My Kitchen Rules NZ series 1

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:

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sudden Death

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

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.

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.

Sudden Death

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

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.

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.

Sudden Death

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

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.

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.

Sudden Death

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

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 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.

=== Grand-Final ===
 * 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.