The BEST episodes of The Block NZ season 5

Every episode of The Block NZ season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Block NZ season 5!

The Block NZ is the first local version of an 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. The teams can be couples, family members, or friends, and do not need any DIY experience. Once selected, the contestants live and breathe their DIY project for the nine week shoot, living on site in The Block NZ houses. There are no further eliminations, and the winning couple is decided by the toughest judge of all, the real estate market! All four renovated houses go to a live TV auction, with The Block NZ crown going to the couple whose house fetches the highest price on the night!. All the couples receive profits from the sale of their house at the televised auction, and the winners will take home an additional cash prize of $80,000.

Last Updated: 12/15/2024Network: TV3 (NZ)Status: Continuing
star
8.67
6 votes

#1 - Live Auction Finale

Season 5 - Episode 46 - Aired 8/14/2016

It’s the moment the teams have been waiting for. The four homes are up for auction! Who will walk away with the highest profit and the $100,000 grand prize?

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8.67
6 votes

#2 - Episode 38

Season 5 - Episode 38 - Aired 8/1/2016

The final push to complete the houses begins, and Mother Nature opens the floodgates for delays. Then, broken banks lead to broken spirits as one team completely blows the budget.

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8.38
8 votes

#3 - Episode 41

Season 5 - Episode 41 - Aired 8/7/2016

Time is running out for the teams to complete their houses. In this season’s most intense race to the finish, friendships will be tested, and deadlines will be pushed

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star
8.33
6 votes

#4 - Episode 39

Season 5 - Episode 39 - Aired 8/2/2016

Set back after set back sees one team trailing behind. Then, the worst weather in The Block NZ history has the teams battling the elements.

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star
8.25
4 votes

#5 - The Block NZ: Unlocked

Season 5 - Episode 45 - Aired 8/11/2016

Girls vs Boys special looks at the behind-the-scenes silliness that kept the teams moving forward through the blisters, the deadlines and the erratic Auckland weather.

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8.14
7 votes

#6 - Episode 42

Season 5 - Episode 42 - Aired 8/8/2016

Tonight sees a shocking twist that gives the teams one week to renovate an entire house! At stake is 5K off their reserve and the ability to determine the auction order.

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8.11
9 votes

#7 - Episode 36

Season 5 - Episode 36 - Aired 7/27/2016

The challenge sees one team receive a game changing reward. Later, the rule breakers get a serious financial penalty; & a minor car crash could put one team’s renovation in jeopardy.

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8.00
7 votes

#8 - Episode 28

Season 5 - Episode 28 - Aired 7/13/2016

A hidden romance is revealed; and when the site becomes shambolic, The Wolf threatens to shut the whole operation down.

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8.00
6 votes

#9 - Episode 29

Season 5 - Episode 29 - Aired 7/17/2016

The teams struggle to keep ahead of the workload. Later, the knives are out in a game-changer that reveals just how competitive these teams really are.

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8.00
8 votes

#10 - Episode 35

Season 5 - Episode 35 - Aired 7/26/2016

A massive budget blow threatens one team. Then, in an agonising 24-hour challenge, will the mind games and strategising prove all too much?

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8.00
10 votes

#11 - Episode 44

Season 5 - Episode 44 - Aired 8/10/2016

Access issues threaten to unhinge progress as everyone struggles to complete spaces within the same house.

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7.90
10 votes

#12 - Episode 8

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/8/2016

The teams race to stay ahead of the game, accusations fly as an ongoing battle sinks to new lows, and when the Wolf cooks up a punishment, not everyone is happy.

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7.88
8 votes

#13 - Episode 33

Season 5 - Episode 33 - Aired 7/24/2016

When finishing is near impossible, the game is on to simply complete before Saturday morning’s deadline.

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7.86
7 votes

#14 - Episode 43

Season 5 - Episode 43 - Aired 8/9/2016

As the teams race to renovate an entire home in one week, an enormous tradie pile up causes tension in one house.

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7.82
11 votes

#15 - Episode 26

Season 5 - Episode 26 - Aired 7/11/2016

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7.78
9 votes

#16 - Episode 23

Season 5 - Episode 23 - Aired 7/5/2016

The plank walk returns.Building abilities are tested as team after team takes the plunge.Then it's confrontation time for one scheming duo.

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7.75
8 votes

#17 - Episode 30

Season 5 - Episode 30 - Aired 7/18/2016

The teams take on the biggest spaces so far this season. Then, the challenge that instils fear in the toughest of Blockies sees two rising stars take to the stage.

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7.70
10 votes

#18 - Episode 5

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/5/2016

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.

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7.67
6 votes

#19 - Episode 16

Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 6/22/2016

Dinner Wars continues, but will there be voting retribution after one team's earlier strategic scoring? Then shocking styling similarities sees two houses at war!

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7.67
6 votes

#20 - Episode 34

Season 5 - Episode 34 - Aired 7/25/2016

It's the beginning of the end as the teams rush to complete all of their interior spaces. Then, an ill-timed leak threatens to cripple two teams.

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7.63
8 votes

#21 - Episode 9

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/12/2016

The countdown continues as our teams race to finish their rooms. A game-changing point could mean the difference between winning or losing this week!

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7.63
8 votes

#22 - Episode 27

Season 5 - Episode 27 - Aired 7/12/2016

Tension as reaches new heights. Then, will big Dyls break his silence as strained relations between House 2 and The Wolf intensify?

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7.60
10 votes

#23 - Episode 7

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/7/2016

Failed council inspections cause a tradie pile up, and as the gap between the boys and the girls gets wider, things begin to get personal.

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7.57
7 votes

#24 - Episode 14

Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 6/20/2016

Strategies bubble to the surface when Dinner Wars kicks off. Then, as our teams start work on a new room with a twist, they learn that there are no friends on The Block!

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7.57
7 votes

#25 - Episode 19

Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 6/28/2016

A potty mouth gets one Block-head in trouble. Later, a creative challenge heats up the competition as the teams think outside the box.