Oliver Driver

Dreams do come true in the real-life fairytale of Oliver and Ella’s journey to homeownership. See the My New Home build from start to finish Once upon a time there was a family who yearned for a home of their own. But they lived in Auckland at the height of the housing boom, and every […]

After three years of planning and a six-month build, Oliver and Ella are finally in their new home – and loving it! They reveal the number one thing they’d do differently For the first time in his adult life, Oliver Driver doesn’t have to duck his head to walk through doorways. Almost exactly six months […]

With just weeks to go, Oliver and Ella are beginning to see some of their interior design choices come to life. See how the new-build is progressing below. It’s only weeks from moving day and our My New Home homeowners Oliver and Ella are waking up at night panicking that their new build isn’t going […]

We’re midway into our real-life building project and Oliver and Ella are super excited to see their new home taking shape. We find out how their team of experts are helping to make the process run smoothly It’s three months into our My New Home build, and it’s all action at our riverside West Auckland […]

With a little trepidation and a lot of excitement, building has begun on the My New Home site. Oliver and Ella choose curtains, tapware, the kitchen design and install fibre. We get the lowdown on stage three: The build start See how the My New Home site is starting to take shape Our homeowners Oliver […]

With their site cleared and building underway, our homeowners Oliver and Ella have some big design decisions to make. We get the lowdown on stage two: Design and Planning    Not every couple gets a new house as a wedding present, but that’s kind of true for My New Home homeowners Oliver and Ella. Their […]

A new build can be a daunting task. We’ve pulled together five essential tips for a stress-free start  5 essential first steps to getting a new build off the ground 1. Set your budget. There’s no point buying an expensive piece of land if you can’t afford to build on it. Talk to your bank […]

Oliver and Ella are about to embark on a new build. Follow us as we document their building journey through our helpful series My New Home  Meet the family behind the My New Home project Oliver’s face will be familiar to many New Zealanders from his acting roles on Shortland Street and many other local […]

Join us as we follow Oliver and Ella’s home build over a six-month journey – from dream to reality It’s the great Kiwi dream – build a home of your own, designed especially for you, to suit your taste and your lifestyle. In this ambitious first-of-its-kind feature, we follow the story of a real-life home build […]