70 minSeason 10 • Episode 37
LatestAfter twelve weeks of hard graft, our Blockheads have created four extraordinary homes and tonight it's the auction grand final. Which team will come out on top and take home the $100,000 prize? S10 Ep37
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.
Production
Impossibly tight deadlines create genuine high-stakes drama.
Practical Effects
Actual renovation skills on display, not just manufactured conflict.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Block NZ became a genuine cultural phenomenon, with auction results making national news and influencing actual property values in featured suburbs.
Several contestants parlayed their appearances into actual design careers, while others mysteriously vanished from public life—suggesting the show's 'opportunity' is wildly uneven.
