The Block NZ
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.
Genre: Reality
Type: tv
Season: 1
Episode: 1
Duration: 1h 0m
Release: 2012
Rating: 6.1
Season 1 - The Block NZ
2012-07-04
"The four couples meet for the first time and are given the task of finding one of four Mazda BT50s before making their way around Auckland to locate four red blocks each that are worth $5,000 and reach the Block first to determine the order the houses are chosen.\r\n\r\nAfter finding the first red block, teams were given a choice to build a toolbox to the same standards as one previously built by Mark to earn a bonus red block, or to continue on the hunt and increase their chances of reaching the houses first. All four teams opted to complete this additional task and receive $25,000 in total.\r\n\r\nGinny and Rhys arrive first at the Block and select house four, Libby and Ben arrive second and select house three, Sarah and Richard arrive third and select house two and Rachel and Ty arrive last and are given house one."
2012-07-05
"The four couples enter their houses for the first time and are all shocked to see just how bad a condition they are in. After spending an entire day cleaning up the houses, the teams all meet Shannon Ryan, the Games Master, and Peter, the Construction Supervisor.\n\nAfter learning that the first room they will be required to deliver will be the second bedroom, everyone hires builders and electricians as work begins."
2012-07-11
"The couples begin their first room renovation, the second bedroom, and Mark challenges them to build a wall to his exact measurements\u2014with a prize that will turn the competition upside down, the winning team of this week's challenge have the opportunity to swap houses with another team."
2012-07-12
"Ginny and Rhys deliver their house swap verdict. Shannon sets the couples a distressing challenge, the couples are each given a brand new bedside table and are required to distress the table to make it look like a piece of antique furniture. Judges Victoria Bidwell and Stewart Harris assess the first room makeovers. The winners of the first weeks renovation is Libby and Ben with a score of 11.5 out of 20."
2012-07-18
"The teams are required to build a piece of furniture from recycled material. This week room is the study\/childs bedroom, teams are required to furnish the room with recycled furniture."
2012-07-19
"The challenge is a plumbing challenge, each team must run piping from a starting point to a tap. The first team to get water flowing through the tap wins the competition. Rachael & Tyson are the winning team of this weeks challenge."
2012-08-01
"This week the teams are required to complete the Lounge and Hallway. Today's challenge was to build a dog house, the winning team of the doghouse challenge was Libby and Ben. Part of the winning prize was that the winning team won $2000 but they had to take this money from another team of their choice. Libby and Ben chose to take this money from Sarah and Richard who the previous week chose to sabotage the competition by scoring all teams 1 out 10 in the meal challenge."
2012-08-02
"The teams were given a room full of furniture but with everything painted in white. The teams were required to colour the rooms and furniture in colours of their own choice with the best choice of colour winning the competition. Libby and Ben were the winners of the Lounge and Hallway with a score of 15.5 out of 20."
2012-08-15
"The final interior room was decorated this week, the master bedroom and ensuite. Today's challenge was to create a mosaic art work from broken tiles, the teams had to also incorporate pieces of broken plates and cups into their design."
2012-08-16
"The teams were required to complete a maze challenge where they must run through a maze to find pieces of outdoor furniture, once the pieces are found the teams are required to assemble the furniture. This week there were two prizes, one for the best master bedroom and one for the best ensuite. Ginny and Rhys were the winning team for the master bedroom with a score of 18 out of 20, Libby and Ben had the winning ensuite with a score of 8 out of 10."
2012-08-22
"The competition now moves outside with teams competing to landscape the front of their section and start on the exterior paintwork of the house. Today's challenge was for the teams to create a flower arrangement, a requirement of the challenge was the men from each team were required to create the arrangement all the women on each team could do was advise their partner verbally on how to create the arrangement. The prize was to grab as much money possible from a money tree in sixty seconds."
2012-08-23
"Work on the front of the section continued with Sarah and Richard plantting a large palm tree on their property upsetting their neighbours. The challenge today was to build an eco friendly challenge with each team required to build a compost bin. The winning team took home a selection of plants for the garden with the runners up taking home a smaller value in plants."
2012-08-29
"The final room challenge and this time teams are required to landscape the backyard. The teams are given this time 10 days to complete the challenge instead of the usual 7 days, teams are required to use the 3 additional days to finish off and fix the rest of the property and present the house for auction. The challenge today was to build a feature in the garden out of paving blocks, the winners were Rachel and Tyson with their herb garden."
