[6][3] The series was then renewed for a sixth season with Feildel and Fassinidge returning as hosts.

The New Zealand version of the show initially had teams of two contestants with pre-existing relationships —competing against each other to transform an ordinary home into an instant restaurant complete with theme and table decorations for one pressure-cooker night.

The current judging panel consists of celebrity chefs and hosts Pete Evans and Manu Feildel.

[7] Filling four spots in the Kitchen HQ judging table are local celebrity chef and former Masterchef NZ Winner, Nadia Lim; former Masterchef NZ judge, Ray McVinnie; 2016 Metropolitan Chef of the Year, Tom Hishon; and acclaimed restaurateur, Sean Connolly.

After the instant restaurant, the remaining teams compete in a four-round format and went from People's Choice directly to Sudden Death.

For Series 3, airing in 2017, a significant change was made to the format, in which the Kitchen HQ rounds were dropped.