
About this season
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.
Episodes (31)
1. Episode 1
Aired 26 August 2013 • 60 min
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.
2. Episode 2
Aired 27 August 2013 • 60 min
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.
3. Episode 3
Aired 28 August 2013 • 60 min
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.
4. Episode 4
Aired 2 September 2013 • 60 min
The couples find out that no one is swapping houses. They start their second bedroom and get to see the challenge house. Their challenge was to make a board with wallpaper the same as Mark's and they have to put their house number on it. The winner is Pete and Andy again.
5. Episode 5
Aired 3 September 2013 • 60 min
The couples do their rooms getting ready in time for judging. Shannon has a challenge for them. They have to upcycle a furnitiure.
6. Episode 6
Aired 4 September 2013 • 60 min
The couples finish their rooms.
7. Episode 7
Aired 9 September 2013 • 60 min
They start their kids bedroom. The couples are obliged to use the beds they made in the previous challenge.
8. Episode 8
Aired 10 September 2013 • 60 min
The couples do their rooms getting ready in time for judging. Shannon has a challenge for them.
9. Episode 9
Aired 11 September 2013 • 60 min
The couples finish their rooms.
10. Episode 10
Aired 16 September 2013 • 60 min
11. Episode 11
Aired 17 September 2013 • 60 min
12. Episode 12
Aired 18 September 2013 • 60 min
13. Episode 13
Aired 23 September 2013 • 60 min
14. Episode 14
Aired 24 September 2013 • 60 min
15. Episode 15
Aired 25 September 2013 • 60 min
16. Episode 16
Aired 30 September 2013 • 60 min
17. Episode 17
Aired 1 October 2013 • 60 min
18. Episode 18
Aired 2 October 2013 • 60 min
19. Episode 19
Aired 7 October 2013 • 60 min
20. Episode 20
Aired 8 October 2013 • 60 min
21. Episode 21
Aired 9 October 2013 • 60 min
22. Episode 22
Aired 14 October 2013 • 60 min
23. Episode 23
Aired 15 October 2013 • 60 min
24. Episode 24
Aired 16 October 2013 • 60 min
25. Episode 25
Aired 21 October 2013 • 60 min
26. Episode 26
Aired 22 October 2013 • 60 min
27. Episode 27
Aired 23 October 2013 • 60 min
28. Episode 28
Aired 28 October 2013 • 60 min
29. Episode 29
Aired 29 October 2013 • 60 min
30. Live Final
Aired 30 October 2013 • 60 min
31. The Block NZ: Unlocked
Aired 4 November 2013 • 60 min
Teams talk about their time on The Block.