2012-09-05
"The final week and a two-hour episode. In the first half of the episode teams work hard to complete the backyard and finish off the rest of the house. Sarah and Richard were the winning team with a score of 18.5 out 20. At the conclusion of the final room challenge the teams return to their homes for four weeks before competing in the final challenge. The final challenge consisted of two parts the first part the teams were required to clean and present the house for auction and for final judging. The houses were then judged by New Zealand celebrities who feature on various TV3 shows. The second part to the challenge was for each team to pick one part of the house they would like to see fixed up or improved. After writing down their wishes the final part of the challenge was to have another team carry out that wish for them. The prize for the final challenge determined the order the houses were auctioned in."
Season 2 - The Block NZ
2013-08-26
"The four couples meet for the first time and are given the task of finding one of four Mazda 6s and find their own tool belt before making their way around Auckland to locate five red blocks each that are worth $20,000 and reach the Block first to determine the order the houses are chosen."
2013-08-27
"The four couples go into their houses and find it as a tip. The next morning they wake up to an early start to renovate the house. Mark calls them for breakfast. He tells them who their construction supervisor is, Peter."
2013-08-28
"In this episode the couples get to see how the judges judge them in their challenge rooms. The get 7 hours and they have to finish it in that time. Their judges are Jeremy Hansen and Janice Kumar-Ward. The winner gets to swap houses. The winner was Pete and Andy with a score of 7 out of 10."
2013-09-03
"The couples do their rooms getting ready in time for judging. Shannon has a challenge for them. They have to upcycle a furnitiure. \n\n"
2013-09-09
"They start their kids bedroom. The couples are obliged to use the beds they made in the previous challenge."
2013-09-10
"The couples do their rooms getting ready in time for judging. Shannon has a challenge for them."
Season 3 - The Block NZ
Season 4 - The Block NZ
Season 5 - The Block NZ
2016-05-29
"Premiere. Four teams of best mates arrive in Meadowbank. Preparing themselves for an elimination challenge, they soon discover they are already on The Block and are getting straight into action."
2016-06-05
"A game changing decision gets all the teams guessing. Tactics are in play, room reveal is just around the corner, and a hunky new builder is just the distraction one team needs."
Season 6 - The Block NZ
2017-06-25
"The Block NZ is back for its sixth season. The challenges are tougher than ever and in just 12 weeks, the teams will have to build and showcase their design skills like never before."
2017-06-26
"It's the first day of reno and the teams channel their inner child this week. But a challenge throws a spanner in the works, which soon sees the teams struggling to stay afloat."
2017-06-27
"The teams are all hands on deck as the pressure to deliver a winning room looms. Later, the teams go head to head in a free for all."
Season 7 - The Block NZ
Season 8 - The Block NZ
2019-06-17
"Four new teams arrive to undertake the most ambitious Block project ever - transforming a charming 1930s Georgian firehouse into multimillion-dollar apartments."
2019-06-18
"Mark calls the teams for a fiery challenge which has everyone gasping for air. Problems arise for Ethan and Sam as pipe protrusions potentially impact their reno."
2019-06-19
"Lisa plays mind games with other teams and on the final tradie day, a screw-up by the boys has the potential to derail all the teams."
2019-06-23
"It's time for the first and most important room reveal on The Block NZ. The winning team gets their pick of any apartment so everything is at stake! Who will impress our new judge?"
2019-06-24
"It's Kid's Bedroom Week but Sophia and Mikaere are busy thinking about a completely different section of their apartment. Plus, the safe is opened - what is its secret advantage?"
2019-06-25
"As the kid's bedroom renos continue, rumours fly about what Sophia and Mikaere could be planning. Amidst accusations of cheating, the first Block Collective meeting is called."
2019-06-26
"The first fiery Block Collective meeting takes place for 2019. Stress levels are high, alliances are formed and friendships are broken."
2019-06-30
"The teams rush to finish their kid's bedrooms, but one team faces serious wallpaper woes 24 hours before tools down. Later, the judges have their say..."
2019-07-01
"Get ready for a bombshell, for the first time in Block NZ history, a fifth team enters The Block and shakes up the competition."
2019-07-02
"Bathroom Week starts to get wet and wild and the first Firehouse Block Collective threatens to crush Sophia and Mikaere's dreams."
2019-07-03
"The Firehouse feud reaches new heights as the pressure of Bathroom Week hits the teams hard. A miscommunication sees one team's tiling troubles intensify."
2019-07-07
"It's judgment day, but bathroom woes see three teams struggling to keep their heads above water. With $7000 on the line, will the fifth team end up taking it out?"
2019-07-08
"Will cheating allegations lead to a disqualification? Plus, teams begin on their most complicated space yet, Master Bedroom and En Suite Week, and rivalry breaks out again."
