My Kitchen Rules NZ series 1 explained

Network:	TVNZ
Num Episodes:	30

My Kitchen Rules NZ (series 1) is a reality television cooking programme which aired on the TVNZ TV ONE.

Teams

The teams in this episode were:^{[1] [2]}

Region		Group	Members	Relationship	Status
Bay of Plenty		1	June Taragonish & Steph Lison	Bogan Besties	Eliminated on 2 September 2014 (Round 1 - Instant restaurant) ^[3] ^[4]
Hawkes Bay		2	Kelly & Megan Tarahase	Hawkes Bay Sisters	Eliminated on 15 September 2014 (Round 2 - Instant restaurant) ^[5]
Auckland		1	Tracey Allan & Neil Gussey	Beauty & The Beast	Eliminated on 21 September 2014 (Round 3 - Instant restaurant) ^[6]
Canterbury		3	Theresa Haynery & Joelle Soga	Sporty Mums
Otago		1	Dan & Christie Beck	Newlyweds	Eliminated on 1 October 2014 (Round 4 - Sudden Death) ^[7]
Auckland		1	Sam & Dan Freeman	Social Media Buddies^[8]	Eliminated on 8 October 2014 (Round 5 - Sudden Death) ^[9]
Wellington		2	Ian Wright & Sandie Wright	Fireman & His Flame
Wellington		3	Steve Goodman & Maura Rigby	Wellington Foodies	Eliminated on 15 October 2014 (Round 6 - Sudden Death) ^[10]
Canterbury		2	Jessie Smulders & Ricki-mae Paisley	Christchurch Cuties	Eliminated on 22 October 2014 (Round 7 - Sudden Death) ^[11]
Auckland		2	Josh King & Aaron Gascoigne	Corporate Dads	Eliminated on 26 October 2014 (Round 8 - Semi-Final 1) ^[12]
Wellington		3	Dai Sano & Dal Chayo	Sugar & Spice	Eliminated on 28 October 2014 (Round 8 - Semi-Final 2) ^[13] ^[14]
Manawatu		2	Aaron Freeman & Heather Freeman	Polynesian Cooks	RUNNER-UP
Waikato		1	Neena Truscott & Belinda MacDonald	Modern Day Hippies	WINNERS ^[15]

Elimination History

Round:		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8		9
					Sudden Death				Semi-Finals		Final
Team		Result
	Neena & Belinda	1st (71)			RCO (Safe)	People's Choice	People's Choice	SD (53)		1st (55)	WINNERS (52)
	Aaron & Heather		1st (75)		RCO (Safe)	RCO (Safe)	RCO (Safe)	RCO (Safe)	1st (54)		Runners-up (51)
	Dai & Dal			1st (79)	People's Choice	SD (51)	RCO (Safe)	RCO (Safe)		2nd (47)
	Josh & Aaron		4th (68)	2nd (73)	People's Choice	RCO (Safe)	RCO (Safe)	People's Choice	2nd (50)	colspan="2"
	Jessie & Ricki		2nd (70)		RCO (Safe)	RCO (Safe)	SD (44)	SD (43)	colspan="3"
	Steve & Maura			3rd (69)	People's Choice	SD (44)	SD (43)	colspan="4"
	Ian & Sandle		3rd (69)		RCO (Safe)	SD (41)	rowspan="2" colspan="5"
	Sam & Dan	3rd (63)			SD (42)	SD (12)
	Dan & Christie	2nd (64)			SD (35)	colspan="6"
	Theresa & Joelle			4th (68)	rowspan="2" colspan="15"
	Tracey & Neil	4th (57)		5th (57)
	Kelly & Megan		5th (53)	colspan="15"
	June & Steph	5th (47)

Cell descriptions
	Team won the challenge, People's Choice or received the highest score for the round.
Safe	Team became safe from elimination after winning/passing the challenge.
SD	Team won the Sudden Death cook-off and is safe from elimination. Scores are out of 60.
SD	Team was eliminated after losing the Sudden Death cook-off or round. Scores are out of 60.
Immune	From winning the previous challenge, team was immune from elimination and was not required to participate.
	Results do not apply as the team was not allocated to this challenge or round.

Competition details

Instant Restaurant Round

Round 1 - Scores

• Episodes 1 to 5
• Airdate – 24 Aug to 2 Sep 2014
• Description – Teams were to transform their homes into an 'Instant Restaurant', serving opposing teams and judges a three course meal (Entree, Main and Dessert). All teams are judged and scored by the other teams, and also by Ben and Gareth.

