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New Zealand TV series or program

My Kitchen Rules NZ

Also known as| My Kitchen Rules New Zealand
Genre| Cooking
Judges|

* Ben Bayly (2014–2015)
* Gareth Stewart (2014–2015)
* Pete Evans (2017-2018)
* Manu Feildel (2017-2024)
* Colin Fassnidge (2023-2024)

Country of origin| New Zealand
Original language| English
No. of series| 5
No. of episodes| 59
Production
Running time| 60-120 minutes per episode
Production companies| Seven Network (2017)
ScreenTime New Zealand (2023)
Original release
Network| TVNZ
Release| 24 August 2014 (2014-08-24) –
present
Related
My Kitchen Rules
My Kitchen Rules SA

My Kitchen Rules NZ is a New Zealand reality show based on the popular Australian reality television series My Kitchen Rules. The show premiered in New Zealand on TV1 on 24 August 2014.[1]

Season 2 premiered on TV2 on 12 October 2015. On 29 September 2016, Pete Evans and Manu Feildel, hosts of the Australian MKR, were announced as the hosts for the third season of My Kitchen Rules NZ, which began airing on 25 September 2017.[2] Evans and Feildel also judged season 4, which aired in 2018.[3]

In November 2022, the series was renewed for a fifth season, four years after the previous, which will see Manu Feildel returning as host alongside new host and judge Colin Fassnidge, set to air in 2023 on TVNZ 2.[4][5] The winning team receives NZ$100,000 prize money.[6][3]

The series was then renewed for a sixth season with Feildel and Fassinidge returning as hosts. The sixth season is set to air April 2024 on TVNZ 2.

## Format

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### Contestants

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The New Zealand version of the show initially had teams of two contestants with pre-existing relationships —competing against each other to transform an ordinary home into an instant restaurant complete with theme and table decorations for one pressure-cooker night.

Number of teams participated per series Region  | Series  |

|
|

One | Two | Three | Four | Five

Auckland

| AUK | 3  | 4  | 2  | 1  |

Bay of Plenty

| BOP | 1  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1

Tauranga

| TGA | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  | 1

Whakatāne

| WHK | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  |

Rotorua

| ROT | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  |

Canterbury

| CAN | 2  | 1  | \-  | \-  |

Christchurch

| CHC | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  |

Hawkes Bay

| HKB | 1  | 1  | \-  | \-  |

Manawatū

| MWT | 1  | 2  | \-  | \-  |

Otago

| OTA | 1  | 1  | \-  | \-  |

Wānaka

| WKA | \-  | \-  | 1  | \-  |

Taranaki

| TKI | \-  | 1  | \-  | \-  |

Waikato

| WKO | 1  | 1  | \-  | \-  |

Wellington

| WGN | 3  | 1  | 1  | \-  |

New Plymouth

| NPL | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  |

Dunedin

| DUN | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1  |
Total | 13  | 12  | 6  | 6  |

### Judging panel

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The current judging panel consists of celebrity chefs and hosts Pete Evans and Manu Feildel.[7] Filling four spots in the Kitchen HQ judging table are local celebrity chef and former Masterchef NZ Winner, Nadia Lim; former Masterchef NZ judge, Ray McVinnie; 2016 Metropolitan Chef of the Year, Tom Hishon; and acclaimed restaurateur, Sean Connolly.[8]

Judges  | Series

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One | Two | Three | Four
Current
Manu Feildel |  | Host/Main  | Host/Main
Former
Ray McVinnie |  | Guest  |  |  |
Tom Hishon |  | Guest  |  |  |
Sean Connolly | Guest  |  | Guest  |  |  |
Nadia Lim | Guest  |  |  |
Robert Oliver | Guest  |
Liz Egan |  | Guest  |
Grace Ramirez | Guest  |
Pete Evans |  | Host/Main  |  |  |
Ben Bayly | Host/Main[5] |
Gareth Stewart | Host/Main[5] |

### Previous format

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#### Instant restaurant round

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Grouped into two, the teams initially are to compete in an instant restaurant round. Each episode focuses on one team's day of cooking, setting up their instant restaurant and serving a three-course dinner—entrée, main, and dessert—for the judges and their opposing teams. Teams could only start cooking three hours before the other teams and judges arrive at their house. After the team served all three meals to the judges and their opposition, each opposing team must rate the total meal out of ten, then each main judge must rate each of the three courses separately out of ten. The lowest scoring team will be then at risk of elimination.

Contestants do not necessarily cook in their own homes. In most cases when this happened it is the home of a family member or friend or a holiday home of one or both members of the team.

Team progress and eliminations:

There were variations on format in team progress and elimination process in this round.

