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Moving Houses - Episode Guide

Season 1

Awhitu Peninsula

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Oct 12, 2021

Awhitu Peninsula

Leonie & Brendon bought a spectacular 110-year-old villa online and now have a big challenge on their hands. The house has to be moved off its site in a month - and they don't yet have a relocation company to move it or a piece of land to put it on.

Ōtaki Beach

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Oct 19, 2021

Ōtaki Beach

Jeff and Robin went shopping for a secondhand shed to put next to their tiny house - and instead fell in love with a dilapidated 100-year-old homestead. Romantics at heart, they're intent on rescuing a bit of local history.

Port Hills

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Oct 26, 2021

Port Hills

A sprawling ranch house must be cut in half and trucked along a dirt track up to a summit on a Port Hills farm. The journey is so steep that a bulldozer will have to help pull the weight.

Railway Carriage

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Nov 2, 2021

Railway Carriage

Trish and Colin bought an abandoned railway carriage on Trade Me with the idea of creating accommodation on their Hastings property. But craning it onto a truck and taking it through the tight bends around Lake Taupo prove to be a huge challenge!

Ruatangata

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Nov 9, 2021

Ruatangata

Monique and Graham bought a charming 1920s cottage to relocate to their rural section - but neither of them were prepared for the fact that their new home must be chainsawed in half to make it down narrow country roads in the dead of night.

Tuatapere

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Nov 16, 2021

Tuatapere

A Scottish couple has found the section of their dreams on a remote hilltop in the South Island - but the house of their dreams is in a relocation yard 600 kilometres away.

Waiheke Island

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Nov 23, 2021

Waiheke Island

Marli and David live in Canada but want to retire to scenic Waiheke Island. They've fallen in love with a stylish pre-built home - but getting it to the island will involve a tricky harbour crossing.

Martinborough

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Nov 30, 2021

Martinborough

Jacob and Teresa are relocating two brand-new pre-built houses from Auckland to their property among the vineyards, just out of Martinborough. But with a snowstorm on the way and a waterlogged section, will they be able to make their dream a reality?

Auckland to South Head

Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Dec 7, 2021

Auckland to South Head

Tony and Kirsten are about to embark on their fifth house relocation - but the pandemic meant they lost out on a beautiful villa and instead they must move an old bungalow. Will they love their new home or be eyeing up move #6?

Queenstown

Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Dec 14, 2021

Queenstown

Brett and Hollis want to save a 100-year-old church from demolition and move it to their property in Queenstown. Unfortunately, the church is huge and the route treacherous and narrow - will the building arrive in one piece?

Season 2

Ahipara

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Apr 25, 2023

Ahipara

Becky, Dean and their sons have gone all in with a two storey bungalow for their holiday home. Will it survive being chopped into five pieces for the drive north from Auckland?

Bythell's Bay

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: May 2, 2023

Bythell's Bay

An historic Marlborough Sounds cottage faces a perilious journey that begins aboard a barge before fording a river and travelling across farmland to eventually settle at a Kaikōura Court Section.

Matatā

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: May 9, 2023

Matatā

Wendy and Ian have traded life on the road for life on the land in Matatā, ditching their house bus for a renovated bungalow that contains a heart-warming surprise.

Raglan

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: May 16, 2023

Raglan

A Hamilton couple are realising their retirement dreams by settling in their favourite holiday spot of Raglan. They just have to get their brand-new house there.

Awhitu

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: May 23, 2023

Awhitu

Mitch and Anita are on a rescue mission to save precious family history - a two storey villa that has been in the family for generations but is now languishing unloved in a removal yard.

Vicarage

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: May 30, 2023

Vicarage

Restoration experts Rob and Chessa are taking on one of the Wairarapa's oldest buildings, a mid 19th Century Vicarage.

Hastings

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Jun 6, 2023

Hastings

Retired Hastings couple Sue and John couldn't bear the thought of downsizing and leaving their family home, so they've brought their bungalow with them to their daughter's property.

Marae

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Oct 24, 2023

Marae

Karuwai Marae at the top of the East Cape needs a new Wharekai (dining hall). The trustees of the Marae discover an old school classroom in Hawkes Bay but it's a long and perilous journey.

Mahanga

Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Oct 31, 2023

Mahanga

When Mark and Kay stumbled across an old shearer's quarters, they abandoned their plans to build new on their site in Mahia Peninsula and instead took on the perilous move to Mahanga.

Greendale

Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Nov 7, 2023

Greendale

Young farming couple Jayne and Rob have their hearts set on moving a 4 bedroom brick house on to the family farm in rural Canterbury, right before their impending wedding.

Season 3

Nevis Valley

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Nov 10, 2024

Nevis Valley

Mark and Anthony expand their Nevis Valley retreat, but their mover has to navigate the South Island's most scenic yet treacherous route, with hairpin bends, steep drop-offs, and unsealed roads.

Farewell Spit

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Nov 17, 2024

Farewell Spit

Sarah and Stu's dream retreat at remote Farewell Spit faces big challenges as isolation, one-lane bridges, and the daunting Tākaka Hill make placing their perfect house a real adventure.

Mangawhai

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Nov 24, 2024

Mangawhai

4 months pregnant Jordan & Will, and toddler Jude, race to move a 1920s bungalow to Mangawhai before 2nd baby arrives, navigating the Johnstones Hill tunnel and some narrow country lanes.

Gisborne

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Dec 1, 2024

Gisborne

After Cyclone Gabrielle, Alicia, Damien, and their boys count on the Randalls to move a relocatable home from Auckland to Gisborne, navigating the twisty Waioeka Gorge and busy roads full of trucks.

Rimutakas

Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Dec 15, 2024

Rimutakas

Arrowtown

Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Jun 22, 2025

Arrowtown

A 110-year-old church embarks on an epic 110km journey from Lumsden to Arrowtown. Battling the treacherous Devil's Staircase, this house of God faces a thrilling clash of good vs. evil.

Mahia

Episode: 3x08 | Airdate: Jun 29, 2025

Mahia

Wellington musos Kirsten and James chase their dream to Mahia, moving Big Bertha—an 8m-wide ex-classroom—through the perilous Waikare Gorge and around the notorious Devil's Elbow.

Australia

Episode: 3x09 | Airdate: Jul 6, 2025

Australia

Katy, Jamie, and their girls traded the city lights for 25 wild Queensland acres. But can their massive house survive a 299km trek dodging thundering trucks and rogue kangaroos on the open highway?

Carterton

Episode: 3x10 | Airdate: Jul 13, 2025

Carterton

Irish-German expats Pat and Dani "right-size" for a dream life in Wairarapa, embarking on a wild cross-country move packed with tight bends, off-road railway crossings and epic pinch points.

Beach Haven

Episode: 3x11 | Airdate: Jul 20, 2025

Beach Haven

Helen returns to her Beach Haven roots, moving a grand Epsom villa onto her childhood plot for a fresh start. But unexpected obstacles on moving night turn this homecoming into a high-stakes adventure.

Christchurch

Episode: 3x12 | Airdate: Jul 27, 2025

Christchurch

Kris and Lucy's majestic 140-year-old Christchurch villa faces a daring journey - over 100 tons, one trailer, and just 1km through city chaos, dodging traffic lights, trees, and powerlines.

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