Grand Designs New Zealand

Auckland couple Bridget and Steve take on the daunting challenge of converting Farmer's grand tearooms built in 1930 into a New York-style loft apartment. Will it be a sympathetic success or a giant folly?

Architect Chris Moller meets Southland farmer Lachlan McDonald, who's building a modernist concrete home with a controversial roof in one of the most remote parts of NZ.

Young builder Zac wants to save money by building his own home. The problem is: he's promised his mum he'll build hers at the same time, and both on top of a sand dune. Who'd be mad enough to do that?