Ep.	Team		Airdate	Guest scores					Ben's Scores			Gareth's Scores			Total	Rank	Result
				NB	SD	JS	DC	TN	Entrée	Main	Dessert	Entrée	Main	Dessert
1		NB: Neena & Belinda	24 Aug2014	-											71	1st	Safe
2		SD: Sam & Dan	26 Aug 2014			-										63	3rd	Safe
3		JS: June & Steph	27 Aug 2014			-									47	5th	Eliminated
4		DC: Dan & Christie	31 Aug 2014					-								64	2nd	Safe
5		TN: Tracey & Neil	2 Sep 2014					-							57	4th	Through to Round 3

Round 1 - Dishes

Team Restaurant Name		Entrée	Main	Dessert
WKO	NB: Neena & Belinda	Pan-Seared Hapuka with Pumpkin and Horopito Puree, Wild Blackberries and Kawakawa Crisps	Sticky Hawthorn Berry Venison with Turmeric and Chilli Roasties, Green Beans and Hazelnuts	White Chocolate & Kahikatea Tart with Honey Pine Nut Crust and Hahikatea berries
AUK	SD: Sam & Dan	Caramelised Onion & Mushroom Tortellini with Burnt Butter and Sage Sauce	Eye Fillet with Triple Cooked Pom Frits, Hollandaise Sauce, Green Salad & Red Wine Jus	Raspberry Brownie with Toasted Almonds, Maruka Honey Yoghurt, Minted Raspberry Sorbet & Milk Chocolate Ganache
BOP	JS: June & Steph	Roasted Red Pepper & Tomato Soup with Parmesan Fried Bread	Slow cooked Lamb Shanks with Garlic Potato Mash, Baby Carrots & Beans with a Red Wine & Plum Jus	Apple & Cinnamon Pie with Nutty Vanilla Ice Cream & Macadamia Liqueur Sauce
OTA	DC: Dan & Christie	Snapper Ceviche	Spicy Pork Belly with Polenta Chips &Chipotle Mayonnaise	Chili Chocolate Pie with Margarita Cream
AUK	TN: Tracey & Neil	Spicy WalnutEncrusted Snapper with Orange & Parsley Salad	Tahini & Soy InfusedSlow Roasted Pork Belly with Potato Galette & Red Cabbage	White Chocolate Mountain with Thai Ginger InfusedRaspberry Coulis & Coconut Shavings

Round 2

• Episodes 6 to 10
• Airdate – 3 Sep to 14 Sep 2014
• Description – Teams were to transform their homes into an 'Instant Restaurant', serving opposing teams and judges a three course meal (Entree, Main and Dessert). All teams are judged and scored by the other teams, and also by Ben and Gareth.

Ep.	Team		Airdate	Guest scores					Ben			Gareth			Total	Rank	Result
				AH	IS	JR	JA	KM	Entrée	Main	Dessert	Entrée	Main	Dessert
6	MWT	AH: Aaron & Heather	3 Sep 2014	-											75	1st	Safe
7	WGN	IS: Ian & Sandie	7 Sep 2014			-										69	3rd	Safe
8	CAN	JR: Jessie & Ricki	8 Sep 2014				-									70	2nd	Safe
9	AUK	JA: Josh & Aaron	10 Sep 2014					-								68	4th	Through to Round 3
10	HKB	KM: Kelly & Megan	14 Sep 2014					-							53	5th	Eliminated

Round 3

• Episodes 11 to 12
• Airdate – 16 Sep to 24 Sep 2014
• Description – Teams which placed fourth in the first two Instant Restaurant are joined by three Gatecrashers and had to transform their homes into an 'Instant Restaurant', serving opposing teams and judges a three course meal (Entree, Main and Dessert). All teams are judged and scored by the other teams, and also by Ben and Gareth. Two teams with the lowest score will be eliminated.

