Far from the designer hubbub of our main cities, the country's best home is apparently in Masterton.
Run by Home New Zealand, the 13th annual home of the year award has been awarded to the architect of the Wairarapa home, Gerald Melling from Wellington based Melling Morse Architects.
Simply named "the signal box" the home isn't without controversy.
The editor of Home New Zealand and one of the judges, Jeremey Hansen and winning architect Gerald Melling spoke to Sunrise