1h - 27 of New Zealand's top amateur cooks arrive in Queesntown to cook their signature dish for the judges in order to obtain one of only 16 aprons.
1h 30min - The judges auditions continue for the remaining 10 aprons. Who will make it through to the MasterChef kitchen?
1h - The top 16 cooks arrive at the MasterChef kitchen for the first time, where they are greeted by a mystery box challenge.
1h 30min - It's the first team challenge at the MasterChef kitchen. Tonight the teams face a BBQ challenge where they will be cooking with fire using endemic ingredients.
1h - Award-winning chef Monique Fiso enters the MasterChef kitchen for the contestants' first pressure test.
1h - The cooks tackle an invention test where chocolate must be the hero ingredient, and the winner will get a huge advantage in the next challenge.
1h 30min - The contestants arrive at an airport and are given a team challenge - they must cook a three-course menu for business-class air travellers.
1h - The contestants face a mystery box challenge set by judge Michael P Dearth.
1h - The chefs are tasked with cooking a Matariki-inspired dish heroing five ingredients, with the winner receiving an advantage in the next challenge.
1h 30min - The MasterChef contestants head to Nadia's Farm for a true paddock-to-plate teams challenge. The teams must cook two dishes using produce from the area.
1h - The contestants are tasked with creating an inventive dish using pre-selected utensils.
1h - It's another mystery box challenge, centred on herbs and spices.
1h 30min - The contestants arrive at Amisfield Restaurant for a team service challenge. In pairs they must cook an eight-course dinner for the judges and ten guests.
1h - Award-winning chef Michael Meredith enters the MasterChef Kitchen for another Pressure Test. The contestants must replicate Michael's flounder dish.
1h - The contestants face an invention test where they must cook two dishes using only their oven for a place in the top six.
1h 30min - The top six arrive at hotel for a room service challenge, where they must cook a dish from the menu for some special VIP guests.
1h - The contestants have an invention test like no other, where they must use coffee as the hero ingredient.
1h - It's a mystery box challange where the contestants must cook a dish inspired by ginger beer for a place in the top four.
1h - It's finals week, and the final four face a pressure test with chef Sid Sarawat where they must replicate his 'Autumn Forest' signature dessert.
1h - Two chefs go head to head in a plant-based challenge for place in the final.
1h 30min - The two remaining chefs battle it out over three epic courses to see who will be crowned MasterChef New Zealand Champion.
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