The Block NZ
Season 3
Country of originNew Zealand
No. of episodes49
Release
Original networkTV3
Original release26 August (2014-08-26) 
18 November 2014 (2014-11-18)
Season chronology

The third season of The Block NZ premiered on 26 August 2014 and ended on 18 November 2014. It ran four nights per week, Tuesday–Friday.

The season was set in the Auckland suburb of Point Chevalier, and was judged by Home and Garden editor Shelley Ferguson and architect Mark Gascoigne.[1]

Contestants

House Couple (ages) Relationship Hometown
1 Quinn (26) & Ben (30) Married Christchurch
2 Maree (27) & James (28) Partners South Auckland
3 Alex (29) & Corban (32) Married West Auckland
4 Jo (34) & Damo (36) Married Feilding

Kiwibank Block Out Live

The season was the first to feature the Kiwibank Block Out Live online game, a bingo-style game designed to be played by viewers watching the show live. It consists of a grid of nine squares, each containing an event or quote from the show. When the event is broadcast, viewers have a few minutes to tap the corresponding square. The first person to unlock all nine squares on a given night wins a $100 gift card.[2]

Controversy

In mid-March, Eyeworks, the company that produces The Block NZ, sent letters to households in the area surrounding the future site of the show in Point Chevalier to say that filming would start in late May or early June. Around 20 members of the neighbourhood met to try and prevent the show from being produced there because of safety, traffic, light, and noise concerns.[3] When Eyeworks decided to continue, residents took the production company to court. Although the show was not relocated, restrictions—such as a noise curfew after 6 p.m. and on weekends, and the crew only being able to park in set areas—were put in place.