Ep.	Team		Airdate	Guest scores					Ben			Gareth			Total	Rank	Result
				TJ	TN	JA	SM	DD	Entrée	Main	Dessert	Entrée	Main	Dessert
11	CAN	TJ: Theresa & Joelle	16 Sep 2014	-	5	5	5	5	5		7	5	7	7					68	4th	Eliminated
12	AUK	TN: Tracy & Neil	17 Sep 2014			-										57	5th	Eliminated
13	AUK	JA: Josh & Aaron	21 Sep 2014				-									73	2nd	Safe
14	WGN	SM: Steve & Maura	23 Sep 2014					-								69	3rd	Safe
15	WGN	DD: Dai & Dal	24 Sep 2014					-							79	1st	Safe

Sudden Death - Round 4

People's Choice 1: Ronald McDonald House's Challenge

• Episodes 16
• Airdate – 28 Sep 2014
• Description – Competing in a group of three, teams headed into the first challenge to serve a dish. Families will vote by donating for their favourite dish and the group who received the most votes will receive People's Choice, sending them safe from Rapid Cook-Off and Showdown. Judges Ben and Gareth sent the weakest team directly into the first Sudden Death Cook-Off. All other surviving teams are through to the next showdown.

People's Choice
Group	Team		Dish	Result
1(Black)	WKO	NB: Neena & Belinda	TBD with TBD	IN: Through to Rapid Cook-off
	AUK	SD: Sam & Dan	TBD with TBD	LOW: Through to Sudden Death
	OTA	DC: Dan & Christie	TBD with TBD	IN: Through to Rapid Cook-off
2(White)	MWT	AH: Aaron & Heather	TBD with TBD	IN: Through to Rapid Cook-off
	WGN	IS: Ian & Sandie	TBD with TBD	IN: Through to Rapid Cook-off
	CAN	JR: Jessie & Ricki	TBD with TBD	IN: Through to Rapid Cook-off
3(Red)	AUK	JA: Josh & Aaron	TBD with TBD	WIN: People's Choice. Immune.
	WGN	SM: Steve & Maura	TBD with TBD	WIN: People's Choice. Immune.
	WGN	DD: Dai & Dal	TBD with TBD	WIN: People's Choice. Immune.

Rapid Cook-Off

45min Mystery Challenge

• Episodes 12
• Airdate – 17 Nov 2015
• Description – Each team must cook a two course romantic date night meal in 45 minutes.

Showdown - Whole Chicken

• Description – Teams were given a whole chicken and option to debone it themselves. The losing team will compete in the Elimination Sudden Death.

RAPID COOK-OFF - Savory Sweet				SHOWDOWN - Whole Chicken
Team		Dish	Result	Dish	Result
WKO	NB: Neena & Belinda	TBD with TBD	SAFE: Winners	N/A (Immune)
AUK	SD: Sam & Dan	N/A (Through to Sudden Death)
OTA	DC: Dan & Christie	TBD with TBD	IN: Through to Showdown	TBD with TBD	LOW: Through to Sudden Death
MWT	AH: Aaron & Heather	TBD with TBD	IN: Through to Showdown	TBD with TBD	SAFE: High
WGN	IS: Ian & Sandie	TBD with TBD	IN: Through to Showdown	TBD with TBD	SAFE: High
CAN	JR: Jessie & Ricki	TBD with TBD	IN: Through to Showdown	TBD with TBD	SAFE: Winners
AUK	JA: Josh & Aaron	N/A (Immune)
WGN	SM: Steve & Maura	N/A (Immune)
WGN	DD: Dai & Dal	N/A (Immune)

Sudden Death

• Episodes 18
• Airdate – 1 Oct 2014
• Description – Teams compete in the first Sudden Death Cook-Off.

Sudden Death Cook-Off Results
Team		Judge's scores						Total	Result
		Nadia	Grace	Robert	Sean	Ben	Gareth
AUK	SD: Sam & Dan	7	7	7	6	8	7	42	SAFE
Dishes	Entree	TBD with TBD
	Main	TBD with TBD
	Dessert	TBD with TBD
OTA	DC: Dan & Christie	6	5	6	6	6	6	35	Eliminated
Dishes	Entree	TBD with TBD
	Main	TBD with TBD
	Dessert	TBD with TBD

Sudden Death - Round 5

People's Choice 2: Challenge

• Episodes 19
• Airdate – 5 Oct 2014
• Description – Families will vote by donating for their favourite dish and the group who received the most votes will receive People's Choice, sending them safe from Rapid Cook-Off and Showdown. Judges Ben and Gareth sent two of the weakest teams directly into the second Sudden Death Cook-Off. All other surviving teams are through to the next showdown.

