The second season of New Zealand reality television series The Block NZ premiered on 26 August 2013 and ended on 4 November 2013. It ran three nights per week, Monday–Wednesday.

The Block NZ
Season 2
No. of episodes31
Release
Original networkTV3
Original release26 August (2013-august-26) –
4 November 2013 (2013-november-04)
Season chronology
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Season 3

The season was set in the Auckland suburb of Belmont, and was judged by Jeremy Hansen, the editor of HOME New Zealand magazine since 2005, and Janice Kumar-Ward, founder of The Recipes in 2008.[1]

Contestants

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House Couple (ages) Relationship Hometown
1 Alice Pearson (26) & Caleb Pearson (26) Married Auckland
2 Alisa Keall-Grant (23) & Koan Vette (25) Partners Auckland
3 Pete Walker (26) & Andy Walker (23) Brothers Southland Region
4 Lauren "Loz" Heaphy (30) & Tom Heaphy (31) Married Nelson

Episodes

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No. in season No. in week Title Original air date
Week 1
11Episode 126 August 2013 (2013-august-26)

The four couples meet for the first time and are given the task of finding one of four Mazda 6s and find their own tool belt before making their way around Auckland to locate five red blocks each that are worth $20,000 and reach the Block first to determine the order the houses are chosen.

After finding the first two red blocks in their tool belt and Mazda 6, teams have to build a letterbox for the house. All four teams completed this task and received an amount of money from Mark, who judged them out of 20 in total.

Their next red block was at the Quarry. Shannon instructed them that the person takes the diggers to the gravel while the other one will do the digging.

The last block was at the beach.

Alisa and Koan arrived first at the Block and select house two, but there was a twist. They also had to choose the houses for the other contestants. Alice and Caleb were given house one, Pete and Andy house three, and Loz and Tom were given house four.
22Episode 227 August 2013 (2013-august-27)
The four couples go into their houses and find it as a tip. The next morning they wake up to an early start to renovate the house. Mark calls them for breakfast. He tells them who their construction supervisor is, Peter.
33Episode 328 August 2013 (2013-august-28)
In this episode the couples get to see how the judges judge them in their challenge rooms. The get 7 hours and they have to finish it in that time. Their judges are Jeremy Hansen and Janice Kumar-Ward. The winner gets to swap houses. The winner was Pete and Andy with a score of 7 out of 10.
Week 2
41Episode 42 September 2013 (2013-september-02)
The couples find out that no one is swapping houses. They start their second bedroom and get to see the challenge house. Their challenge was to make a board with wallpaper the same as Mark's and they have to put their house number on it. The winner is Pete and Andy again.
52Episode 53 September 2013 (2013-september-03)
The couples do their rooms getting ready in time for judging. Shannon has a challenge for them. They have to upcycle a furnitiure. The winner was Alice and Caleb.
63Episode 64 September 2013 (2013-september-04)
The couples finish their rooms. The winners are Alice and Caleb again with a score of 15 out of 20.
Week 3
71Episode 79 September 2013 (2013-september-09)
They start their kids bedroom. The couples are obliged to use the beds they made in the previous challenge.
82Episode 810 September 2013 (2013-september-10)
The couples do their rooms getting ready in time for judging. Shannon has a challenge for them. They have to connect the water from one end to the other using pipes. The winner was Alisa and Koan.
93Episode 911 September 2013 (2013-september-11)
The couples finish their rooms. Alice and Caleb get disqualified by Mark with 12.5/20. Winners are Loz and Tom with 12/20.
Week 4
101Episode 1016 September 2013 (2013-september-16)
The couples start their bathroom and laundry. Also dinner war starts, here is the order: Alice & Caleb, Alisa & Koan, Pete & Andy and finally Loz & Tom. Alice & Caleb got 20/30 for food and Alisa & Koan got 20.9/30 for food.
112Episode 1117 September 2013 (2013-september-17)
123Episode 1218 September 2013 (2013-september-18)
Week 5
131Episode 1323 September 2013 (2013-september-23)
142Episode 1424 September 2013 (2013-september-24)
153Episode 1525 September 2013 (2013-september-25)
Week 6
161Episode 1630 September 2013 (2013-september-30)
172Episode 171 October 2013 (2013-october-01)
183Episode 182 October 2013 (2013-october-02)
Week 7
191Episode 197 October 2013 (2013-october-07)
202Episode 208 October 2013 (2013-october-08)
213Episode 219 October 2013 (2013-october-09)
Week 8
221Episode 2214 October 2013 (2013-october-14)
232Episode 2315 October 2013 (2013-october-15)
243Episode 2416 October 2013 (2013-october-16)
Week 9
251Episode 2521 October 2013 (2013-october-21)
262Episode 2622 October 2013 (2013-october-22)
273Episode 2723 October 2013 (2013-october-23)
Week 10
281Episode 2828 October 2013 (2013-october-28)
292Episode 2929 October 2013 (2013-october-29)
Teams create a advertorial video for their house with the help of a New Zealand celebrity.
303Live final30 October 2013 (2013-october-30)
The four houses go to auction live on TV. See the auction results here.
Week 11
31The Block NZ: Unlocked4 November 2013 (2013-november-04)
Teams talk about their time on The Block.

