Grand Designs New Zealand takes us into the heart of life's great unfolding human stories, where ordinary Kiwi families risk all to experiment.

We visit a restored garden in its natural state, grow beans and talk trees.

Anthony Burke meets retired couple David and Mandy who take on the transformation of a hugely significant historic cottage in Hobart, Tasmania.

After selling their property on the Mornington peninsula, Jane and Ronnie are looking for their perfect home in the country. Ronnie is looking for something with a little bit of character.

Kirstie and Phil are in North London, home to some of the country's most expensive spots, and where property searching here is never for the faint-hearted.