People's Choice
Team		Dish	Result
WKO	NB: Neena & Belinda	TBD with TBD	WIN: People's Choice. Immune.
AUK	SD: Sam & Dan	TBD with TBD	LOW: Through to Rapid Cook-off
MWT	AH: Aaron & Heather	TBD with TBD	IN: Through to Rapid Cook-off
WGN	IS: Ian & Sandie	TBD with TBD	LOW: Through to Sudden Death
CAN	JR: Jessie & Ricki	TBD with TBD	LOW: Through to Rapid Cook-off
AUK	JA: Josh & Aaron	TBD with TBD	IN: Through to Rapid Cook-off
WGN	SM: Steve & Maura	TBD with TBD	LOW: Through to Sudden Death
WGN	DD: Dai & Dal	TBD with TBD	IN: Through to Rapid Cook-off

Rapid Cook-Off

45min Mystery Challenge

• Episodes 20
• Airdate – 7 Oct 2015
• Description – Each team must cook a protein with a complementary dessert ingredient. All teams are required to use all the ingredients in the box and make the protein the star of the dish.

Showdown - Mystery Protein

• Description – Teams were given a whole chicken and option to debone it themselves. The losing team will compete in the Elimination Sudden Death.

RAPID COOK-OFF - tbd				SHOWDOWN - tbd
Team		Dish	Result	Dish	Result
WKO	NB: Neena & Belinda	N/A (Immune)
AUK	SD: Sam & Dan	TBD with TBD	LOW: Through to Sudden Death	N/A (Through to Sudden Death)
MWT	AH: Aaron & Heather	TBD with TBD	SAFE: Winners	N/A (Immune)
WGN	IS: Ian & Sandie	N/A (Through to Sudden Death)
CAN	JR: Jessie & Ricki	TBD with TBD	IN: Through to Showdown	TBD with TBD	SAFE: Winners
AUK	JA: Josh & Aaron	TBD with TBD	IN: Through to Showdown	TBD with TBD	SAFE: High
WGN	SM: Steve & Maura	N/A (Through to Sudden Death)
WGN	DD: Dai & Dal	TBD with TBD	IN: Through to Showdown	TBD with TBD	LOW: Through to Sudden Death

Sudden Death

• Episodes 21
• Airdate – 8 Oct 2014
• Description – In a Double Elimination, the teams compete in the second Sudden Death Cook-Off.

Sudden Death Cook-Off Results
Team		Judge's scores						Total	Result
		Nadia	Grace	Robert	Sean	Ben	Gareth
AUK	SD: Sam & Dan	2	2	2	2	2	2	12	Eliminated
Dishes	Entree	TBD with TBD
	Main	TBD with TBD
	Dessert	TBD with TBD
WGN	IS: Ian & Sandie	7	7	7	7	7	6	41	Eliminated
Dishes	Entree	TBD with TBD
	Main	TBD with TBD
	Dessert	TBD with TBD
WGN	SM: Steve & Maura	7	8	6	8	8	8	44	SAFE
Dishes	Entree	TBD with TBD
	Main	TBD with TBD
	Dessert	TBD with TBD
WGN	DD: Dai & Dal	8	8	8	9	9	9	51	SAFE
Dishes	Entree	TBD with TBD
	Main	TBD with TBD
	Dessert	TBD with TBD

Sudden Death - Round 6

People's Choice 3: Challenge

• Episodes 22
• Airdate – 12 Oct 2014
• Description – Teams headed into the third challenge to serve a dish. Families will vote by donating for their favourite dish and the group who received the most votes will receive People's Choice, sending them safe from Rapid Cook-Off and Showdown. Judges Ben and Gareth sent the weakest team directly into the first Sudden Death Cook-Off. All other surviving teams are through to the next showdown.

People's Choice
Team		Dish	Result
WKO	NB: Neena & Belinda	TBD with TBD	WIN: People's Choice. Immune.
MWT	AH: Aaron & Heather	TBD with TBD	IN: Through to Rapid Cook-off
CAN	JR: Jessie & Ricki	TBD with TBD	IN: Through to Rapid Cook-off
AUK	JA: Josh & Aaron	TBD with TBD	IN: Through to Rapid Cook-off
WGN	SM: Steve & Maura	TBD with TBD	LOW: Through to Sudden Death
WGN	DD: Dai & Dal	TBD with TBD	IN: Through to Rapid Cook-off

Rapid Cook-Off

45min Mystery Challenge

• Episodes 23
• Airdate – 14 Oct 2015
• Description – Each team must cook a romantic date night meal with their choice of ingredients in 45 minutes.

