The judges auditions continue for the remaining 10 aprons. Tonight the top 16 cooks will be confirmed and will be handed their aprons by the judges as they prepare to enter the MasterChef NZ Kitchen tomorrow.

The top 16 cooks arrive for the first time at the MasterChef NZ Kitchen. Tonight they compete in a mystery box challenge attempting to impress the judges and avoid being one of two cooks who will be eliminated.

It's the first MasterChef Team Challenge and the heat is on as the 14 contestants partner up to cook outdoors with fire using some tricky and endemic ingredients