The Block NZ

The Block NZ

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

Genre: Reality-TV

Cast:Mark RichardsonPeter WolfkampShelley FergusonJason BonhamShannon RyanQuinn AlexandreMaree WrightJames SteeleBen AlexandreChloe HesBen SpeedyAdam MiddletonStacy HeymanAli HeaneyJulia HeaneyStacy CottrillAndy MurdieNathan Ross


1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ Welcome to the Block

Sun, May 29, 2016

Premiere. Four teams of best mates arrive in Meadowbank. Preparing themselves for an elimination challenge, they soon discover they are already on The Block and are getting straight into action.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ Week 1 - Part 2

Mon, May 30, 2016

The competition heats up with alliances forming, and Block mates becoming housemates. Later, the teams get down and dirty to battle it out for The Block Olympics.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ Week 1 - Part 3

Tue, May 31, 2016

As the deadline for the room reveal lingers, the boys channel their inner designers; budgets begin to unravel; and one team learns that the early bird doesn't always get the worm.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ Week 1 - Part 4

Wed, Jun 1, 2016

Only two days remain until room reveal, and as the budget dwindles away the teams get creative. Meanwhile, one team gets The Wolf involved as they wage war against their housemates.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ Week 2 - Part 1

Sun, Jun 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.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ Week 2 - Part 2

Mon, Jun 6, 2016

The boys deal with the aftermath of a game-changing decision, the teams are let loose on their houses, and familiar faces turn up with some much needed inspiration.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ Week 2 - Part 3

Tue, Jun 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.

8Season 5

S5.E8 ∙ Week 2 - Part 4

Wed, Jun 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.

9Season 5

S5.E9 ∙ Week 3 - Part 1

Sun, Jun 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.

10Season 5

S5.E10 ∙ Week 3 - Part 2

Mon, Jun 13, 2016

Bad luck abounds when a jinx strikes The Block, and a tradie is conned into more than he bargained for. Later, the teams battle it out in this week's notoriously difficult room.

11Season 5

S5.E11 ∙ Week 3 - Part 3

Tue, Jun 14, 2016

A breach of the rules see's the Wolf coming down hard. Later, old debts are repaid and council inspections cause delays that could prevent one team from completing.

12Season 5

S5.E12 ∙ Week 3 - Part 4

Wed, Jun 15, 2016

Our teams have treasure in their sights in a challenge that tests their physical endurance. Then, a missing tiler sees one team getting further and further behind.

13Season 5

S5.E13 ∙ Week 4 - Part 1

Sun, Jun 19, 2016

The pressure of this week's difficult room takes its toll as the teams race to get them completed.

14Season 5

S5.E14 ∙ Week 4 - Part 2

Mon, Jun 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.

15Season 5

S5.E15 ∙ Week 4 - Part 3

Tue, Jun 21, 2016

Progress continues as our teams race to complete their rooms. Later, natural entertainers emerge and one team battles with their own culinary incompetence.

16Season 5

S5.E16 ∙ Week 4 - Part 4

Wed, Jun 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.

17Season 5

S5.E17 ∙ Week 5 - Part 1

Sun, Jun 26, 2016

Accusations continue to fly as this year's Block-heads kick the competition into a higher gear. Will they be able to deliver on time, or will the week end in a total meltdown?

18Season 5

S5.E18 ∙ Week 5 - Part 2

Mon, Jun 27, 2016

The winner of Dinner Wars is decided and the teams get another opportunity to secure some serious cash. Later, a new space brings new problems.

19Season 5

S5.E19 ∙ Week 5 - Part 3

Tue, Jun 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.

20Season 5

S5.E20 ∙ Week 5 - Part 4

Wed, Jun 29, 2016

A disordered Block site sends the Wolf on a warpath. Then, uncanny design similarities threaten to reignite old accusations.

21Season 5

S5.E21 ∙ Week 6 - Part 1

Sun, Jul 3, 2016

One team searches for perfection while another looks for redemption, as the race to room reveal continues. Then, a prank gets played to uncover this year's most gullible Blockhead.

22Season 5

S5.E22 ∙ Week 6 - Part 2

Mon, Jul 4, 2016

Tonight sees allegations of cheating as one team appears to be going against the spirit of the game. Then, the teams make a break for Freedom in tonight's challenge.

23Season 5

S5.E23 ∙ Week 6 - Part 3

Tue, Jul 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.