Showdown - Whole Chicken

• Description – Teams were given a whole chicken and option to debone it themselves. The losing team will compete in the Elimination Sudden Death.

RAPID COOK-OFF - tbd				SHOWDOWN - tbd
Team		Dish	Result	Dish	Result
WKO	NB: Neena & Belinda	N/A (Immune)
MWT	AH: Aaron & Heather	TBD with TBD	IN: Through to Showdown	TBD with TBD	SAFE: High
CAN	JR: Jessie & Ricki	TBD with TBD	IN: Through to Showdown	TBD with TBD	LOW: Through to Sudden Death
AUK	JA: Josh & Aaron	TBD with TBD	SAFE: High	N/A (Immune)
WGN	SM: Steve & Maura	N/A (Through to Sudden Death)
WGN	DD: Dai & Dal	TBD with TBD	IN: Through to Showdown	TBD with TBD	SAFE: Winners

Sudden Death

• Episodes 24
• Airdate – 15 Oct 2014
• Description – Teams compete in the third Sudden Death Cook-Off.

Sudden Death Cook-Off Results
Team		Judge's scores						Total	Result
		Nadia	Grace	Robert	Sean	Ben	Gareth
CAN	JR: Jessie & Ricki	8	8	7	7	7	7	44	SAFE
Dishes	Entree	TBD with TBD
	Main	TBD with TBD
	Dessert	TBD with TBD
WGN	SM: Steve & Maura	6	8	8	7	7	7	43	Eliminated
Dishes	Entree	TBD with TBD
	Main	TBD with TBD
	Dessert	TBD with TBD

Sudden Death - Round 70

People's Choice 4: Challenge

• Episodes 25
• Airdate – 19 Oct 2014
• Description – Teams headed into the third challenge to serve a dish. Families will vote by donating for their favourite dish and the group who received the most votes will receive People's Choice, sending them safe from Rapid Cook-Off and Showdown. Judges Ben and Gareth sent the weakest team directly into the first Sudden Death Cook-Off. All other surviving teams are through to the next showdown.

People's Choice
Team		Dish	Result
WKO	NB: Neena & Belinda	TBD with TBD	IN: Through to Rapid Cook-off
MWT	AH: Aaron & Heather	TBD with TBD	LOW: Through to Rapid Cook-off
CAN	JR: Jessie & Ricki	TBD with TBD	LOW: Through to Sudden Death
AUK	JA: Josh & Aaron	TBD with TBD	WIN: People's Choice. Immune.
WGN	DD: Dai & Dal	TBD with TBD	IN: Through to Rapid Cook-off

Rapid Cook-Off

45min Mystery Challenge

• Episodes 26
• Airdate – 21 Oct 2015
• Description – Each team must cook a romantic date night meal.

Showdown - Chocolate

• Description – Teams had to create two portions of their best chocolate dish. The losing team will compete in the Elimination Sudden Death.

RAPID COOK-OFF - tbd				SHOWDOWN - tbd
Team		Dish	Result	Dish	Result
WKO	NB: Neena & Belinda	Eye Fillet with Bone Marrow Butter and Nettle Chimichurri	IN: Through to Showdown	Chocolate Tart with Boozy Date and Orange Salad	LOW: Through to Sudden Death
MWT	AH: Aaron & Heather	Hapuka Fillet with Oysters Two Ways and Melon Caviar	IN: Through to Showdown	Chocolate Cake with Mango Curd	SAFE: Winners
CAN	JR: Jessie & Ricki	N/A (Through to Sudden Death)
AUK	JA: Josh & Aaron	N/A (Immune)
WGN	DD: Dai & Dal	Duck Breast with Spiced Plum Sauce and Fondant Potatoes	SAFE: Winners	N/A (Immune)

Sudden Death

• Episodes 27
• Airdate – 22 Oct 2014
• Description – Teams compete in the fourth Sudden Death Cook-Off.

