The WORST episodes of The Block NZ
Every episode of The Block NZ ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Block NZ!
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.
#1 - The Block NZ: Unlocked
Season 3 - Episode 49 - Aired 11/18/2014
What goes on off-camera? For 12 weeks The Block NZ contestants gave up everything, so was it all worth it? And for aspiring teams, tips on what to do to win next year’s The Block NZ: Fans vs. Faves.
#2 - Episode 35
Season 3 - Episode 35 - Aired 10/23/2014
Tonight on The Block NZ the teams are racing to finish the interior of their houses, and all face a leaky challenge.
#3 - Episode 27
Season 3 - Episode 27 - Aired 10/9/2014
The pressure is on as teams scramble to complete their kitchen and dining areas. Mark sets them a challenge that requires both building skills and patience.
#4 - Episode 26
Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 10/8/2014
The teams’ style and design skills are put to the test with a magazine cover challenge.
#5 - Episode 25
Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 10/7/2014
The teams start a big week of work on the kitchen and dining rooms. Plus, the teams judge each other’s bedrooms.
#6 - Episode 23
Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 10/2/2014
As the next room reveal looms, the teams get physical in a challenging race. Can the teams meet the demands ahead and deliver two rooms this week?
#7 - Live Final
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 9/6/2012
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. Final.
#8 - Episode 12
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/10/2012
The teams were required to decorate a room for a magazine shoot, the teams were allowed to hire expensive furniture items for this challenge. Once the room was designed and photographed the teams had to create their own magazine page layout.
#9 - Episode 11
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 8/9/2012
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. The teams were given an apartment each and required to decorate the area in any design of their choice.
#10 - Episode 8
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/26/2012
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. One team choose a strategic vote giving all other teams a score of 1 out 10 thinking other teams will more than likely make a similar move.
#11 - Episode 7
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/25/2012
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.
#12 - Episode 5
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/2/2014
The teams wake after a very chilly night as the reality of how much work there is to be done sinks in. The teams also face a bespoke furniture recycling challenge.
#13 - Episode 37
Season 6 - Episode 37 - Aired 8/27/2017
#14 - Episode 25
Season 6 - Episode 25 - Aired 8/6/2017
#15 - Episode 40
Season 3 - Episode 40 - Aired 10/31/2014
It is the first outdoor space reveal day and the teams complete the backyard and decking. Who will take out this week’s prize?
#16 - Episode 19
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 9/25/2014
The last team takes their turns hosting for the coveted Dinner Wars title, and the scoring by all the teams is revealed.
#17 - Episode 13
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/16/2014
The competition heats up when the contestants judge each other’s rooms, but will they play fair? Mark sets their next room challenge - the family room.
#18 - Episode 3
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/28/2014
There’s a lot at stake as the teams race to finish their first themed rooms - the winner of tonight's challenge faces a tough choice that could determine the future of all the teams.
#19 - Episode 2
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/27/2014
The four teams battle it out in the first of their renovations, but there is a surprise no one saw coming.
#20 - Episode 24
Season 9 - Episode 24 - Aired 7/25/2021
#21 - Episode 6
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/3/2014
Fun and games continue on The Block NZ, offsetting the harsh realities the teams face in the race to finish their first room.
#22 - Episode 11
Season 9 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/30/2021
#23 - Episode 10
Season 9 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/29/2021
#24 - Episode 42
Season 6 - Episode 42 - Aired 9/4/2017
#25 - Episode 21
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 9/30/2014
This week sees the teams work on a children’s bedroom; and Mark adds to the workloads with a second room. Plus the teams judge each other’s bathrooms.