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.

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.

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