Mitre 10 Dream Home
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| Genre | Reality Show |
| Created by | Ninox Films (series 1-7, 9-10) TVNZ (series 8 and 11) |
| Presented by | Jayne Kiely (series 1-10) Simon Barnett (series 11) |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Original language(s) | New Zealand English |
| No. of series | 11 |
| No. of episodes | 110 (118 including Offcuts) |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Different location each series |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including commercials) |
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| Original network | TVNZ |
| Picture format |
576i 4:3 (Series 1-8) 576i 16:9 (Series 9-10) 1080p HD 16:9 (Series 11) |
| First shown in | 1999 |
| Original release | September 1999 – present |
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| Related shows |
The Block (Australian TV series) The Block NZ |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Mitre 10 Dream Home is a reality television series that screens on TV2 in New Zealand, originally presented by Jayne Kiely, with Simon Barnett presenting series 11. Two couples are challenged to show the country whether or not they are able to work well together, they turn a dilapidated house into their Dream Home. Each week, the two teams renovate a room or area of the house in the space of one weekend. Viewers vote for the room they like best, with the votes from the viewers and judges helping determine which team wins the competition. The winning team wins the Dream Home they create, and the second team have the option to purchase their Dream Home at a public auction. In 2013 the competition was changed to building a new home from scratch.
The 'Dream Home' concept enjoyed success in New Zealand over a period of ten years and inspired a similar venture in Australia. In 2003 the show's creators Ninox Television Ltd and the Australian production company Nine Films & Television Pty Ltd entered into an arrangement. Consequently, Australia's Nine Network screened two series of the very successful show called The Block, though the production company failed to pay Ninox any licence fees. In 2005 Ninox Television Ltd launched legal action, alleging that the latter's TV series infringed copyright. The case progressed to the Federal Court of Australia. The court eventually ruled against Ninox, concluding that though the shows were very similar in character, "simply by reason of the fact that there are large elements of unscripted dialogue and interaction within the overall framework of the programs, there cannot be any substantial reproduction."
There are two teams competing to build their Dream Home, and are known as the Blue Team and the Yellow Team (from series 11, the Orange Team and the Black Team). The team consists of the chosen couples to compete in the show. Couples with young children and that do not already own their own home are usually chosen. Each team includes their own builder to assist with the construction of the home, an architect, and a designer who not only creates the final plans for the home, but helps with the building process. Each team also has a budget advisor known as the team's Red Coat (as this person always wears a red coat), who advise the team on their spending during the project and make suggestions with any budget related matters.
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