Adam Middleton

Four couples come together for a treasure hunt around Auckland, with $25,000 and four houses at stake.

Wild weather puts the teams' front yard renovations in jeopardy, while the men take on a floristry challenge.

The teams are given a room full of furniture but with everything painted in white. The teams are required to colour the rooms and furniture in colours of their own choice, with the best choice of colour winning the competition.

The teams step inside their houses for the very first time and discover just how beat-up they really are with ripped walls, rotten floorboards and dead rodents.

The judges review the kitchens and dining rooms, while the couples style a room for a magazine cover shoot.

One couple make a potentially game-changing decision. Shannon sets the couples a distressing challenge. Judges Victoria Bidwell and Stewart Harris assess the first room makeovers.