* During the first series of the show, the lowest scoring teams (fifth place) of each instant restaurant round were eliminated immediately from the competition. Meanwhile, top two scoring teams on both rounds advanced through to quarterfinals round. Teams placing third and fourth on both instant restaurant rounds have to compete in a Kitchen Cook-off, where two losing teams will be eliminated, and the other two will proceed through to quarterfinals.

#### Pre-finals round

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After the instant restaurant, the remaining teams compete in a four-round format and went from People's Choice directly to Sudden Death.

* People's Choice Challenge – During this offsite challenge, teams would all have an hour and a half to prepare their dish relevant to a theme or event. The team with the most number of guest votes (sometimes, the best-selling dish if all are tasked to sell their meal) is declared as the People's Choice and will be safe for the rest of the round (For series 5, some winning teams were given an advantage for the next Food truck challenge as an even number of teams were required to compete). A team with the worst dish will be chosen by the judges and will proceed straight through the Sudden Death round.
* Rapid Cook-off – In Kitchen Headquarters, teams are challenged to create a dish using a key ingredient in 30 minutes. All teams will be reviewed by the judges with certain number of teams who will be safe from elimination, and who will be competing in a following showdown.
* Showdown – Teams with the worst dishes during rapid cook-off compete in this round by cooking a meal using a core ingredient in 60 minutes. A team with the worst dish, again, will be chosen by the judges and will proceed straight through the Sudden Death round.
* Sudden Death – Two losing teams from People's Choice Challenge and Showdown will battle it out producing a three-course meal for Pete and Manu, as well as for the four guest judges. Both teams must prepare their dishes for a total of three hours—90 minutes prior to serving entrée, 60 minutes for main course, and 30 minutes for the dessert. Each judge will score the total meal out of ten and the lowest scoring team will be eliminated from the competition. As of the fourth series, blind tastings were introduced and the guest judges will critique the dish without the knowledge who cooked it.

#### Finals round

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Finals round consists of three rounds: two sets of semifinals, and a grand final. All follow a sudden death cook-off format where in teams will produce a three-course meal for the main judges and for the four guest judges. Teams will be scored their total meal out of ten by the judges and the lower scoring team will be eliminated.

##### Semifinals

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Prior to grand final round, four remaining teams compete in a semifinal round. Teams going head-to-head in this round is determined variously in different series. The final four were divided into two semifinal match-ups based on their rankings in the Final 5 round. Like last time, #1 cooked against #4, and #2 cooked against #3.

##### Grand final

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Winners of each semifinal will go straight through the grand final round, the last stage of the competition. Each team will be scored and the higher scoring team will be declared the My Kitchen Rules champions.

#### Series 3 Format Change

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For Series 3, airing in 2017, a significant change was made to the format, in which the Kitchen HQ rounds were dropped. After the initial instant restaurant round, one team was eliminated. A series of sudden death rounds follow.[9]

## Series overview

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To date, three series have been broadcast, as summarised below.

Colour legend:
– Winner
– Runner-up
Series  | Premiere date  | Finale date  | Number
of teams | Competing teams[10] | Host &
Main Judges  | Guest Judges

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One[11] | 24 August 2014  | 29 October 2014  | 13  | AUK | Josh & Aaron[12] | Sam & Dan[13] | Tracey & Niel[14] |  | Ben Bayly
Gareth Stewart | Nadia Lim
Grace Ramirez
Robert Oliver
Sean Connolly
BOP | June & Steph[15] |  |  |
CAN | Jessie & Ricki[16] | Theresa & Joelle[17] |  |
HKB | Kelly & Megan[18] |  |  |
MWT | Aaron & Heather[19] |  |  |
OTA | Dan & Christie[20] |  |  |
WKO | Neena & Belinda[21] |  |  |
WGN | Ian & Sandle[22] | Dal & Dai[23] | Steve & Maura[24] |
Two[25] | 12 October 2015  | 15 December 2015  | 12  | AUK | Hannah & Cathy[26] | Katarina & Natasha[27] | William & Zoe[28] | Ben & Regan[29] | Nadia Lim
Grace Ramirez
Robert Oliver
Liz Egan
CAN | Ruth & Cheryl[30] |  |  |
HKB | Monique & Henry[31] |  |  |
MWT | Kimberly & Brooke[32] | Lauren & Simon[33] |  |
OTA | Travis & Jeremy[34] |  |  |
TKI | Laurance & Paul[35] |  |  |
WKO | Jay & Sarah[36] |  |  |
WGN | Jess & Stella[37] |  |  |
Three | 25 September 2017  | 27 November 2017  | 6  | AUK | Jaryd & Ben[38] | Charlotte & Maddie[39] |  |  | Manu Feildel
Pete Evans | Nadia Lim
Sean Connolly
Ray McVinnie
Tom Hishon
ROT | Tash & Hera[40] |  |  |
WKA | Chris & Bex[41] |  |  |
CHC | Heather & Mitch[42] |  |  |
WGN | Teal & Sophie[43] |  |  |