Episodes

No. in season No. in week Title Original air date
Week 1
11Episode 126 August 2014 (2014-august-26)
In the rear carpark of the Museum of Transport and Technology, teams are presented with a Rush Hour-style array of cars, one of which is their Honda. They must move the other cars—only backwards or forwards, not turning left or right—so that their own can be driven out. Maree & James finish the challenge first, followed by Alex & Corban, Jo & Damo, and, in last place, Quinn & Ben. Teams then drive to a warehouse in Grey Lynn, where they have to traverse three walls: the first by constructing scaffolding; the second by building a frame to climb up, then descending in a scissor lift; and the third by demolishing it with a sledgehammer. They then travel to the Bunnings Warehouse carpark, where they have to pack a given amount of luggage into their car. After completing the challenge, teams travel to an apartment complex.
22Episode 227 August 2014 (2014-august-27)
Teams have 48 hours to design an upmarket hotel suite and build it from just the wooden framework, without the help of any tradespeople. Each team has a prescribed brief to design their room to, with the teams choosing from the four styles in the order they arrived at the complex in the previous episode.
33Episode 328 August 2014 (2014-august-28)
Teams finish creating their hotel suite, which are judged by Shelley Ferguson and Mark Gascoigne. As winners, Jo & Damo travel to the site of The Block to decide which team has which house.
44Episode 429 August 2014 (2014-august-29)
Jo & Damo choose house 4 and randomly select which houses the other teams have. Quinn & Ben are allocated house 1, Alex & Corban are assigned house 2, and Maree & James are given house 3. They must make their houses waterproof enough for their first night on the building site.
Week 2
51Episode 52 September 2014 (2014-september-02)
Mark announces that teams must renovate their garage. They go to the challenge warehouse to create a piece of wooden furniture to be used in their houses. Jo & Damo build a console table, Quinn & Ben an outdoor lounger, Maree & James a bench planter, and Alex & Corban a retro side table. The challenge is judged by season 1 judge Stewart Harris, who declares Maree & James second, and Alex & Corban the winners. Teams return to the site to continue building their garage.
62Episode 63 September 2014 (2014-september-03)
Teams continue renovating their garage.
73Episode 74 September 2014 (2014-september-04)
Teams continue renovating their garage. In the middle of renovation, they go to a Point Chevalier beach to construct a raft from plastic sheeting and duct tape, which they sail to a buoy 100 metres offshore and then back, before picking up a red flag from the shore. As winners, Alex & Corban win an 80″ Sharp Quattron Pro TV, while runners-up Jo & Damo win a 70″, and remaining teams Maree & James and Quinn & Ben get a 60″. Back at the building site, Quinn announces that she is pregnant, despite the producers advising her not to get pregnant until The Block has finished filming.[4]
84Episode 85 September 2014 (2014-september-05)
Because of the extensive rain, the room reveal date for the garage is extended by five days. Quinn visits an obstetrician to determine if she can continue on The Block, although its verdict is not revealed.
Week 3
91Episode 99 September 2014 (2014-september-09)
Quinn & Ben reveal that Quinn can continue on The Block NZ, but she has certain restrictions placed on her, such as not being able to lift heavy objects.
102Episode 1010 September 2014 (2014-september-10)
Teams are given a Canon camera to take a photo that they will print on either aluminium, canvas, or glass. Season 2 judge Jeremy Hansen evaluates the photographs and determines Alex & Corban to be the winners. They choose Jo & Damo to join them for the prize dinner. After completing the challenge, teams go to the building site to continue renovating their garages.
113Episode 1111 September 2014 (2014-september-11)
Season 2 contestants Pete & Andy make a cameo appearance to demonstrate driving a digger for the Freedom Furniture digger challenge before judging it. Each team must drive through a cardboard box obstacle course and pick up four pieces of furniture before placing them on a podium in order of price. Each collided box adds 30 seconds onto the time taken. Alex & Corban finish with a total time of 22:42, Jo & Damo with a time of 22:22, Quinn & Ben with a time of 22:10, and Maree and James with the shortest time of 20:48. As winners, Maree and James get a $5000 Freedom Furniture gift voucher.
124Episode 1212 September 2014 (2014-september-12)
Teams finish renovating their garages, which are judged by Shelley Ferguson and Mark Gascoigne. Alex & Corban, with a total score of 1820, have the highest score and win $4000 to go towards their budget on The Block.
Week 4
131Episode 1316 September 2014 (2014-september-16)
Mark announces that this week's room is a family room, and that teams will score the other teams' rooms out of ten. Out of a possible score of 30, Maree & James get a score of 19, Jo and Damo score 21, Quinn and Ben score 22.5, and Alex and Corban score 24. Mark comments on Alex & Corban's plan for their family room that it doesn't fit the judges' brief of a "family-friendly" room.
142Episode 1417 September 2014 (2014-september-17)
In the challenge warehouse, teams have four hours to upcycle a chest of drawers to put in their teenager's bedroom. Each team is allocated a Bunning's Warehouse gift voucher worth between $100 and $400. The chests of drawers were judged by Janice Kumar-Ward, a judge from season 2. Maree & James win the challenge, winning a $30,000 bathroom upgrade. Alex & Corban place second, Ben & Quinn third, and Jo & Damo last.
153Episode 1518 September 2014 (2014-september-18)
Teams head to an indoor rock climbing facility where they must stack crates while the woman on each team climbed up the stack. Because of Quinn's pregnancy, she is unable to participate in the challenge, and The Edge presenter Jay Jay Feeney takes her place. Jo & Damo win the challenge, climbing up 12 crates and winning $5,000 worth of window treatments.
164Episode 1619 September 2014 (2014-september-19)
Teams finish their family rooms, which are judged. Despite not following the brief, Alex & Corban are not marked down for it.
Week 5
171Episode 1723 September 2014 (2014-september-23)
