Five teams put their homes on the line for a whole house renovation in five and a half days. They must follow five house rules as they compete for a life changing prize.

On House Rules New Zealand, conflicting design choices see teams struggling to create a cohesive home. With four days left, can they work together to complete newlyweds Jemma and Alvaro's home?

Teams deliver their zones for judging and homeowners Jemma and Alvaro see their completely renovated home for the first time. There's smiles and tears as scores are revealed.

Andre and Martinique handover the keys to their rundown 1940s home for the second renovation. New house rules and a five and half day deadline ups the pressure on the teams.

An emergency evacuation threatens to put the teams behind. Jemma and Alvaro face a minefield of problems in their zone. And Jarrad finds himself flying solo without Theresa.

It's judgment day as the teams race to finish the second whole house reno. Will Martinique and Andre like it? Who will top the leaderboard when the homeowners and judges' score.

The teams begin a complete reno of Jarrad and his teenage sons' two storey New Lynn home in five and a half days. Teams clash over design ideas and no one is willing to backdown.

Design mentor Jade challenges one team to rethink some of their choices for Jarrad's two storey house as creative differences cause friction among some teams.

Cousins Theresa and Jarrad and his sons see Jarrad's completely renovated two storey home for the first time and a dramatic twist in the judging signals a shift in the competition.

Emotions are at an all-time high between Char and Violet, and Jarrad and Theresa. But will a new home renovation at Nikita and Sherwen's give the teams a fresh start?

A house rule set by Nikita and Sherwen has the teams wondering how to create a cohesive home. The pressure is on for Char and Violet with a bonus room and a chance for bonus points.

Nikita and Sherwen see their completely renovated home for the first time. Will they be happy with the design decisions made by the other teams?

On House Rules NZ, the teams tackle the biggest house renovation yet at Char's in Murray's Bay. The pressure is on to score well and avoid the double elimination!

On House Rules NZ, the teams are working hard and fast as the renovation deadline looms. There's a lot of work to do and frustrations are at an all-time high.

The teams race to finish Char's family home in Murrays Bay. With the first House Rules NZ elimination looming, will Char and Violet score strategically to keep themselves in the game?

The aftermath of strategic scoring by Char and Violet leaves the teams reeling and anxious to hear the judges' scores. Two teams depart the competition in an elimination which shocks everyone.

The teams have only three days to redo zones in their homes following their own house rules. There's a surprise visit from the judges who announce a new challenge no one saw coming.

It's the final day of redo renos. A special judge joins Michael and Katrina to decide who will be eliminated and which two teams will battle it out to win $100,000 off their mortgage.

The two remaining teams have to revamp each other's rundown outdoor areas as they compete to wow the judges and win the life changing grand prize.

The two final teams are under enormous pressure from bad weather and tight budgets as they battle to deliver their outdoor areas and win the $100,000 off their mortgage prize.

With $100,000 off their mortgage at stake, Jemma and Alvaro, and Martinique and Andre give their outdoor areas a last push before a dramatic judging decides the winning team.