About this season
Five Kiwi teams of two gamble with the most important possession in their lives: their home. Each week one team hands over the keys to their home to host Duncan Heyde, to be renovated by their rival teams in just five and half days.
Episodes (21)
1. Episode 1
Aired 10 September 2023 • 65 min
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.
2. Episode 2
Aired 11 September 2023
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?
3. Episode 3
Aired 12 September 2023
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.
4. Episode 4
Aired 17 September 2023
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.
5. Episode 5
Aired 18 September 2023
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.
6. Episode 6
Aired 19 September 2023
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.
7. Episode 7
Aired 24 September 2023
8. Episode 8
Aired 25 September 2023
9. Episode 9
Aired 26 September 2023
10. Episode 10
Aired 1 October 2023
Howick Renovation (Sherwen & Nikita) - Introduction
11. Episode 11
Aired 2 October 2023
Howick Renovation (Sherwen & Nikita) - Renovation Continues
12. Episode 12
Aired 3 October 2023
Howick Renovation (Sherwen & Nikita) - House Reveal & Scores
13. Episode 13
Aired 8 October 2023
Murrays Bay Renovation (Char & Violet) - Introduction
14. Episode 14
Aired 9 October 2023
Murrays Bay Renovation (Char & Violet) - Renovation Continues
15. Episode 15
Aired 10 October 2023
Murrays Bay Renovation (Char & Violet) - House Reveal, Scores & Elimination
16. Episode 16
Aired 15 October 2023
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.
17. Episode 17
Aired 16 October 2023
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.
18. Episode 18
Aired 17 October 2023
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.
19. Episode 19
Aired 22 October 2023
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.
20. Episode 20
Aired 23 October 2023 • 60 min
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.
21. Episode 21
Aired 24 October 2023 • 60 min
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.