Mark announces that this week's rooms will be the bathrooms and laundry, and Shannon announces that this week will include The Block NZ's ubiquitous Dinner Wars challenge. Alex & Corban are randomly selected to choose the order that the teams present. Each team is assigned an ingredient that must be used. They decide to host their dinner party that night, Jo & Damo second, Quinn & Ben third, and Maree & James last. Alex & Corban, using their compulsory ingredient of bok choy, host their dinner party with an Asian theme. It receives mixed reviews from the other contestants.
182Episode 1824 September 2014 (2014-september-24)
Jo & Damo host their dinner party with a Grecian and superhero theme. Other teams note how much attention had gone into the food. To entertain the guests, Jo & Damo hire Stephen Witt, a 2014 Nominee for the Billy T Award. The next team to host their dinner party, Ben & Quinn, have rib eye steak as their compulsory ingredient. Their theme is farmyard animals. For entertainment, they have a petting zoo of bearded dragons, rabbits, gerbils and rats. Site foreman Peter Wolfkamp evicts Jo & Damo's head tiler from the site after parking in the wrong place for the third time. Because of this, Jo & Damo have to pay a $975 Auckland Council fine.
193Episode 1925 September 2014 (2014-september-25)
Maree & James host their dinner party with a Hawaiian theme; their compulsory ingredient was eggplant. The scores from Dinner Wars are revealed, with each team marking the others out of ten for entertainment and ten for cuisine.
204Episode 2026 September 2014 (2014-september-26)
Other teams have mixed thoughts on Quinn & Ben's scoring. While Maree is bitter, Damo said that it is understandable with Quinn being pregnant, and that he and Jo "would've done the same if [they] had to". Teams finish their rooms, which are judged. Alex & Corban placed first and win the $4000 prize.
Week 6
211Episode 2130 September 2014 (2014-september-30)
Mark announces that the brief for this week's room is a bedroom for a child aged up to 10. That evening, he calls the teams to the courtyard to say that because of the week lost doing the garage, they also have to do a teenager's room, for a child aged at least 16. On top of this, they need to paint their exteriors, because of the scaffolding being taken down.
222Episode 221 October 2014 (2014-october-01)
Teams are given 15 minutes with two Point Chevalier Primary students each to listen to their idea of their ideal desk. Maree & James are tasked with building a boat-style desk; Jo & Damo, an aquarium-styled desk; Ben & Quinn, a robot-styled desk; and Alex & Corban, a tree-style desk. Teams are given 3 hours and $400 to construct them. The desks are judged by the winner and runner-up of the "Biggest Blockaholic" competition. They declare Alex & Corban's desk the winner, earning them a $25,000 wardrobe package.
233Episode 232 October 2014 (2014-october-02)
At the North Harbour BMX Track in Albany, teams are given three hours to design and construct a bicycle entirely from plywood. Afterwards, they must participate in a relay race to the finish line. Because of Quinn's pregnancy, Jackie Thomas, winner of the first season of The X Factor, races with Ben. Mare & James place first, winning a $2,750 small kitchen appliance pack from Breville, along with $2,000. Jo & Damo place second, Alex & Corban third, and Quinn & Ben last. Back at the building site, teams continue working on their rooms. Alice Pearson, winner of season 2, visits each of the teams and gives them a bit of advice.
244Episode 243 October 2014 (2014-october-03)
Teams finish renovating their child's and teenager's bedrooms. The two rooms are judged and scored separately. Maree & James win the child's bedroom, while Alex & Corban win the teenager's bedroom.
Week 7
251Episode 257 October 2014 (2014-october-07)
In the challenge warehouse, Mark announces that this week, teams will be renovating their kitchen and dining room. The contestants visit Peter Hay Kitchens to outline how they want their kitchens to look. Teams judge the other teams' child's room and teenager's separately, and give both a score out of 10. Jo & Damo get the highest score, winning the $1000 prize money.
262Episode 268 October 2014 (2014-october-08)
273Episode 279 October 2014 (2014-october-09)
284Episode 2810 October 2014 (2014-october-10)
Week 8
291Episode 2914 October 2014 (2014-october-14)
302Episode 3015 October 2014 (2014-october-15)
313Episode 3116 October 2014 (2014-october-16)
324Episode 3217 October 2014 (2014-october-17)
Week 9
331Episode 3321 October 2014 (2014-october-21)
Mark announces that teams will renovate the remainder of their interiors this week: their living rooms and entryway, as well as any stairwells, downstairs toilets, and hallways.
342Episode 3422 October 2014 (2014-october-22)
353Episode 3523 October 2014 (2014-october-23)
In the leaky box challenge, teams race to plug up a barrel with holes cut in it which is constantly being filled with water. After 14 minutes, as the first team to have the rubber duck in their barrel flow out, Alex & Corban win $3500 of specimen trees. Jo & Damo place second and get $2000, and Maree & James place third and get $1500. Jo & Damo redeem their prize from a previous challenge and go to SkyCity Auckland, where Damo does the SkyJump.
364Episode 3624 October 2014 (2014-october-24)
All teams but Alex & Corban finish their interiors. Because Alex and Corban's rooms are unfinished, the judges decided not to score them. Each team's living rooms and entryways are scored separately; other miscellaneous rooms that are completed during the week are not judged.
Week 10
371Episode 3728 October 2014 (2014-october-28)
382Episode 3829 October 2014 (2014-october-29)
393Episode 3930 October 2014 (2014-october-30)
404Episode 4031 October 2014 (2014-october-31)
Week 11
411Episode 414 November 2014 (2014-november-04)
422Episode 425 November 2014 (2014-november-05)
433Episode 436 November 2014 (2014-november-06)
444Episode 447 November 2014 (2014-november-07)
Week 12
451Episode 4511 November 2014 (2014-november-11)
462Episode 4612 November 2014 (2014-november-12)
473Episode 4713 November 2014 (2014-november-13)
Teams create a viral video with a personality from MediaWorks Radio stations The Edge and The Rock. Alex & Corban team up with Guy Williams, Jo & Damo with Jono Pryor, Quinn & Ben with Ben Boyce, and Maree & James with Megan Annear.
484Live final14 November 2014 (2014-november-14)
Week 13
491"Unlocked"18 November 2014 (2014-november-18)
Teams talk about their time on The Block.