Sudden Death Cook-Off Results
Team		Judge's scores						Total	Result
		Nadia	Grace	Robert	Sean	Ben	Gareth
WKO	NB: Neena & Belinda	9	9	9	9	9	8	53	SAFE
Dishes	Entree	Chilli Kelp Spiced Lamb with Smoky Eggplant Purée, Dried Figs and Chèvre
	Main	Pan Fried Hapuka with Jewelled Couscous, Preserved Lemon Gremolata and Harissa Yoghurt
	Dessert	Panna Cotta with Roasted Rhubarb and Orange and Salted Macadamia Crumb
CAN	JR: Jessie & Ricki	7	7	7	8	7	7	43	Eliminated
Dishes	Entree	Cheese Tortellini in Broth
	Main	Eye Fillet with Herb Sauce
	Dessert	Coconut Panna Cotta with Mango Sauce

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1

• Episodes 31
• Airdate – 26 Oct 2014
• Description – Two teams in the first Semi-Final Cook-Off. The lower scoring team is eliminated and the winner proceeds through to the Grand Final.

Semi-Final Cook-Off Results
Team		Judge's scores						Total	Result
		Nadia	Grace	Robert	Sean	Ben	Gareth
MWT	AH: Aaron & Heather	9	10	9	8	9	9	54	SAFE
Dishes	Entree	Yellowfin Tuna Tartare with Lime Moina Tai and Plantain Chip
	Main	Duo of Short Rib Beef and Fillet with Celeriac Puree, Madeira Sauce, Pommes Frites, Crispy Shallot and Pak Choy
	Dessert	Meika Poke, Panikeke and Chili Chocolate Ganache
AUK	JA: Josh & Aaron	8	9	8	8	9	8	50	Eliminated
Dishes	Entree	West Coast Whitebait Fritters with Shaved Fennel Salad
	Main	Verjuice Poached Crayfish Taile with Crayfish Tortellini and String Vegetables
	Dessert	Wild Poached Pear Crumble

Semi-Final 2

• Episodes 32
• Airdate – 28 Oct 2014
• Description – Two teams in the second Semi-Final Cook-Off. The lower scoring team is eliminated and the other team becomes the second team to proceed into the Grand Final.

Semi-Final Cook-Off Results
Team		Judge's scores						Total	Result
		Nadia	Grace	Robert	Liz	Ben	Gareth
WKO	NB: Neena & Belinda	9	9	9	10	9	9	55	SAFE
Dishes	Entree	TBD with TBD
	Main	TBD with TBD
	Dessert	TBD with TBD
WGN	DD: Dai & Dal	8	8	8	8	7	8	47	Eliminated
Dishes	Entree	TBD with TBD
	Main	TBD with TBD
	Dessert	TBD with TBD

Grand-Final ^[16]

• Episodes 33
• Airdate – 29 Oct 2014
• Description – In the final cook-off for the series, the top two teams face-off in the ultimate Grand Final. Teams each cook a five course degustation in the format of a cold entree, hot entree, seafood main, meat main and dessert. Twenty plates of each course, totalling 100 plates per team were served to all eliminated teams, friends and family. Guest judges returned for the final verdict of awarding the $100,000 prize to the winners. Teams also wear chef attire and have their Instant Restaurant represented.

Grand-Final Cook-Off Results
Team		Judge's scores						Total	Result
		Nadia	Grace	Robert	Liz	Ben	Gareth
WKO	NB: Neena & Belinda	7	8	7	10	10	10	52	WINNERS
Dishes		Restaurant Name
1st course		TBD with TBD
2nd course		TBD with TBD
3rd course		TBD with TBD
4th course		TBD with TBD
5th course		TBD with TBD
MWT	AH: Aaron & Heather	9	9	9	8	8	8	51	Runners-up
Dishes		Restaurant Name
1st course		TBD with TBD
2nd course		TBD with TBD
3rd course		TBD with TBD
4th course		TBD with TBD
5th course		TBD with TBD