2019-07-09
"Competition is at an all-time high with $10,000 up for grabs for this week's winner. Tensions are soaring for Sophia and Mikaere as their mega master bedroom falls further behind."
2019-07-10
"Block life sets the teams against each other, and while all of the teams are on a road to redemption, it's going to be a bumpy ride to the finish line."
2019-07-14
"The most controversial room reveal is threatened by cheating scandals and a big steal, leaving one team's master bedroom and en suite in deep trouble."
2019-07-15
"The teams face their toughest challenge yet. Can they put aside their differences to work together in Apartment 5? Then, team judging gets tactical just in time for Dinner Wars!"
2019-07-16
"Dinner Wars amps up as teams debate scoring strategically. Could Sophia and Mikaere's rival Mexican dinner drive a bigger wedge between them and Stacy and Adam?"
2019-07-17
"A challenging week has the teams struggling to work together in shared spaces to complete Apartment 5. Plus, Ethan and Sam host the final dinner party."
2019-07-21
"Room reveal is fast approaching as teams go head to head to complete shared spaces in Apartment 5. Who will take out the massive $10,000 prize in the closest scoring yet?"
2019-07-22
"The conclusion of the most contentious room reveal yet leaves one team feeling defeated and has scoring strategically in Dinner Wars backfired?"
2019-07-23
"The teams and their builders tackle the heart of the home in kitchen and dining week. Later, the gloves are off as the judges and our teams finally come face to face!"
2019-07-24
"It's go big or get low scores, as the judges demand bolder design choices! Then one team, still fixated on last week's results, decide to challenge the rules."
2019-07-28
"A secret advantage turns into strategic play and the teams vie to impress the judges with bold design choices at the first room reveal following the judges intervention."
2019-07-29
"Everyone has big plans for their living and media room spaces, later, a challenge leaves Lisa fuming!"
2019-07-30
"The teams get strategic choosing fabric for each other in this week's give and take. Plus the boys call a Block Collective to right previous wrongs."
2019-07-31
"The teams attempt a balancing act as everyone's favourite Plank Wars challenge returns! And can Ethan and Sam wheel and deal their way to fixing their brown wall?"
2019-08-04
"It's a race to the finish line as the teams prepare to complete their living and media room spaces in time for the judges."
2019-08-06
"Ethan and Sam are determined to win this week. And Lisa and Ribz call Mark up to stage to help with their Block Stars performance."
2019-08-07
"Apartment 2 takes an enormous risk to complete their front entrance, hallway and laundry, two teams prepare to take to the stage, and the winner of Block Stars is announced."
2019-08-11
"A massive week with three spaces to complete sees the teams up against the clock! And, Lisa overwhelmed with emotion, walks off the Block leaving Ribz in charge."
2019-08-12
"The teams are reeling from a dramatic room reveal. It's Do-Over week with a massive 17k on the line, plus the teams face a fun garden challenge."
2019-08-13
"Lisa has an epiphany calling a Block Collective to get the other teams onside, but will Sophia play ball? And an Eden Park makeover sees former Block legends come out in force to help"
2019-08-14
"A week dedicated to redemption sees Sophia and Mikaere come into their own. Alliances are solidified, before a shocking turn of events throws the teams off course."
2019-08-18
"A shake-up in the power dynamic of the Block sends a shock wave through The Block, at the most exciting room reveal yet."
2019-08-19
"Mark lays down the law and introduces their new space - the outdoor terrace! The teams face a puzzling challenge and judge each others rooms."
2019-08-20
"Spirits are high as the boys' budget gets a much-needed top-up. Stacy and Adam set out to create an indoor Winter Garden to rival the other team's luxurious outdoor terraces."
2019-08-21
"The teams struggle with the restrictions set for the outdoor spaces, and Stacey and Adam's indoor Winter Garden starts to look better than ever. Plus, there is a suspected thief on site and Pete plays a trick!"
2019-08-25
"Teams get the green light to decorate their outdoor terraces as they wish. Ethan and Sam feel they might be in the running for their first victory at this week's exciting judging!"
2019-08-26
"The teams get started on the biggest, most difficult space ever attempted in Block NZ History! A heartwarming challenge and a night away for one couple, reignites the passion."
2019-08-27
"The teams are making Block NZ history as they work on top of each other to create a common space, but will the Block Collective agree on a cohesive style?"
2019-08-28
"Pressure to succeed starts to take its toll, but friends and family arrive bringing a much-needed push to the finish line."
2019-09-01
"The final spaces are revealed to the judges and the public jury decide the best room on The Block. Have the teams managed to work together to design a cohesive space?"
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