Results

Teams' progress through the competition
Scores: Teams
Quinn & Ben Maree & James Alex & Corban Jo & Damo
Week Rooms Scores
1 Hotel Suite Challenge 11 13 13 14
2&3 Garage 14.5 13.5 18 15.5
4 Family Room 11.5 14.5 13 14
5 Bathroom & Laundry 13.5 15 17 15.5
6 (a) Kids Bedroom 12.5 18 17 14
6 (b) Teenage Bedroom 14.5 17.5 18 14.5
7 Kitchen & Dinning 12.5 15.5 14.5 16
8 Master Bedroom & Ensuite 16 15 18.5 17
9 (a) Entrance 13.5 12 (Dis) 0 16
9 (b) Lounge & Rest of Internal 15 16 (Dis) 0 17.5
10 Backyard 12 13.5 15.5 16
11 Front Yard 13.5 12.5 15.5 15.5

Winners and losers

Week Room Judges' verdict
Winner Score Lowest Score
1 Hotel Suite Challenge Jo & Damo 14 Quinn & Ben 11
2&3 Garage Alex & Corban 18 Maree & James 13.5
4 Family Room Maree & James 14.5 Quinn & Ben 11.5
5 Bathroom & Laundry Alex & Corban 17 Quinn & Ben 13.5
6 (a) Kids Bedroom Maree & James 18 Quinn & Ben 12.5
6 (b) Teenage Bedroom Alex & Corban 18 Quinn & Ben/Jo & Damo 14.5
7 Kitchen & Dinning Jo & Damo 16 Quinn & Ben 12.5
8 Master Bedroom & Ensuite Alex & Corban 18.5 Maree & James 15
9 (a) Entrance Jo & Damo 16 Alex & Corban (Dis) 0
9 (b) Lounge & Rest of Internal Jo & Damo 17.5 Alex & Corban (Dis) 0
10 Backyard Jo & Damo 16 Quinn & Ben 12
11 Front Yard Alex & Corban/Jo & Damo 15.5 Maree & James 12.5

Peer reviews

At the start of the following week, each couple walks through the other couple's room from the previous week and score them out of 10. The couple that receives the highest total score wins $1000 to go towards their budget.

In week 8, $4000 was awarded.

