The Block NZ season 10

The tenth and final season of New Zealand reality television series The Block NZ, titled The Block NZ: Redemption, premiered on 18 July 2022. It is set in the Auckland suburb of Orewa.

The Block NZ
Season 10
No. of episodes37
Release
Original networkThree
Original release18 July (2022-July-18) –
9 October 2022 (2022-Oct-09)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 9

The judges are Shelley Ferguson and Jason Bonham. The host is Mark Richardson and the site foreman is Peter Wolfkamp.

Contestants

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This season saw the return of four former teams from past seasons of The Block NZ.

House Couple (ages) Relationship Hometown Previous season
1 Quinn Alexandre (34) & Ben Alexandre (38) Married Christchurch Season 3
2 Chloe Hes (29) & Ben Speedy (28) Friends Palmerston North & Auckland Season 7
3 Maree Steele (35) & James Steele (36) Married South Auckland Season 3
4 Stacy Middleton (28) & Adam Middleton (28) Married Wellington Season 8

Score history

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Room reveal scores

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Teams' progress through the competition
Teams
Quinn and Ben Chloe and Ben Maree and James Stacy & Adam
Week Area(s) Scores
1 Guest Bedroom 12 14.5 12 16
2 Kids Bedroom 15.5 18 15 12.5
3 Family Bathroom 16.5 20 18.5 18
4 Study / Sitting Room 10 17.5 7 14.5
5 Living Room 12.5 17.5[1] 16 17.5
6 Master Bedroom + EnSuite + WIR 16 13.5 17.5[2] 16
7 Garage + Laundry 13 10.5 12.5 14.5
8 Kitchen + Dining + Entry 15 6 14[3] 13.5
9 Redemption Week [4] 16 15 14.5 16.5
10 Stairs and Powder Room [5] 12 16 13.5 16[6]
11 Outdoor's Week 11.5 17 14.5 16
12 Best House Week 14 17[7] 15.5 15.5[8]
Colour key:
  Highest Score
  Lowest Score

Team judging scores

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Teams
Stacy and Adam Quinn and Ben Maree and James Chloe and Ben
Week Area(s) Scores
2 Kids Bedroom 21.5 20.5 22.5 23
3 Family Bathroom 24 23 23.5 15
6 Master Bedroom + En Suite + WIR 21.5 15 14 14
8 Kitchen + Dining + Entry 23 17 18 13.5
10 Stairs and Powder Room 10.5 9 15 13
11 Outdoor Week 13 17 18 24

Teams did not judge each other's:

  • Guest bedrooms.
  • Sitting Rooms/Study's
  • Living Room
  • Garage and Laundry
  • Redemption Week
  • Best House Week
Colourkey:
  Highest Score
  Lowest Score

Challenge results

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Week Challenge Prize Winner
1 Slingshot mud challenge Decide which house each team is renovating Chloe and Ben
Mark portraits $12,000 Samsung kitchen upgrade Chloe and Ben
2 Slip'n'slide Block Trivia $5,000 Tile Depot credit Quinn and Ben
Stump Bowling Extra $1,000 kid's bedroom budget restriction and a Minus 1 Stacy and Adam
3 Team Communication test $4,000 art from Pop Motif and a Plus 1 Maree and James
Plank Walk $5000 additional budget at NOOD and an additional $5000 cash if they bet the block record. Maree and James
4 Samsung Leaky Pipe Challenge Samsung entertainment upgrade worth more than $13,000 Chloe and Ben
Block Scrabble 45s time advantage in any challenge and mystery envelope (Undo) Quinn and Ben
5 Demolition Challenge $5000 Cash and $4000 Kings Plant Barn budget Quinn and Ben
Wheelie Bin Game Changer 30 tools down extension for Friday and mystery envelope (Deflect) Stacy and Adam
6 Block Stars Poetry Slam $10,000 towards their budget Quinn and Ben
What's in the box? $2,000 from another teams budget and mystery envelope (Minus 1) Quinn and Ben
7 Resene Paint me a Picture Resene Ecodecorator to the value of $10,000 and the winning teams charity gets $1000 cash and $1000 Resene voucher Stacey and Adam

(Key Sar Rescue South Auckland)

Buy your Time 1 Hour of Labour from another Team Stacey and Adam
8 Suzuki Relay Race $5,000 cash curtesy of Suzuki Quinn and Ben
Wasabi Roulette $5,000 and a mystery envelope (Minus 1) Quinn and Ben
9 Starbucks at Home $5,000 towards their budget Chloe and Ben
The great chair escape Secret Envelope (Plus 1) for themselves and a second envelope (Minus 1) to gift to another team (Maree and James) Adam and Ribz
10 Beach Obstacle Scrabble $5,000 towards their budget Chloe and Ben
Shade7 Task Master Shade7 umbrella up to the value of $5,000 and a Secret Envelope (Minus 1) Chloe and Ben
11 Blower Football $1,000 from another team and a Secret Envelope (Minus 1) Quinn and Ben
Blindfold Tool arena $5,000 towards their budget Stacey and Adam
12 Nosey Neighbours $5,000 Cash and Auction order decision Stacey and Adam

Auction results

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House Auction Spot Team Reserve Auction Result Profit Total Winnings Placing spot
1 2nd Quinn & Ben $1.199m Passed in $0 $0 3rd=
2 4th Chloe & Ben $1.141m $1,145,000 $4000 $104,000 1st
3 3rd Maree & James $1.152m $1,152,100 $100 $100 2nd
4 1st Stacy & Adam $1.148m Passed in $0 $0 3rd=

References

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  1. ^ a minus one was played
  2. ^ A plus one was played in conjunction with a minus one, a Deflect and a Undo
  3. ^ a minus one was played
  4. ^ Winner was based of highest score increase not highest score
  5. ^ Jason was away so Tim and Arty from season 9 were replacement judges
  6. ^ a minus one and plus one was played
  7. ^ two minus ones were played and a undo
  8. ^ a minus one was played