Season 9

Plans for an elegant “empty nest” home on Waiheke Island are swamped by a sea of mud and a tsunami of rising construction costs.

A cherished family holiday home at Lake Ōhau is rebuilt after destruction and near-death experience.

A concrete, steel and glass citadel above a popular Auckland beach combines austere functionality with luxury living.

The dream of a sustainable rammed earth house at Waikanae risks crumbling in the face of building delays and steadily rising costs.

Two psychologists undergo their own stress tests building a Mountain Modern home overlooking Otago Harbour.

An old tennis court in Paraparaumu is set to become a couple's new family home but the project lobs up a series of backhanders.

A couple with peaceful retirement in mind, plan a rustic retreat in North Canterbury inspired by a Stealth Bomber fighter.

A rambunctious retired bricklayer builds one final house, for himself and his ever-patient wife on their farm near Whanganui.