The Block NZ 2019

After Sunday night’s emotional finale, the winners of The Block NZ 2019, Lisa and Ribz, sat down with us to talk about what it’s really like to be on the show, what they’d say to the judges now and their plans for the future Sunday night’s live finale delivered the worst result in The Block […]

Lisa and Ribz are named the 2019 winners of The Block NZ in an anticlimactic season finale Auction night on The Block NZ is always unpredictable and often contentious but nothing could have prepared the viewers and contestants for this season’s final results. In a shocking turn of events which resulted in one team making […]

Elegant and sophisticated are just some of the words to describe Sophia and Mikaere’s penthouse on The Block NZ, step inside and see for yourself Sophia and Mikaere started out with a bang on The Block NZ. Their sophisticated guest bedroom scored them the first room reveal win of the season and they were instantly […]

They’ve gone for bold black and white stripes, orange accents and pop-art style prints, take a look inside all of Stacy and Adam’s apartment below Stacy and Adam had a slow start to The Block NZ. Scoring apartment number 1, the old firehouse, its high ceilings and generous floor space caught them off guard in […]

Channelling the funky vibe Kingsland was the main inspiration for Lisa and Ribz’ apartment. Take a tour of the bold space below From the get-go, Lisa and Ribz were, to use Lisa’s favourite phrase, “out the gate”. They wanted their apartment to be akin to a “luxurious, boutique hotel” and the arty, funky vibe of […]

Despite walking away with no room reveals under their belt, Ethan and Sam have completed a lovely apartment. See all the photos below The boys had a tough time on The Block NZ. As a tradie and joiner, they had plenty of experience when it came to building, but the styling game was a different […]

With all the interior spaces within the apartments completed, the teams were tasked with finishing the communal stairwell and foyer this week on The Block NZ. See the results below This week on The Block NZ the teams were required to band together to create a cohesive look for the communal foyer and staircase inside […]

With all their indoor spaces completed, it was time for The Block NZ teams to tackle their outdoor rooms this week It was outdoor terrace time on The Block NZ, or in Stacy and Adam’s case “winter garden week”. With no actual outdoor space in their apartment, team purple were tasked with transforming a space […]

Nestled on the outskirts of Turangi, Sophia and Mikaere’s family home is brimming with their creativity. They share the story behind their home and style with their gorgeous daughter, Frida There’s been no shortage of conflict on this year’s season of The Block NZ, and blue team’s Sophia and Mikaere Gardiner make no apologies for […]

It’s redemption week on The Block NZ as the teams choose one room in their completed apartments to re-do. See how they went below There was a lot at stake this week on The Block NZ. The teams were tasked with re-doing one of their previous rooms. The catch? If they don’t score higher than […]

With a marathon effort, The Block NZ teams finished their last interior rooms this week. Take a look inside all the photos from the hallway, entrance and laundry room reveals With their hallways, entrances and laundries finished this week, The Block NZ teams finally completed the interior of their apartments. But this wasn’t the only […]

Best mates Ethan and Sam share the story behind how they became friends and offer a sneak peek of their homes Mates who build together, stay together – at least that’s the case for The Block NZ‘s Ethan Ordish and Sam Whatarangi! The hilarious duo have been friends since they met at Te Kuiti High […]

It was all about feature walls on The Block NZ this week with black and white wallpaper, heritage panelling, a sage green fireplace and a “brushstroke detail” solid gold wall. Shop the looks below Stacy and Adam For their living room this week on The Block NZ, Stacy and Adam decided to use the chevron […]

Much like their apartment on The Block NZ, Stacy and Adam’s Wellington home has a monochromatic vibe with pops of colour. Take a tour below Adam Middleton and Stacy Heyman are no strangers to marching to the beat of their own drum – or getting what they want. And the 25-year-old, risk-taking creatives are out […]

Desperation reached new heights this week on The Block NZ as the teams battled to complete their living and media rooms. See the judges scores and all the photos below It’s living and media room time on The Block NZ, and this week delivered generously in the drama department. Not only did the teams have […]