## International broadcast

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Country  | Network  | Current broadcaster?  | Source(s)

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Australia  | Channel Seven | Yes  | [44]
Canada  | Gusto TV | Yes  | [45]
United Kingdom  | Sky Living | Yes  | [46]

## References

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2. ^ Kevin, Perry (30 September 2016). "Pete & Manu to host My Kitchen Rules New Zealand". DeciderTV. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
3. ^ a b McIlraith, Brianna (11 December 2018). "Taranaki father and daughter duo's delight over $100,000 My Kitchen Rules win". Stuff. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
4. ^ Knox, David (13 November 2022). "New Zealand revives My Kitchen Rules". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
5. ^ a b c "Top local chefs take over Aussies' spot on MKR NZ". The New Zealand Herald. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
6. ^ Rohan, Lillie (12 November 2022). "My Kitchen Rules stars Manu Fieldel and Colin Fassnidge on rocky road to friendship". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
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13. ^ "Sam & Dan | My Kitchen Rules NZ". mkrnz.co.nz. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
14. ^ "Tracey & Neil | My Kitchen Rules NZ". mkrnz.co.nz. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
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16. ^ "Jessie & Ricki | My Kitchen Rules NZ". mkrnz.co.nz. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
17. ^ "Theresa & Joelle | My Kitchen Rules NZ". mkrnz.co.nz. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
18. ^ "Kelly & Megan | My Kitchen Rules NZ". mkrnz.co.nz. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
19. ^ "Aaron & Heather | My Kitchen Rules NZ". mkrnz.co.nz. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
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21. ^ "Neena & Belinda | My Kitchen Rules NZ". mkrnz.co.nz. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
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26. ^ "Hannah & Cathy | My Kitchen Rules NZ". mkrnz.co.nz. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
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28. ^ "William & Zoe | My Kitchen Rules NZ". mkrnz.co.nz. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
29. ^ "Ben & Reagan | My Kitchen Rules NZ". mkrnz.co.nz. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
30. ^ "Ruth & Cheryl | My Kitchen Rules NZ". mkrnz.co.nz. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
31. ^ "Monique & Henry | My Kitchen Rules NZ". mkrnz.co.nz. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
32. ^ "Kimberley & Brooke | My Kitchen Rules NZ". mkrnz.co.nz. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
33. ^ "Lauren & Simon | My Kitchen Rules NZ". mkrnz.co.nz. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
34. ^ "Travis & Jeremy | My Kitchen Rules NZ". mkrnz.co.nz. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
35. ^ "Laurence & Paul | My Kitchen Rules NZ". mkrnz.co.nz. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
36. ^ "Jay & Sarah | My Kitchen Rules NZ". mkrnz.co.nz. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
37. ^ "Jess & Stella | My Kitchen Rules NZ". mkrnz.co.nz. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
38. ^ "Jaryd & Ben | TVNZ OnDemand". www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/my-kitchen-rules-new-zealand. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
39. ^ "Charlotte & Maddie | TVNZ OnDemand". www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/my-kitchen-rules-new-zealand. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
40. ^ "Tash & Hera | TVNZ OnDemand". www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/my-kitchen-rules-new-zealand. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
41. ^ "Chris & Bex | TVNZ OnDemand". www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/my-kitchen-rules-new-zealand. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
42. ^ "Heather & Mitch | TVNZ OnDemand". www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/my-kitchen-rules-new-zealand. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
43. ^ "Teal & Sophie | TVNZ OnDemand". www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/my-kitchen-rules-new-zealand. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
44. ^ "Watch My Kitchen Rules New Zealand Online: Free Streaming & Catch Up TV in Australia". 7plus.com.au. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
45. ^ "Sneak Peek My Kitchen Rules New Zealand Starts Tonight". Gusto TV. 5 January 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
46. ^ "My Kitchen Rules New Zealand Sky Living". Sky Living. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.

## External links

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* Official website

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My Kitchen Rules NZ

Series|

* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4

Main Judges|

* Ben Bayly (2014–)
* Gareth Stewart (2014–)

Tasting Panel|

* Nadia Lim (2014–)
* Grace Ramirezi (2014–)
* Robert Oliver (2014–)
* Liz Egan (2015–)
* Sean Connolly (2014)

Winners|

* 2014: Neena & Belinda (Waikato)
* 2015: TBD

Runner-Up|

* 2014: Aaron & Heather (Manawatu)
* 2015: TBD

* v
* t
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My Kitchen Rules

Series|

* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 10
* 11
* 12
* 13

Starring|

* Pete Evans
* Manu Feildel
* Colin Fassnidge
* Nigella Lawson
* Matt Preston

International adaptations|

* British
* New Zealand
* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* United States
* South Africa

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