American audiences will soon be getting a taste of just what it's like to be a Real Housewife, Kiwi-style.

It was announced this morning that The Real Housewives Of Auckland will air this summer in the US.

Commissioned by Bravo New Zealand, the often controversial reality show first screened here last August and has also aired in Australia.

BRAVO NZ The Real Housewives Of Auckland must be 'feline' good that their show has been picked up in the US.

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"It's great to cap off our first year of business with another success story," says Maria Mahony, general manager of Bravo New Zealand.

"We are very proud of our first local production and to be able to share The Real Housewives Of Auckland with US domestic audiences is a tremendous achievement for the production, and everyone who worked on it. And of course the Housewives themselves."