About this season
Architect extraordinaire George Clarke can’t get enough of Kiwi living. He embarks upon an epic journey to some of the hundreds of islands dotted around New Zealand’s coastline and Australia’s eastern seaboard on a quest to explore some of the countries’ wildest homes. While meeting an array of colourful characters and navigating rugged terrain, George will discover just what it takes to reside and thrive in an offshore island home.
Episodes (6)
1. Great Barrier Island, New Zealand
Aired 2 October 2025 • 46 min
On New Zealand's weather-beaten Great Barrier Island, George Clarke explores three remarkable homes that push the boundaries of design in extreme conditions.
2. Rakino Island, New Zealand
Aired 9 October 2025 • 46 min
George visits one of the Hauraki Gulf's best-kept secrets - Rakino Island. He explores a one-of-a-kind tiny home, a house perched right on the ocean, and the cottage of a Rakino Island legend.
3. Lord Howe Island, Australia
Aired 16 October 2025 • 47 min
George Clarke travels to the breathtakingly remote Lord Howe Island, a tiny Pacific gem off Australia's west coast. George visits a home built on sweat, ingenuity, and a moving family legacy.
4. Kawau Island, New Zealand
Aired 23 October 2025 • 47 min
George visits Kawau Island, a boatie's paradise where life is lived by the tides. There, he sees a home crafted around a love of timber, a one-of-a-kind yurt, and a Kiwi bach with a difference.
5. Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand
Aired 30 October 2025 • 47 min
George Clarke heads deep into the Marlborough Sounds in search of wild homes. George ventures to a dangerous to a dangerously remote barn conversion and climbs aboard a replica pirate ship.
6. Bruny Island, Australia
Aired 6 November 2025 • 46 min
George travels to the windswept shores of Bruny Island, off Tasmania's coast. There, he explores a science fiction-inspired dome that feels like a home from another planet.