My Kitchen Rules New Zealand

The competition kicks off with the first instant restaurant. In Waikato, modern-day hippies Neena and Belinda try to impress judges Ben Bayly and Gareth Stewart and four rival teams with their best three-course dinner.

In central Auckland, social media buddies Sam and Dan host the second instant restaurant and cook a three-course meal for the judges and four rival teams.

At the third instant restaurant in Tauranga, ‘bogan besties’ June and Steph cook a three-course meal for the judges and four rival teams.

In snowy Dunedin, newlyweds Christie and Dan try to warm up the competition with a Mexican-themed instant restaurant.

With the lowest-scoring team facing elimination at the end of the round, ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Tracey and Neil host Group One’s final instant restaurant at Orewa, north of Auckland.

Husband and wife team Aaron and Heather kick off Group Two’s instant restaurant round, hosting a three-course dinner in Palmerston North.

In Lower Hutt, the ‘Fireman and his Flame’, Ian and Sandie, host a three-course meal for the judges and four rival teams. But can they handle the heat?

At their Christchurch instant restaurant, young couple Jessie and Ricki attempt to cook an ambitious three-course menu for their fellow contestants and the judges.

Corporate dads Josh and Aaron host their instant restaurant on Auckland’s North Shore. But can they do the business in the kitchen?

Hawke’s Bay sisters Kelly and Megan host Group Two’s final instant restaurant and the judges reveal a shock twist that no one sees coming.

The first of the ‘gatecrashers’, sporty mums Theresa and Joelle, host a retro-themed instant restaurant in Christchurch.

‘Beauty and the Beast’, Tracey and Neil, get their second chance to host an instant restaurant at Orewa, north of Auckland. Can they score better than they did the first time?

In Auckland’s North Shore, the pressure is on Josh and Aaron as they host their second instant restaurant. Can they improve on their first result?

The second gatecrasher team, Maura and Steve, host an Italian-inspired three-course meal in Wellington.

In the final instant restaurant, the last of the gatecrashers, Dai and Dal, cook a Laotian-style three course meal, then elimination brings a shock for the teams.

The nine remaining teams are reunited for the first People’s Choice challenge, cooking for the children and families of Auckland’s Ronald McDonald House.

The teams face two challenges in kitchen headquarters to find who will be safe and who will face a sudden death elimination cook-off.

The bottom two teams compete in a sudden death cook-off, cooking three-course meals for Ben Bayly, Gareth Stewart and four guest judges, Robert Oliver, Sean Connolly, Nadia Lim and Grace Ramirez.

Eight teams cook cuisines from eight different countries for 150 guests in an international market day challenge.

The teams compete in two challenges at kitchen headquarters to find who will be safe and who will face sudden death.

In the second semifinal, the two remaining teams compete to find who will win a place in the Grand Final.