Original title
Moving Houses NZ
Released
10/12/2021
Origin country
NZ
Genre
Documentary
Production companies
Imagination TV
Status
Returning series
Number of seasons
3
Number of episodes
24
New Zealand families, couples and adventurous individuals, transporting their dream homes to their ideal locations.
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.
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.
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.
Trish and Colin bought an abandoned railway carriage on Trade Me with the idea of creating accommodation on their Hastings property. But the challenge lies in tight bends around Lake Taupo.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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?
Season Finale: 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?
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?
A historic Marlborough Sounds cottage faces a perilous journey that begins aboard a barge before fording a river and travelling across farmland to eventually settle at a Kaikoura Coast section.
Wendy and Ian have traded life on the road for life on the land in Matata, ditching their house bus for a renovated bungalow that contains a heart-warming surprise.
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.
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.
Restoration experts Rob and Chessa are taking on one of the Wairarapa's oldest buildings: A mid 19th century Vicarage.
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. Season Finale.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Farmers Andy and Genevieve welcome son Michael home from Australia, but his XXL ‘not-so-tiny’ house must navigate Raglan divvy, Bulli Point, and the unpredictable Desert Road to reach the farm.
Aleisha and her family must move a massive schist-clad house over the exposed Rimutakas, battling stormy weather and a muddy site, making this a tough and challenging move.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
This website uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.
