Episode 1 Earnscleugh
A well-resourced couple who fall in love with a rundown Central Otago "castle" find restoring a heritage building is anything but romantic.
duration: 44 minutes
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Grand Designs New Zealand returns as host Tom Webster follows another group of intrepid Kiwis boldly pushing the limits to create their ultimate dream homes.
A well-resourced couple who fall in love with a rundown Central Otago "castle" find restoring a heritage building is anything but romantic.
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.
An environmentally-committed young couple in Christchurch buck convention by going back to the future with a centuries-old building material.
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.
A Hauraki Gulf island with an illustrious history looks to be an idyllic family retreat but building there proves a logistical nightmare.
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 and resilience.
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.
A seemingly impossible build high above Queenstown is the location for Hans and Suzy's "fun" project - a modular home constructed in Cromwell and somehow transported to site through a gorge and up a mountainside. (Final)
Grand Designs New Zealand returns as host Tom Webster follows another group of intrepid Kiwis boldly pushing the limits to create their ultimate dream homes.