Score history

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Teams' progress through the competition
Scores: Teams
Alice & Caleb Alisa & Koan Pete & Andy Loz & Tom
Week Rooms Scores
2 Guest Bedroom 15 14 12 10
3 Kids Bedroom (Dis) 12.5 8.5 10 12
4 Bathroom & Laundry 15.5 14.5 13.5 18.5
5 Lounge & Hallway 12.5 14 12 12.5
6 Kitchen, Dinning & Study 14 12 12 16
7 Master Bedroom & Ensuite 15 16.5 13 14
8 Front Yard 16 (Dis) 15 16.5 16
9 Backyard 15 13 15 17

Winners & Losers

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Week Room Judges' verdict
Winner Score Lowest Score
2 Guest Bedroom Alice & Caleb 15 Loz & Tom 10
3 Kids Bedroom Loz & Tom 12 Alice & Caleb (Dis) 12.5
4 Bathroom & Laundry Loz & Tom 18.5 Pete & Andy 13.5
5 Lounge & Hallway Alisa & Koan 14 Pete & Andy 12
6 Kitchen, Dinning & Study Loz & Tom 16 Alisa & Koan/Pete & Andy 12
7 Master Bedroom & Ensuite Alisa & Koan 16.5 Pete & Andy 13
8 Front Yard Pete & Andy 16.5 Alisa & Koan (Dis) 15
9 Backyard Loz & Tom 17 Alisa & Koan 13

Challenges

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week Challenge Prize Winner
1 Race to the block Able to allocate each house to a team Alisa & Koan
Design a room Swap your house for another teams Pete & Andy
2 Bunnings wallpaper challenge A week of free builders Pete & Andy
Upcycle a piece of furniture $5,000 gift card for freedom furniture Alice & Caleb
3 Build a kids bed Night at the Rendezvous Hotel And $1,000 cash Loz & Tom
Underwater plumbing $10,000 bathroom upgrade Alisa & Koan
4 Dinner Wars House painted by Dulux Loz & Tom
5 Bespoke furniture Fisher & Paykel kitchen upgrade and $1,000 from each of the other teams Pete & Andy
freedom shopping challenge $5,000 shopping at freedom furniture Loz & Tom
6 Create a Bedhead Outdoor kitchen and Barbeque Alice & Caleb
Safe box $3,000 (Loz & Tom), $2000.20 (Pete & Andy) and $1,000 (Alisa & Koan) All Teams
7 Memory Tiles Novas Spa Pool and a week of free builders Alice & Caleb
Walk the plank Metro Dulux outdoor fireplce Pete & Andy
8 Paving challenge $5,000 for bunnings outdoor range Loz & Tom
Obstacle course $7,000 (Pete & Andy), $5,000 (Alisa & Koan), $4,000 (Alice & Caleb) and $2,000 (Loz & Tom) Pete & Andy
9 Jenga $10,000 Solar panel package Alice & Caleb
Build a kids playhouse House cleaned by greenacres cleaners Pete & Andy
10 jigsaw house 3 points (Alice & Caleb), 2 points (Loz & Tom) and 1 point (Pete & Andy) Alice & Caleb
Block Quiz 3 points (Loz & Tom), 2 points (Pete & Andy), 1 point (Alice & Caleb) Loz & Tom
Open Home Vote 3 Points (Pete & Andy), 2 Points (Alice & Caleb), 1 point (Loz & Tom) Pete & Andy
Trade Me Auction $5,000 marketing package from trade me. Alice & Caleb

Auction results

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There was a 3-way tie in the week 10 challenges with Alice & Caleb, Pete & Andy and Loz & Tom all on 6 points. To determine who wins, all the judges scores and challenge wins were added up and determined that Pete & Andy were the most successful team so they got to choose the auction order.

Rank Couple Reserve Auction Result Profit Total Winnings Auction Order
1 Alice & Caleb $945,000 $1.126m $181,000 $261,000 3rd
2 Alisa & Koan $948,000 $1.014m $66,000 $66,000 4th
3 Pete & Andy $925,000 $952,000 $27,000 $27,000 1st
4 Loz & Tom $922,000 $947,000 $25,000 $25,000 2nd

References

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  1. ^ "Lights, camera... DIY".