24Season 5

S5.E24 ∙ Week 6 - Part 4

Wed, Jul 6, 2016

The Wolf comes down hard when one team tries to cut corners. Then ,the stress of the season's first double room renovation has the teams falling further and further behind.

25Season 5

S5.E25 ∙ Week 7 - Part 1

Sun, Jul 10, 2016

The fifth season of New Zealand reality television series The Block NZ, titled The Block NZ: Girls vs Boys, premiered on 29 May 2016. Hosted by Mark Richardson and Shelley Ferguson, the season was set in the Auckland suburbs of Meadowbank. The prize money for achieving the most amount of profit from the auction was $100,000 for this series and was judged by Paul Izzard and Fiona McLeod. The season also included the Kiwibank Block Out Live online game, a bingo-style game designed to be played by viewers watching the show live. It consisted of a grid of nine squares, each containing an event or quote from the show. When the event was broadcast, viewers had a few minutes to tap the corresponding square. The first person to unlock all nine squares on a given night won a $100 gift card.

26Season 5

S5.E26 ∙ Week 7 - Part 2

Mon, Jul 11, 2016

The fifth season of New Zealand reality television series The Block NZ, titled The Block NZ: Girls vs Boys, premiered on 29 May 2016. Hosted by Mark Richardson and Shelley Ferguson, the season was set in the Auckland suburbs of Meadowbank. The prize money for achieving the most amount of profit from the auction was $100,000 for this series and was judged by Paul Izzard and Fiona McLeod. The season also included the Kiwibank Block Out Live online game, a bingo-style game designed to be played by viewers watching the show live. It consisted of a grid of nine squares, each containing an event or quote from the show. When the event was broadcast, viewers had a few minutes to tap the corresponding square. The first person to unlock all nine squares on a given night won a $100 gift card.

27Season 5

S5.E27 ∙ Week 7 - Part 3

Tue, Jul 12, 2016

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

28Season 5

S5.E28 ∙ Week 7 - Part 4

Wed, Jul 13, 2016

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

29Season 5

S5.E29 ∙ Week 8 - Part 1

Sun, Jul 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.

30Season 5

S5.E30 ∙ Week 8 - Part 2

Mon, Jul 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.

31Season 5

S5.E31 ∙ Week 8 - Part 3

Tue, Jul 19, 2016

Tensions run high as the workload intensifies. Then, two nights of entertainment reveal one team's hidden talents, and sees another team flounder.

32Season 5

S5.E32 ∙ Week 8 - Part 4

Wed, Jul 20, 2016

One shared floorer between three houses has a catastrophic ripple on effect. And when the mother of all glass pieces arrives, can it get to its destination in one piece?

33Season 5

S5.E33 ∙ Week 9 - Part 1

Sun, Jul 24, 2016

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

34Season 5

S5.E34 ∙ Week 9 - Part 2

Mon, Jul 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.

35Season 5

S5.E35 ∙ Week 9 - Part 3

Tue, Jul 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?

36Season 5

S5.E36 ∙ Week 9 - Part 4

Wed, Jul 27, 2016

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

37Season 5

S5.E37 ∙ Week 10 - Part 1

Sun, Jul 31, 2016

Friends and family help the teams finish their house interiors. Then, Dyls and Dylz face a penalty that could re-ignite an argument.

38Season 5

S5.E38 ∙ Week 10 - Part 2

Mon, Aug 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.

39Season 5

S5.E39 ∙ Week 10 - Part 3

Tue, Aug 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.

40Season 5

S5.E40 ∙ Week 10 - Part 4

Wed, Aug 3, 2016

A break in the weather has the teams going full steam ahead, but with final tools down just around the corner, the deadline seems like an impossible task.

41Season 5

S5.E41 ∙ Week 11 - Part 1

Sun, Aug 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.

42Season 5

S5.E42 ∙ Week 11 - Part 2

Mon, Aug 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.

43Season 5

S5.E43 ∙ Week 11 - Part 3

Tue, Aug 9, 2016

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

44Season 5

S5.E44 ∙ Week 11 - Part 4

Wed, Aug 10, 2016

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

45Season 5

S5.E45 ∙ The Block NZ: Unlocked

Thu, Aug 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.

46Season 5

S5.E46 ∙ Live Auction Finale

Sun, Aug 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?