The Block NZ (season 8)

The eighth season of New Zealand reality television series The Block NZ, titled The Block NZ: Firehouse, premiered on 17 June 2019. It is set in the Auckland suburb of Kingsland, with the south side of the block overlooking the Outer Oval of Eden Park. The entire apartment complex was formerly a fire station that later turned into a boarding house. It is, overall, the most difficult and expensive renovation.[1][2][3]

The Block NZ
Season 8
Country of originNew Zealand
No. of episodes16 (as of 14 July 2019)
Release
Original networkThree
Original release17 June (2019-June-17) 
8 September 2019 (2019-Sep-08)
Season chronology

The judges are Lizzi Whaley and Jason Bonham,[4] the hosts are Mark Richardson and former judge Shelly Ferguson and the site foreman is Peter Wolfkamp.

The show also has a revamped sponsors list. The financial bank is TSB Bank, also a Kiwi-owned bank, replacing KiwiBank. There is no coffee sponsor due to the proximity to local cafes and bars on New North Road and Kingsland Train Station; the lunch and breakfast sponsor is Subway. The car prizes for People's Choice award remains with Suzuki.

Contestants

The teams selected for this season are as follows:[2]

Apartment Couple (ages) Relationship Hometown
1 Stacy Heyman (25) & Adam Middleton (25) Couple Wellington
2 Lisa Ridout-Gordon (37) & Chris "Ribz" Gordon (34) Married Wellington
3 Ethan Ordish (26) & Sam Whatarangi (27) Mates Hamilton/Te Kuiti
4 Sophia Gardiner (31) & Mikaere Gardiner (32) Married Turangi

Score history

The prize for winning room reveal is $7000 cash. For weeks 4 and 5, it was changed to $10,000.

To offset Apartment 2's least desirable position, small usable floor area and low ceiling, a safe containing game-changing bonuses are hidden there. They include a +2 card, an undo card and The Big Steal - the ability to steal $5000 off a team's overall budget. Lisa & Ribz used this to steal $5000 off Sophia & Mikaere at the end of week 4.

Amy & Stu, who won the seventh season, returned for the third week to compete against the four teams to create a bathroom for Apartment 5 (not-for-auction communal space), and won $7,000 cash.

In week 4, the teams were scored out of 40 (10 per judge per room); Sophia and Mikaere were eliminated for continuing to style their room after the tools down deadline.

In week 5, the teams worked on Apartment 5 with a separate budget. Stacy & Adam did the living room with a budget of $7000, Lisa & Ribz did the hallway and second bedroom with a budget of $8200, Ethan & Sam did the first bedroom and laundry with a budget of $8300, and Sophia & Mikaere did the kitchen and dining room with a budget of $8500.

In week 8, Stacy & Adam scored the first genuine perfect score (i.e. no bonus +1 cards being used) since Alex & Corban's garage in season 3.

In week 9, teams chose a room to redo. Lisa & Ribz chose the entranceway, hallway and laundry, Ethan & Sam chose the kids bedroom, and Stacy & Adam chose the guest bedroom. Each team was given $10,000, as they all scored higher than they originally did with the room they redid. Sophia and Mikaere also scored a perfect 20 points, despite a -1 played on them.

In week 12, due to the overall low scores of Common lobby and stairwell, they were given half a day to redo the space, along with other adjustments for the final week.

Teams' progress through the competition
Teams Guests
Stacy & Adam Lisa & Ribz Ethan & Sam Sophia & Mikaere Amy & Stu
Week Rooms Scores (cash spend)
1 Guest bedroom 13 ($13,701.02) 9.5 ($11,252.26) 14 ($14,615.86) 15 ($14,912.39) N/A
2 Kids bedroom 16 ($12,351.95) 8 ($12,297.90) 4[lower-alpha 1] ($13,235.51) 13 ($10,586.41)
3 Family bathroom 0 ($15,296.02) 0 ($17,133.99) 3.5 ($16,089.83) 17[lower-alpha 2] ($25,161.37) 18.5[lower-alpha 2] ($21,695.04)
4 Master bedroom and ensuite 23[lower-alpha 1] ($33,611.27) 29.5[lower-alpha 3] ($27,199.24) 6 ($33,882.10) Disqualified ($31,417.07) N/A
5 Rooms of Apartment 5 13 ($6,676.50) 5 ($8,150.82) 3 ($6,484.68) 12.5[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6] ($7,044.04)
6 Kitchen and dining 18.5[lower-alpha 2] ($24,382.58) 17.5[lower-alpha 1] ($24,931.70) 16.5[lower-alpha 2] ($29,365.21) 13.5 ($19,908.57)
7 Living and media rooms 17[lower-alpha 1] ($36,732.76) 16.5[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 7] ($20,786.18) 16[lower-alpha 7] ($20,490.51) 12.5 ($16,600.43)
8 Entranceway, hallway and laundry 20 ($36,497.89) 11 ($18,241.27) 12.5 ($20,365.72) 7 Eliminated[lower-alpha 8] ($20,474.63)
9 Redo 18[lower-alpha 9][lower-alpha 6] ($10,011.07) 14.5 ($2,731.25) 13 ($6,942.18) 19[lower-alpha 4] ($8,545.59)
10 Outdoor terraces 17.5 ($20,918.96) 14.5 ($6,605.47) 12.5 ($3,857.47) 15.5 ($10,326.56)
11 Common lobby and stairwell 8.5 ($7,615.64) 4 ($8,109.75) 4 ($9,006.41) 11.5[lower-alpha 4] ($11,825.05)
12 Redo Week 2 N/A
  1. Additional point for give and take challenge
  2. Additional point for the recycled timber challenge: using part of the old firehouse to make something in the room
  3. A +2 was played
  4. Stacy & Adam played a -1
  5. A +1 was played
  6. Stacy & Adam played an undo
  7. A +½ was played
  8. Eliminated by Stacy & Adam
  9. Sophia & Mikaere played a -1

Auction results

Only Lisa & Ribz's unit was sold for $50,000 over the reserve price. Ethan & Sam's unit was sold at reserve price because they borrowed from Mark. Apartment 1 sold before the auction ended, Apartment 4 did not meet reserve on auction night. Due to the rule of the house having to be sold at auction night, which no longer reflects the true house market, Lisa and Ribz won an extra $100,000 for the most profit. Ethan & Sam won the People's Choice award: a new car.

Apartment Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction Result Profit Total Winnings Placing spot
1 3 Stacy & Adam $1,480,000 $1,480,000 (after auction) $0 $0 2nd
2 1 Lisa & Ribz $1,290,000 $1,340,000 $50,000 $150,000 1st
3 2 Ethan & Sam $1,390,000 $1,390,000 $0 $0 2nd
4 4 Sophia & Mikaere >$1,600,000 $1,550,000 (Two weeks after auction) $-50,000 $0 4th

The communal Apartment 5 will be auctioned in a separate auction on 7 November 2019.[5]

References

  1. "What you need to know about The Block NZ: Firehouse". thespinoff.co.nz. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  2. "The Block NZ 2019: Who are these people?". Stuff. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  3. "The Block NZ: What's happening out the back?". Stuff. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  4. "The Block NZ: Meet 2019's new judge Lizzi Whaley". 7 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  5. The Block NZ: Last Firehouse apartment listed for sale
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