Their apartment on The Block NZ has a “boutique hotel vibe” but Lisa and Ribz say their Wellington home has a very different feel. Take a peek through the photos below Describing their Wellington home, Lisa and Ribz both break into peals of laughter. “It’s very homely,” says Lisa. “We have these hideous La-Z-Boy couches […]

Encouraged to go bold this week on The Block NZ, the teams took some risky choices for their kitchen designs. Did they pay off? Check out the room reveals below After last week’s disastrous, and hard to watch, scoring, the judges decided to stage an intervention with the teams this week. They emplored them to […]

Loved the stylish rooms the teams from The Block NZ created for apartment five this week? Here’s how to shop the looks for your own home Stacy and Adam Total spend: $6,676.50 Tasked with creating a relaxed and welcoming living room for apartment five this week on The Block NZ, Stacy and Adam opted for […]

This week The Block NZ teams had to band together to create a cohesive look inside apartment five, as well as dealing with Dinner Wars drama. We take a look inside the explosive room reveals.  After a week of feuding, the teams had to put, or try to put, their troubles aside and work together […]

Tactical game playing and a costly mistake turned this week’s master bedroom room reveal into an absolute nightmare for one team Following a disastrous bathroom week, The Block NZ teams started week four ready to fight tooth and nail to win the battle for their master bedroom and ensuite. With three of the teams not […]

There may have only been two teams that managed to finish in time but both their bathrooms are full of inspiring ideas you can steal for your own home Bathroom week on The Block NZ was a complete shambles, with only two of the five teams finishing their bathrooms in time. But, the two teams […]

Week three of The Block NZ resulted in some of the worst results in Block history, we round up why it all went so terribly wrong Bathroom week on The Block NZ is known as one of the toughest room reveals to pull off, but this year the teams certainly seemed to crumble under the […]

Best friends from high school, Ethan and Sam will be bringing the fun to The Block NZ this season. Their DIY skills may be top-notch but will their styling be up to scratch? Ethan, 26, (Ngati Rereahu) and Sam, 27, (Ngati Rereahu and Ngati Maniapoto) hail from the mighty Waikato. Best friends from high school, […]

After honing their DIY skills for 10 years, straight-talking husband and wife team Lisa and Ribz mean business Hailing from Wellington caterer Lisa (Ngai Tahu), 37, and print technician Chris, AKA Ribz (Ngati Kahungungu), 34, pride themselves on their ability to stay fun. The husband-wife duo have been honing their DIY skills for 10 years, […]

Stacy and Adam may be the youngest team on The Block NZ this year but with one reno under their belt already will they be the dark horse in the competition? Team purple is this year’s youngest duo. Social-influencer Stacy, 25, and Weta Workshop senior concept designer Adam, 25, have their design eyes on the […]

Husband and wife duo Sophia and Mikaere promise to be the “arty duo” this year. Will their creative skills be enough to go the distance? Turangi husband and wife duo Sophia, 31, and Mikaere, 32, (Ngati Tuwharetoa and Ngai Te Rangi) met at university 12 years ago and have been together ever since. Team blue […]

The Block NZ teams channelled their inner child this week. Take a look through all the kid’s bedrooms below and see how the teams scored Week two of The Block NZ and the teams were given the challenge of creating a kid’s bedroom. Which was fitting, because there was a lot of childish behaviour going […]

From Sophia and Mikaere’s moody, sophisticated look, to Lisa and Ribz’ bubblegum pink style. Here’s how to shop the looks from week one of The Block NZ Sophia and Mikaere Team blue knocked it out of the park this week. Their moody, sophisticated guest bedroom impressed the judges with its level of maturity and attention […]

The Block NZ 2019 started with a hiss and a roar this week. The teams were given their apartments and tasked with creating a guest bedroom. See the results below Week one of The Block NZ 2019 kicked off and the teams were straight into creating their guest bedrooms. Apartments inside the old firehouse were […]

Another year, another Block NZ. See which four eager duos made it into this year’s competition; The Block NZ Firehouse The Block NZ is back for 2019, and this year is promising to be its most ambitious project yet. Over the coming 12 weeks, this year’s Block NZ teams will be renovating five apartments in […]