Episodes

Round	Episode		Original airdate	Timeslot
1	1	Instant Restaurant Round: NB: Neena & Belinda	24 August 2014	Sunday 7:30pm
	2	Instant Restaurant Round: SD: Sam & Dan	26 August 2014	Wednesday 7:30pm
	3	Instant Restaurant Round: JS: June & Steph	27 August 2014	Thursday 7:30pm
	4	Instant Restaurant Round: DC: Dan & Christie	31 August 2014	Sunday 7:30pm
	5	Instant Restaurant Round: TN: Tracey & Niel	2 September 2014	Wednesday 7:30pm
2	6	Instant Restaurant Round: AH: Aaron & Heather	3 September 2014	Thursday 7:30pm
	7	Instant Restaurant Round: IS: Ian & Sandie	7 September 2014	Sunday 7:30pm
	8	Instant Restaurant Round: JR: Jessie & Ricki	9 September 2014	Wednesday 7:30pm
	9	Instant Restaurant Round: JA: Josh & Aaron	10 September 2014	Thursday 7:30pm
	10	Instant Restaurant Round: KM: Kelly & Megan	14 September 2014	Sunday 7:30pm
3	11	Instant Restaurant Round: TJ: Theresa & Joelle	16 September 2014	Wednesday 7:30pm
	12	Instant Restaurant Round: TN: Tracy & Niel	17 September 2014	Thursday 7:30pm
	13	Instant Restaurant Round: JA: Josh & Aaron	21 September 2014	Sunday 7:30pm
	14	Instant Restaurant Round: SM: Steve & Maura	23 September 2014	Wednesday 7:30pm
	15	Instant Restaurant Round: DD: Dai & Dal	24 September 2014	Thursday 7:30pm
4	16	People's Choice Challenge :	28 September 2014	Sunday 7:30pm
	17	Rapid Cook-Off & Showdown:	30 September 2014	Wednesday 7:30pm
	18	Sudden Death:	1 October 2014	Thursday 7:30pm
5	19	People's Choice Challenge:	5 October 2014	Sunday 7:30pm
	20	Rapid Cook-Off & Showdown:	7 October 2014	Wednesday 7:30pm
	21	Sudden Death:	8 October 2014	Thursday 7:30pm
6	22	People's Choice Challenge:	12 October 2014	Sunday 7:30pm
	23	Rapid Cook-Off & Showdown:	14 October 2014	Wednesday 7:30pm
	24	Sudden Death:	15 October 2014	Thursday 7:30pm
7	25	People's Choice Challenge:	19 October 2014	Sunday 7:30pm
	26	Rapid Cook-Off & Showdown:	21 October 2014	Wednesday 7:30pm
	27	Sudden Death:	22 October 2014	Thursday 7:30pm
8	31	Semi-Final:	26 October 2014	Sunday 7:30pm
9	32	Semi-Final:	28 October 2014	Wednesday 7:30pm
10	33	Grand Final:	29 October 2014	Thursday 7:30pm

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: MKR NZ Season 1 Teams My Kitchen Rules NZ. mkrnz.co.nz. 2015-12-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20170413125154/http://mkrnz.co.nz/teams/MKRNZ-Season-1. 13 April 2017.
2. News: Spy News: My Kitchen Rules fires up (+interviews). New Zealand Herald. 17 August 2014.
3. Web site: My Kitchen Rules New Zealand's First Elimination Scoop News. www.scoop.co.nz. 2015-12-03.
4. Web site: My Kitchen Rules New Zealand's First Elimination Scoop News. www.scoop.co.nz. 2015-12-06.
5. Web site: Second team eliminated from My Kitchen Rules New Zealand • Throng. Throng. 2015-12-06.
6. News: MKR 'sour grapes' after double elimination. New Zealand Herald. 2014-09-25. 2015-12-06. 1170-0777. en-NZ.
7. News: MKR's Dan and Christie repressing 'embarrasing [sic] moments'. New Zealand Herald. 2014-10-02. 2015-12-06. 1170-0777. en-NZ.
8. Web site: GayNZ.com MKR NZ cooks up a sexuality storm. www.gaynz.com. 2015-12-06.
9. News: Undercooked lamb earns MKR duo a 'zero'. New Zealand Herald. 2014-10-09. 2015-12-06. 1170-0777. en-NZ.
10. Web site: Foodie contestants Steve and Maura flop on MKR. m.nzherald.co.nz. 2015-12-06.
11. Web site: MKR's Ricki and Jessie: We swore too much. m.nzherald.co.nz. 2015-12-06.
12. Web site: MKR's Aaron and Josh: It felt like the final. m.nzherald.co.nz. 2015-12-06.
13. News: MKR's Dai and Dal: 'We didn't expect to come this far'. New Zealand Herald. 2014-10-29. 2015-12-06. 1170-0777. en-NZ.
14. Web site: MKR NZ: Dai and Dal say farewell. www.voxy.co.nz. 2015-12-06.
15. News: MKR winners: 'We had to win and lose'. New Zealand Herald. 2014-10-30. 2015-12-06. 1170-0777. en-NZ.
16. News: MKR review: A slow and lumbering journey. New Zealand Herald. 2014-10-30. 2015-12-06. 1170-0777. en-NZ.