Canterbury Region House of the Year 2026 winners announced

The Canterbury Region’s finest homes have been recognised at the 2026 Master Builders House of the Year regional awards. Explore the Supreme winners and see the full list of award-winning new builds and renovations below.

Supreme House of the Year over $1 million
Mitre 10 Trade Craftsmanship Award

M O Brown Builders for a home in Cashmere, Christchurch

This home also won the Outdoor Living and McKenzie & Willis Interior Design Lifestyle Awards, the Resene New Home $2 million–$4 million category, and a Gold Award.

From the first approach, this home makes a confident statement. A striking glass pivot entry door sets the tone, while natural cedar and corten steel create an exterior that feels both robust and refined.

Inside, the home opens with a remarkable sense of natural light and calm. The open-plan layout, sleek lines and full-height internal doors give the spaces scale and clarity, while the kitchen stonework, linear gas fireplace and fully tiled bathrooms reflect an uncompromising level of finish.

What truly elevates this home is the way it brings its spaces to life. The connection between indoors and out is seamless, with oversized soffits leading to a generous entertaining area complete with a louvre roof and outdoor fireplace.

Modern, impressive and crafted with care, this home represents the very best of what our industry can achieve.

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Supreme House of the Year under $1 million

T Dunn Builders for a home in Loburn, Rangiora

This home also won the New Home $500,000–$750,000 category and a Gold Award.

Character is at the heart of this home, expressed through thoughtful planning and a level of workmanship that never feels compromised. What stood out to the judges was not only the finished result, but the clear partnership between the builder and clients, with a shared vision carried carefully through every stage of the project.

The timber work, both inside and out, is a defining feature and has been delivered with real skill. It brings individuality and craft to a home that feels genuinely distinctive within its category.

For a build under $1 million, the consistency of execution is exceptional, making this a thoroughly deserving Supreme winner.

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Supreme Renovation of the Year

LM Architectural Builders for a home in Merivale, Christchurch

This home also won the Renovation up to $500,000 category and a Gold Award.

This Supreme winner shows what can be achieved when exceptional craftsmanship is matched with restraint and respect for the existing home. Working on a tight site with difficult access, the builder faced challenges from the outset, yet the transition from old to new has been handled with remarkable care.

The addition feels as though it has always belonged, which is one of the hardest things to achieve in renovation work. The home’s original character has been retained and enhanced, rather than overwhelmed, with quality evident in the fittings, fixtures and finer construction details.

Beautifully resolved from top to bottom, this is renovation work of the highest order and a credit to a talented and dedicated team.

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Canterbury Region House of the Year 2026Complete List of Award Winners

Supreme Awards

Supreme House of the Year over $1 million M O Brown Builders for a home in Cashmere, Christchurch.

Supreme House of the Year under $1 million T Dunn Builders for a home in Loburn, Rangiora.

Supreme Renovation of the Year LM Architectural Builders for a home in Merivale, Christchurch.

Mitre 10 Trade Craftsmanship Award

M O Brown Builders for a home in Cashmere, Christchurch.

Special Awards

Hawkins Built for a home in Merivale, Christchurch.

Lifestyle Awards

PDL Smart Home Award
Environmental and Sustainable Award Fleetwood Construction for a home in Merivale, Christchurch.

Kitchen Award Coughlan Homes for a home in Halswell, Christchurch.

Interior Design Award
Outdoor Living Award M O Brown Builders for a home in Cashmere, Christchurch.

Plumbing World Bathroom Award SC Projects for a home in St Albans, Christchurch.

Category Awards

Resene New Home $2 million–$4 million M O Brown Builders for a home in Cashmere, Christchurch.

APL New Home $1.5 million–$2 million Coughlan Homes for a home in Halswell, Christchurch.

Bunnings New Home $1 million–$1.5 million Dimension Building for a home in Geraldine.

Altus Window Systems New Home $750,000–$1 million Hallmark Homes Canterbury for a home in Marshlands, Christchurch.

