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Grand Designs New Zealand

Season 10

2026 · 8 episodes

  1. 1. Earnscleugh

    2026-04-12 · 45m

    A well-resourced couple who fall in love with a rundown Central Otago “castle” find restoring a heritage building is anything but romantic.

  2. 2. Tauranga Hilltop

    2026-04-19 · 45m

    In the Western Bay of Plenty, a Modernist-inspired house with its own art gallery is the brainchild of a cement industry veteran who came to architecture later in life.

  3. 3. Huntsbury Strawbale

    2026-04-26 · 45m

    An environmentally-committed young couple in Christchurch buck convention by going back to the future with a centuries-old building material.

  4. 4. Bendigo

    2026-05-03 · 45m

    A Central Otago vineyard is the breath-taking site for a multi-generational home bringing an extended family back together with the matriarch's own journey front of mind.

  5. 5. Kawau

    2026-05-10 · 45m

    A Hauraki Gulf island with an illustrious history looks to be an idyllic family retreat but building there proves a logistical nightmare.

  6. 6. Martinborough

    2026-05-17 · 45m

    A “forever” home amongst the vines in Martinborough wine country, with a black and white combination of Yakisugi timber and Oamaru Stone, tests the limits of an enterprising couple’s resources.

  7. 7. Omaha

    2026-05-24 · 45m

    In a prominent position in one of New Zealand’s most well-known beach-side communities, an Auckland couple plan a holiday home work of art.

  8. 8. Rock House

    2026-05-31 · 45m

    A seemingly impossible to build on section high above Queenstown is the location for Hans and Suzy Raetz’s “fun” project – a modular home constructed in Cromwell.

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