My Kitchen Rules NZ

Series premiere: It's instant restaurant time. 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 Dan and Christie 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 in Orewa, 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? #MKRNZ

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 no one sees coming.

A shocking twist leaves the lowest scoring teams fighting for their place in the competition. Who will be able to handle the heat?

Beauty and the Beast, Neil and Tracy, find themselves on the chopping block. Will they be able to cook their way out of this one?

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 another shock for the teams.

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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.

The bottom four teams compete in a double elimination cook-off, judged by Ben Bayly, Gareth Stewart and four guest judges, Robert Oliver, Nadia Lim, Grace Ramirez and Sean Connolly. Continues Sunday.

Six teams prepare lunch platters for the judges and eight mystery guests.

The teams compete in two challenges to find who's safe and who will go to sudden death. But there's a twist which throws all the teams off their game.

The bottom two teams face sudden death, cooking for Ben Bayly, Gareth Stewart and four guest judges; Robert Oliver, Nadia Lim, Grace Ramirez and Sean Connolly.

The top five teams compete in a people's choice pizza challenge on Auckland's Federal Street. Continues Tuesday.

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In the first semifinal, two teams cook their best three-course meals for the MKR judges and guests to find who will go through to the grand final.

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

The Grand Final. The two finalist teams cook five courses each for the MKR judges and guests to find who will win the first-ever MKR New Zealand title and the grand prize of $100,000.