E1 - Episode 1

Aired: May 29, 2022

Masterchef NZ is back after a seven year hiatus. Tonight 27 of the country’s top amateur cooks arrive in Queenstown to make their signature dish for the judges as they try to secure one of only 16 aprons

E2 - Episode 2

Aired: May 30, 2022

E3 - Episode 3

Aired: June 05, 2022

E4 - Episode 4

Aired: June 06, 2022

E5 - Episode 5

Aired: June 12, 2022

E6 - Episode 6

Aired: June 07, 2022

An Invention Test where Whittaker's Chocolate must be the Hero Ingredient in a sweet or savoury dish that will wow the judges. The cook with the best dish wins a huge advantage in the next cook

E7 - Episode 7

Aired: June 12, 2022

One cook has a huge advantage as the MasterChef kitchen moves to an airport hangar where contestants compete in the toughest team challenge yet, cooking a three course meal for Air New Zealand

E8 - Episode 8

Aired: June 13, 2022

The winning team from the last challenge is safe, while the other nine cooks face a Mystery Box Challenge set by Judge Michael P. Dearth. At the end of the cook, one contestant will be eliminated

E9 - Episode 9

Aired: June 14, 2022

The MasterChef invention test is to cook a Matariki inspired dish using five special ingredients. One contestant will be eliminated leaving the competition's Top 10

E10 - Episode 10

Aired: June 19, 2022

The Top 10 MasterChef contestants head outdoors to judge Nadia Lim's Queenstown farm for a paddock to plate Team Challenge. The winning team will win immunity from the next challenge

E11 - Episode 11

Aired: June 20, 2022

In the MasterChef kitchen, contestants randomly pick an attachment they must use with a stand blender to create an inventive dish to impress the judges and avoid elimination

E12 - Episode 12

Aired: June 21, 2022

The competition is getting tougher as the nine remaining contestants fight to keep their place in a mystery challenge. The judges and contestants are stunned by a shock announcement

E13 - Episode 13

Aired: June 26, 2022

The Top 8 contestants face MasterChef's most demanding team challenge to prepare a complex eight-course meal at judge Vaughn Mabee's world-renowned Queenstown restaurant

E14 - Episode 14

Aired: June 27, 2022

Award-winning chef Michael Meredith presents a signature dish the contestants must replicate in a Pressure Test to avoid elimination

E15 - Episode 15

Aired: June 28, 2022

The MasterChef contestants face an unexpected twist in tonight's Invention Test as the competition gets tougher and one contestant will end their time in the kitchen

E16 - Episode 16

Aired: July 03, 2022

MasterChef NZ's Top 6 cook in the kitchen of a luxury hotel where they must replicate a dish from the room service menu for some very special guests

E17 - Episode 17

Aired: July 04, 2022

In the MasterChef Kitchen, the contestants get inventive to avoid elimination in a challenge where they must use coffee as the hero ingredient for a sweet or savoury dish

E18 - Episode 18

Aired: July 05, 2022

MasterChef's Top 5 contestants compete in a Mystery Box Challenge for a place in finals week and wow the judges with some of the best dishes of the competition

E19 - Episode 19

Aired: July 10, 2022

E20 - Episode 20

Aired: July 11, 2022

E21 - Episode 21

Aired: July 17, 2022

Our Final two contestants battle it out over three epic courses to see who will be crowned MasterChef New Zealand Champion