Series synopsis
Renters is a drama television series that premiered on TVNZ 2 on December 13, 2011. It ended on May 16, 2024. It stars Bill Kerton.
You won't believe how some tenants treat other people's homes in this fly-on-the-wall series.
Premise
You won't believe how some tenants treat other people's homes in this fly-on-the-wall series.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Bill Kerton as Narrator
Episodes
This series spans 11 seasons with 107 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 10 | December 13, 2011 | February 14, 2012 |
| Season 2 | 10 | ||
| Season 3 | 10 | December 13, 2011 | January 31, 2012 |
| Season 4 | 10 | April 7, 2013 | June 9, 2013 |
| Season 5 | 10 | September 18, 2014 | November 20, 2014 |
| Season 6 | 10 | July 18, 2016 | October 20, 2016 |
| Season 7 | 7 | October 4, 2018 | November 15, 2018 |
| Season 8 | 10 | October 14, 2020 | December 16, 2020 |
| Season 9 | 10 | April 8, 2021 | June 24, 2021 |
| Season 10 | 10 | September 5, 2022 | October 31, 2022 |
| Season 11 | 10 | March 14, 2024 | May 16, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | December 13, 2011 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | December 20, 2011 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | December 27, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | |
| 2 | Episode 2 | |
| 3 | Episode 3 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Renters follows property managers from all over the country as they inspect their cache of tenanted properties running the full gamut from filthy grottos to grand estates. |
December 13, 2011 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Weeks of unpaid rent end in a showdown of epic proportions when Richard loses the plot with a tenant, Sue has a dog of a day in Hamilton and Mary meets a famous house-bound musician. |
December 20, 2011 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 While Mary oversees an eviction in Epsom and discovers what lies beneath, her colleague Martin has a real-life mystery on his hands - missing rent, missing property and a missing person |
December 27, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | April 7, 2013 |
| 2 | Episode 2 | April 14, 2013 |
| 3 | Episode 3 | April 21, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Biffo Seven property managers take viewers along for a challenging ride into the property market, dealing with filth, damage and eviction. |
September 18, 2014 |
| 2 |
Dog Poo House Richard discovers doggy-do throughout a dodgy dwelling in Wellington, Karen makes a feline friend in Dunedin and Martin takes a walk on the wild-side in Auckland. |
September 25, 2014 |
| 3 |
Maggot Salad A Tauranga house resplendent with hair-balls, holes in walls and creepy crawlies; a mysterious leak leaves Martin guessing in Auckland; and Gareth gets to grips with decorating Dunedin. |
October 2, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Judy Morgan discovers a subterranean spa. Pru cracks up in Christchurch. Vanessa discovers where all the good socks go in Motueka. |
July 18, 2016 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Matt Cutler discovers an appetite for destruction at two Dunedin flats. Pru deals with sub-standard repairs and in Nelson Jane gets more than she bargained for. |
July 25, 2016 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Pru and the Good Girls facilitate the nicest eviction ever, Jared deals with a tiny house and a big mess in Wellington, and Leona isn't happy with the state of things in Auckland. |
August 1, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 In Wellington, Jared and Mitchell find an unexpected surprise inside a suitcase, while in Christchurch, Pru discovers that being generous doesn't always pay off. |
October 4, 2018 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 In Dunedin, there's a big clean up on the cards for Aimee from Cutlers, while Pru and the Good Girls try to locate the source of a disturbing smell in a Christchurch flat. |
October 11, 2018 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 A musical medley in Christchurch for Good Girls property manager Pru, while in Wellington, Jared finds himself dealing with unwanted squatters. |
October 18, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Invercargill property managers inspect a brick and tile house that's gone to the dogs, and when an ex-tenant arrives out of the blue she learns she'll be chased for $20,000 in damages. In Mosgiel, Andrea faces a bizarre situation when some badly behaved tenants who vanished owing rent suddenly reappear out of the blue. Meanwhile in Christchurch, Pru deals with a flat in a disgraceful state. |
October 14, 2020 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Christchurch property managers Prue and Michelle warn an unruly renter to curb her violent threats to other tenants. But the Good Girls get more than they bargained for - both barrels of a bare-bosom bonanza. |
October 21, 2020 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Invercargill's Inspire Property Managers Tracey and Nicola inspect a brick and tile house that's gone to the dogs. |
October 28, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 In Christchurch, the Good Girls evict a bad girl who stopped paying rent after starting a campaign of destruction. Plus, a house fire and asbestos pose a major challenge in Cromwell. |
April 8, 2021 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 In Gore, Inspire property manager Nicola faces one of the worst examples of property destruction she's ever seen. |
April 15, 2021 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 In Dunedin, the hair's in the plug hole for property manager Andrea. Then, in Auckland, it's not hair that's hair-raising for property manager Hollie - it's a blocked loo and a gross kitchen find. |
April 22, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 In Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland, Michelle encounters a cockroach catastrophe while down in Waihōpai / Invercargill, Tracy has fleas up to her knees! |
September 5, 2022 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 In Ōtautahi / Christchurch, an immovable object meets unstoppable force - it's evicted tenant versus property manager Pru! |
September 12, 2022 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 In Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland, Michelle lifts the lid on a toilet problem never before seen on Renters. Meanwhile, in Waihōpai / Invercargill, Tracy is on clean-up duty after a tenant has turned their flat into a wrecker's yard. |
September 19, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Property Managers Andrea and Sam, discover unusual life forms in a filthy, abandoned property in Ōtepoti/ Dunedin, and in Tāmaki Makaurau/ Auckland it’s a shocking inspection for Hollie Joss. |
March 14, 2024 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 In Invercargill, Property Managers Tracy and Jo, stumble across some unexpected items, after tenants exit in a hurry. And in South Auckland, it’s a cat cataclysm for Michelle. |
March 21, 2024 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 In Ōtautahi/Christchurch, it’s Good Girls’ Pru versus an evicted tenant that refuses to leave. While in Tīrau/Cromwell is it a paint job or con job for Property Manager Rochelle? |
March 28, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TVNZ 2 |
|---|---|
| First aired | December 13, 2011 |
| Last aired | May 16, 2024 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |