The Block NZ (2012)
The Block NZ
2012The New Zealand version of the international hit renovation-reality series in which four couples compete to renovate four dilapidated houses in a very upmarket suburb – room by room, week by week, challenge by challenge – and sell them at auction for the highest price.
Seasons & Episode
The Block NZ Redemption returns, with four fan favourite teams back for a second chance! Will their ambition to right past reno wrongs win over the judges or will it push them over the edge? S10 Ep1
The teams whip their guest bedrooms into shape, and Chloe and Ben are on a high after a win. One team struggles to agree on paint colour while another re-thinks their decision to return to The Block. S10 Ep2
The teams face The Block NZ's toughest judge in the first room reveal. Pressure builds with $7000 up for grabs and the power to swap the teams' houses. S10 Ep3
Stacy and Adam come out on top taking out the first room reveal win. But now they have an important decision to make. Then, Maree's plans fall into team Blue's hands. S10 Ep4
The teams crack into Kid's Bedroom week but the purse strings are tight as the couples are forced to make every dollar count. And tensions brew between Blue team Chloe and Ben for the first time. S10 Ep5
The pressure is on as the teams race to finish their kid's bedroom spaces. Who will impress the judges' this time round? And can Stacy and Adam take out another room reveal win? S10 Ep6
It's the biggest week on-site as the teams tackle Bathroom Week! With Peter Wolfkamp missing in action, will the teams be able to stay on top of their mammoth to-do lists? S10 Ep7
The teams are no strangers to the challenges that come with Bathroom week and timing is everything! Then the famous Block NZ Plank Walk challenge returns. Who will take it out this season? S10 Ep8
This week's proving to be harder for some teams as they race against the time and each other. How will they overcome these hurdles? Will time be on their side, or will they cave under the pressure? S10 Ep9
The cloudy weather rolls on in as the teams begin working on their upstairs landing spaces. But Mark calls the teams out for a challenge which puts the block site on hold. S10 Ep10
An opportunity to win an advantage at a challenge pushes the teams harder this week. Then, when the teams judge each other's rooms, will anyone choose to vote strategically as budget woes loom? S10 Ep11
The teams strike problems as they race to complete their studies or sitting rooms. But will the judges find the beautifully finished spaces they have been hoping for and score high, or low? S10 Ep12
A short week pushes the teams to their limits, and they smash their way through a challenge with a huge cash prize. Blue team Chloe and Ben tackle two rooms and call in an old hand to help. S10 Ep13
The teams get a rare chance to grill judges Jason and Shelley about their scoring. And The Wolf is back on site and on the warpath as he finds a serious mistake that could have huge consequences. S10 Ep14
After a short week, the teams race to prepare their living rooms for room reveal. Will one team use their game-changing advantage to take home the win? S10 Ep15
Tensions run high when final scores are revealed for the Living Rooms. Then it's onto Master Bedrooms and Ensuite. And a Block Stars Poetry Slam has teams throwing punch lines for the $10,000 prize. S10 Ep16
The teams crack on with creating the best master bedroom, ensuite and walk-in wardrobe. Budgets are tight and a cash strapped Stacy makes a plea to Ben about a tough decision. S10 Ep17
The teams get a budget wake up call from accounts and a stern reminder there's no Bank of Mark. Desperate to win the room reveal prize money, surprise tactics trigger the tensest scoring yet. S10 Ep18
Room reveal scoring gets heated as a bidding war breaks out to secure the win. And strategic game playing comes to the forefront, but will it be to their advantage in garage and laundry week? S10 Ep19
Things get interesting as Quinn and Ben use their $2,000 steal advantage. And Blue Team Ben is feeling the pressure after a series of bad judgement calls. S10 Ep20
Teams race to finish laundry and garage spaces for room reveal. The judges' scoring prompts a strategic decision by Stacy and Adam. A Block wInner, "Lisa's out the gate" returns on a mission. S10 Ep21
It's a huge week as teams start their kitchen and dining spaces. There's trouble on site when Stacy and Adam's plans are upended. And the teams are under the pump in a precision driving challenge. S10 Ep22
The Block site is forced into a shock shut down. The teams are under pressure to finish their biggest rooms to date, the kitchen and dining rooms. Maree and James' plans become a kitchen nightmare. S10 Ep23
The teams race to finish their kitchens and dining rooms for the most spectacular reveal yet. Stacy is forced to leave site for medical reasons and Quinn and Ben lose a much loved team member. S10 Ep24
The Block NZ teams are back for redemption with an improved score from the judges in do-over week. And will there be strategic game play again when teams score each other's kitchen and dining rooms? S10 Ep25
The Wolf has given The Block NZ teams a list of fixes they must complete as well as their do over room. One team's spending sparks drastic action. Teams are divided over a request for a rule change. S10 Ep26
It's a race to the finish to get their do-over spaces ready for the judges. Quinn and Ben must decide which room to reveal. Whose scores will improve, and which team will walk away empty handed? S10 Ep27
The teams start work on the last inside space, the stairwell and powder room, and crammed working conditions ups the pressure. It all comes unstuck when one house is seen to have an unfair advantage. S10 Ep28
Teams gather for a game-changer with an outdoor umbrella and an advantage card up for grabs. As tools down nears, Pete spots multiple nails drilled through house two's Velux flashing on the roof. S10 Ep29
The Block NZ's biggest ever winners, Tim and Arty, step in for Jason and join Shelley to judge the teams' stairwell and powder rooms. How will they score the teams when the tables are turned? S10 Ep30
Teams dig in for a tough week working on their front and backyards with materials lifted in by a giant crane. Tensions between the teams are simmering and a game changer has a difficult twist. S10 Ep31
It's mud, sweat and plenty of tears in outdoors week with a broken pipe, a mystery backyard leak, and rising tension and a stand off between Teams Orange and Blue over strategic team scoring. S10 Ep32
It's an emotional rollercoaster as the teams work outdoors in rain and mud to finish their final space for judging. One team hits a major setback which could hurt their chances at room reveal. S10 Ep33
It's the final week of The Block NZ and the teams must choose a series of tasks set by the judges to be eligible for the Best House award. And one team throws a curve ball which throws team judging. S10 Ep34
It's the final week on The Block NZ. Mark sends in friends and loved ones to help the teams get to the finish line as they push to complete the judges? tasks. S10 Ep35
The New Zealand version of the international hit renovation-reality series in which four couples compete to renovate four dilapidated houses in a very upmarket suburb – room by room, week by week, challenge by challenge – and sell them at auction for the highest price.