← Grand Designs New Zealand

Season 2

8 episodes · 2016

  1. 1Point Chevalier: The Concreteologist

    25 Sep 2016

    Ross plans to create a towering home for his family on the cliffs of Point Chevalier. But after living on site for nearly 10 years, his family is now wondering if he'll ever get their home finished.

  2. 2New Plymouth: Hemp Home

    02 Oct 2016

    New Plymouth couple Greg and Gayle build one of the first hemp homes in NZ, and spend thousands shielding themselves against what they believe are the ill effects of electromagnetic radiation.

  3. 3Northland: Rusty House

    09 Oct 2016

    Steve Wilson and Wendy Grell move from Auckland to the Northland beachside where they plan to build an architectural marvel of corten steel in an unassuming seaside community.

  4. 4Kapiti Coast: Stilt House

    16 Oct 2016

    Predicted sea level rises are not stopping architect Guy Marriage and his extended family from building a DIY Bach, only metres from the high tide mark on Wellington's Kapiti Coast.

  5. 5Ponsonby: French House

    23 Oct 2016

    Philippe and Sarah Lods hope to create a modernist home based on Parisian apartments on a rare empty site in the heart of Auckland's historic Ponsonby.

  6. 6Queenstown: Modern Day Castle

    30 Oct 2016

    Christchurch earthquake refugees Andy Macbeth and Jo Denton build a modern-day fortress against the elements in alpine Queenstown.

  7. 7Christchurch: Shipping Container Home

    06 Nov 2016

    Building with shipping containers seems like a creative way to create a home, but construction falling a year behind is only the start of this Christchurch family's build problems.

  8. 8South Brighton: Earthquake Rebuildfinale

    13 Nov 2016

    A terminally ill Christchurch man and his family are determined to stay in South Brighton despite on-going earthquakes, and the fact their house is being built on a sand dune.