WeekRoomTeamTotal score
  • Maximum
  • possible
  • total score
2–3GarageAlex & Corban3030
Quinn & Ben22.5
Jo & Damo21
Maree & James19
4Family roomQuinn & Ben21
Jo & Damo20.5
Alex & Corban18
Maree & James12
5
  • Bathroom
  • Laundry
Jo & Damo21.5
Maree & James19
Quinn & Ben17
Alex & Corban15.5
6
  • Kid's room
  • Teenager's room
Jo & Damo4860
Quinn & Ben47.5
Maree & James44
Alex & Corban43.5
7
  • Kitchen
  • Dining room
Alex & Corban23.530
Maree & James22.5
Jo & Damo22
Quinn & Ben19
8
  • Master bedroom
  • Ensuite
Quinn & Ben22
Alex & Corban20.5
Jo & Damo21
Maree & James18
9
  • Living room
  • Entryway
  • Misc. internal areas
Jo & Damo2330
Maree & James20.5
Quinn & Ben18.5
Alex & Corban1
10BackyardAlex & Corban24
Jo & Damo22
Maree & James19.5
Quinn & Ben19
11Front yardTBATBA
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Challenges

Week Challenge Winning couple Reward
1Rush Hour challengeMaree & JamesTime advantage
WallsMaree & JamesTime advantage
Car packingAlex & CorbanFirst choice of hotel suite style
2Wooden furniture pieceAlex & CorbanKitchen upgrade
Duct tape boatAlex & Corban80″ Sharp Quattron Pro TV
3Photography challengeAlex & CorbanMeal at The Grove Restaurant (with another team)
Digger challengeMaree & James$5000 Freedom Furniture voucher
4UpcyclingMaree & James$30,000 bathroom upgrade
Crate stackingJo & Damo$5000 of window treatments
5Dinner WarsQuinn & BenHouse exterior painted by Dulux
6Styled deskAlex & Corban$25,000 wardrobe package
Plywood bicycleMaree & James$2,000 and a $2,750 Breville kitchen appliances pack
7Magazine coverMaree & JamesVortex spa pool
Walk the plankAlex & Corban$12,000 3 kW ReneSola solar package
8Lamp ChallengeAlex & CorbanBose Music System & $3,000 Cash
Stencil artworkMaree & JamesBarbecue and $2,000
9Design Your Own DoorJo & Damo$2000 stay at SkyCity Auckland
Leaky boxAlex & Corban$3,500 worth of specimen trees
10Bird houseAlex & Corban$3,000 & home security system
Cycling challengeAlex & Corban$3,000 of outdoor furniture
11Tile replicationMaree & James$3000 cash
PipeworksMaree & JamesHouse cleaned by greenacres cleaners
12QuizJo & DamoChoose the order that the house are auctioned
SwimMaree & James
Viral videoMaree & James

Dinner Wars

Team Scores
Alex & Corban Jo & Damo Quinn & Ben Maree & James Total
Fun Food Fun Food Fun Food Fun Food
Quinn & Ben 6.5 8.5 7 7 6 8.5 43.5
Alex & Corban 8 7 5 6.5 8 7 41.5
Jo & Damo 7 7.5 5 6.5 7.5 7.5 41
Maree & James 8 6.5 8 6.5 3 2 34

Week 12

Throughout the first three episodes of week 12, teams competed in three challenges. The winner of each challenge earned 3 points, the runner-up earned 2 points, third place earned 1 point, and fourth place earned 0 points. As winners, Maree & James got to decide the order that the houses were auctioned.

Team Scores
Quiz Swim Video Total
Quinn & Ben 2 2 2 6
Maree & James 1 3 3 7
Alex & Corban 0 1 0 1
Jo & Damo 3 0 1 4

Auction results

As the team that earned the most, Alex & Corban won an extra $80,000. Because Quinn & Ben won so little, and with them starting a family, Alex & Corban gifted them $30,000 of their winnings.

Rank Couple Reserve Auction Result Profit Total Winnings Auction Order
1 Alex & Corban $1.325m $1.552m $227,000 $277,000 1st
2 Maree & James $1.325m $1.472m $147,000 $147,000 2nd
3 Jo & Damo $1.325m $1.386m $61,000 $61,000 4th
4 Quinn & Ben $1.325m $1.335m $10,000 $40,000 3rd

References

  1. "Meet the new Block NZ judges". Stuff.co.nz. 10 July 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  2. "Kiwibank Block Out Live". Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  3. "Residents unite to fight The Block". The New Zealand Herald. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  4. "Play-by-play: The Block NZ". Stuff.co.nz. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
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