New Home $500,000–$750,000 T Dunn Builders for a home in Loburn, Rangiora.

New Home up to $500,000 Homes by Parklane for a home in Rolleston, Christchurch.

Builder’s Own Home Copper Peak Residential for a home in Rangiora.

GIB Show Home Freedom Built for a home in Bellgrove, Rangiora.

Renovation $1 million–$2 million Wilson Building Timaru for a home in Timaru.

Renovation $500,000–$1 million Summit Construction for a home in Sumner, Christchurch.

Renovation up to $500,000 LM Architectural Builders for a home in Merivale, Christchurch.

Master Build 10-Year Guarantee Multi Unit Matt Harrison Construction for a home in Central City, Christchurch.

Gold Awards

  • Benton Construction for a home in Strowan, Christchurch.
  • Blair Ward Construction for a home in Merivale, Christchurch.
  • Copper Peak Residential for a home in Rangiora.
  • Coughlan Homes for a home in Halswell, Christchurch.
  • Design Builders Canterbury for a home in Harewood, Christchurch.
  • Dimension Building for a home in Geraldine.
  • Fleetwood Construction for a home in Merivale, Christchurch.
  • Fletcher Residential for a home in Lincoln, Canterbury.
  • Fowler Homes for a home in Prestons Park, Christchurch.
  • Freedom Built for a home in Bellgrove, Rangiora.
  • Greenland Homes for a home in Harewood, Christchurch.
  • Greenland Homes for a home in Lincoln, Selwyn.
  • Hallmark Homes Canterbury for a home in Marshlands, Christchurch.
  • Hawkins Built for a home in Merivale, Christchurch.
  • Henderson Building for a home in Gleniti, Timaru.
  • Holloway Builders for a home in Burnside, Christchurch.
  • Homes by Parklane for a home in Rolleston, Christchurch.
  • Jennian Homes Canterbury for a home in Bellgrove, Rangiora.
  • Laing Properties for a home in Fendalton, Christchurch.
  • LM Architectural Builders for a home in Merivale, Christchurch.
  • Lone Pine Building for a home in Woodbury, Geraldine.
  • M O Brown Builders for a home in Cashmere, Christchurch.
  • M O Brown Builders for a home in Merivale, Christchurch.
  • Matt Harrison Construction for a home in Central City, Christchurch.
  • Orange Homes for a home in Riccarton, Christchurch.
  • Petrie Construction for a home in Fendalton, Christchurch.
  • SC Projects for a home in St Albans, Christchurch.
  • Summit Construction for a home in Sumner, Christchurch.
  • T Dunn Builders for a home in Loburn, Rangiora.
  • Wilson Building Timaru for a home in Timaru.

Silver Awards

  • Absolute Homes for a home in Darfield.
  • Benton Construction for a home in Merivale, Christchurch.
  • Bushnell Builders for a home in Westmorland, Christchurch.
  • Limelite Construction for a home in Cracroft, Christchurch.
  • Limelite Construction for a home in Lincoln.
  • McKain Quality Construction for a home in Hampstead, Ashburton.
  • Norrell Building for a home in Rakaia, Selwyn.
  • Sharma Homes for a home in Halswell, Christchurch.
  • Summit Construction for a home in Cashmere, Christchurch.
  • Summit Construction for a home in Westmorland, Christchurch.
  • Wilson Building Timaru for a home in Lake Tekapo.
  • Woodz and Dashwood for a home in Spreydon.

Bronze Awards

  • A E Builders Limited for a home in Marshlands, Christchurch.
  • Absolute Homes Limited for a home in Kaiapoi, Christchurch.

National Sponsor Family

Master Builders House of the Year is proudly supported by our national sponsor family:

Altus Window Systems
Bunnings Trade
GIB
Master Build 10-Year Guarantee
Plumbing World
Resene
Mitre 10 Trade
APL Window Solutions
PDL by Schneider Electric