The Block NZ

Seasons

2012

7.2

Four New Zealand couples compete to see who can renovate a property that will make the biggest profit at auction.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Week 1 - Part 1

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. After 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. Ginny 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.

S1 • E2

Week 1 - Part 2

The teams step inside their houses for the very first time, and discover just how beat-up they really are with ripped walls, rotten floorboards and dead rodents.

S1 • E3

Week 2 - Part 1

One couple make a potentially game-changing decision; Shannon sets the couples a distressing challenge; and judges Victoria Bidwell and Stewart Harris assess the first room makeovers.

S1 • E4

Week 2 - Part 2

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.

S1 • E5

Week 3 - Part 1

The teams are required to build a piece of furniture from recycled material. This week room is the study/child's bedroom, teams are required to furnish the room with recycled furniture.

S1 • E6

Week 3 - Part 2

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 and Tyson are the winning team of this weeks challenge.

S1 • E7

Week 4 - Part 1

This week the teams are required to renovate the bathroom and laundry. The challenge this week is for each team to cook and host a meal for the other teams. The other teams are required to score the teams on their hosting of the meal.

S1 • E8

Week 4 - Part 2

The team challenge this week ran over two nights with the first two teams hosting their meal on the first night and the second two team hosting their meal tonight.

S1 • E9

Week 5 - Part 1

The teams are required to complete the Lounge and Hallway. Also the teams are challenged to build a dog house.

S1 • E10

Week 5 - Part 2

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.

S1 • E11

Week 6 - Part 1

This week the teams were required to complete the kitchen and dinning areas. The challenge for today was to redesign a balcony of an Auckland waterfront apartment.

S1 • E12

Week 6 - Part 2

The teams were required to decorate a room for a magazine shoot, the teams were allowed to hire expensive furniture items for this challenge.

S1 • E13

Week 7 - Part 1

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.

S1 • E14

Week 7 - Part 2

It's judgement day for the master bedrooms and ensuites.

S1 • E15

Week 8 - Part 1

The front yard renovations are threatened by wild weather; and the blokes blossom in a floristry challenge.

S1 • E16

Week 8 - Part 2

Work on the front of the section continued with Sarah and Richard planting 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.

S1 • E17

Week 9 - Part 1

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.

S1 • E18

Week 9 - Part 2

Work on the backyard continues. A winner is not revealed this week as the challenge carries on into the next week. Today's challenge was to market the house for auction to a team of real estate agents.

S1 • E19

Week 10 - Part 1

Who has the best back yard? The Block NZ homes are complete to perfection. Two months later, the four couples return for their most important challenge ever - and the houses are open for inspection.

S1 • E20

Week 10 - Part 2

Who will win The Block NZ? The four houses go to auction in a LIVE grand final. All teams will win the profits from their auction and the winners an additional $80,000 cash prize.