MasterChef judge Simon Gault is building his dream $2 million love nest in South Auckland.
Work has begun on the telly chef's idyllic Karaka home that he will share with wife Katrina.
The three-bedroom black cedar-and-brick hideaway on a lifestyle block 40km south of Queen St will feature a Japanese-style "Zen garden", an outdoor wood-fired pizza oven and a heated outdoor swimming pool.
Gault said he had spared no expense in the kitchen.
Facilities include a Subzero fridge and De Dietrich cookers.