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The Block NZ

Photos: Three / Design: Tina Tiller

Everything you need to know about House Rules NZ

Get ready for the feel-good home renovation reality show of the year.
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By Tara Ward | 10th September, 2023
Staff writer
Goodbye The Block NZ, hello House Rules (Image: Archi Banal)

The Block, but better: Everything you need to know about House Rules NZ

An introduction to the feel-good reality show that's coming to our screens in 2023.
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By Tara Ward | 2nd December, 2022
Staff writer
Chloe and Ben: $104,000 richer (Photo: Three)

The Block NZ auctions were an absolute shitshow

Last year’s record breaking profits seem like a cheese dream now.
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By Tara Ward | 10th October, 2022
Staff writer
Image: Tina Tiller

The Block NZ is home to the biggest cash prize in New Zealand slam poetry

Put down the quill and pick up a hammer ASAP.
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By Alex Casey | 23rd August, 2022
Senior writer
Leap into week two of The Block NZ (Design: Tina Tiller)

The Block NZ: Everything we learned during children’s bedroom week

Including a reality-shattering revelation about the 'tools down' whistle.
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By Tara Ward | 28th July, 2022
Staff writer
It all starts now (Image: Discovery / Design: Tina Tiller)

Has The Block NZ redeemed itself?

The long-running reality favourite has had a few renovations. And we're not just talking about the theme song.
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By Alex Casey and Tara Ward | 21st July, 2022
Guest writer
The contestants on The Block NZ: Redemption (Design: Tina Tiller)

Who are the teams returning to The Block NZ: Redemption?

Some familiar faces are back for a second shot at reno glory.
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By Tara Ward | 17th July, 2022
Staff writer
Tim and Arty celebrate their win (Photo: Three; additional design by Tina Tiller)

The Block NZ’s Tim and Arty on their record-breaking win: ‘It’s surreal’

The Block NZ winners on being underdogs, keeping secrets and their astonishing win.
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By Tara Ward | 16th November, 2021
Staff writer
The Block NZ for 2021 has finally finished (Photo : Supplied/Tina Tiller)

All the auction action from the record-busting Block NZ 2021 final

After a global pandemic, two lockdowns, a concussion and several broken ribs – The Block NZ has ended for 2021.
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By Stewart Sowman-Lund and Tara Ward | 15th November, 2021
Guest writer
Everything you need to know about The Block NZ house auctions

Everything you need to know about The Block NZ house auctions

The wait is over, as The Block NZ 2020 houses finally go to auction this weekend.
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By Tara Ward | 12th November, 2021
Staff writer
Once, twice, not sold: The Block NZ auctions postponed due to lockdown

Once, twice, not sold: The Block NZ auctions postponed due to lockdown

It’s tools down again for The Block NZ.
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By Tara Ward | 25th August, 2021
Staff writer
Locking up for lockdown: What happened when Covid-19 hit The Block NZ

Locking up for lockdown: What happened when Covid-19 hit The Block NZ

Last night’s episode brought the sort of drama no producer could ever have dreamed of. 
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By Tara Ward | 29th June, 2021
Staff writer
Review: The Block NZ is back – and the same as it ever was

Review: The Block NZ is back – and the same as it ever was

After a two year break, The Block NZ is back. Tara Ward watches the first episode of the new season.
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By Tara Ward | 14th June, 2021
Staff writer
The Real Pod’s bumper reality TV quiz of the year

The Real Pod’s bumper reality TV quiz of the year

Think you know your Lings from your Zings and your Fleischels from your Brettschneiders? Take The Real Pod's reality TV quiz and prove it. 
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By The Real Pod | 25th December, 2019
Podcast
Decade in review: The 100 NZ TV moments of the decade (20-1)

Decade in review: The 100 NZ TV moments of the decade (20-1)

Around 2pm every day this week, The Spinoff counts down the 100 most iconic local television moments of the 2010s. Today, moments 20-1.
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By Alex Casey | 20th December, 2019
Senior writer
Decade in review: The 100 NZ TV moments of the decade (60-41)

Decade in review: The 100 NZ TV moments of the decade (60-41)

At 2pm every day this week, The Spinoff will be counting down 100 local television moments of the decade. Today, moments 60-41. 
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By The Spinoff | 18th December, 2019
Staff writers
It should be a show about building houses, not destroying relationships – so why is The Block so sad?

Building houses, breaking people: The cruelty of The Block NZ

As The Block NZ fizzles to an end, psychologist Dougal Sutherland argues that the show now seems designed to destroy relationships, rather than build houses.
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By Dougal Sutherland | 9th September, 2019
Guest writer
Finale recap: The Block NZ live auction is officially out the gate

Finale recap: The Block NZ live auction is officially out the gate

It’s auction night on The Block NZ, and tonight the Firehouse burned with the smell of broken hopes and dreams. Tara Ward recaps the hijinks and heartbreak of this year’s live finale.
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By Tara Ward | 8th September, 2019
Staff writer
10 ways The Block NZ could be better

10 ways The Block NZ could be better

It's the grand finale of The Block NZ: Firehouse, but after a snooze of a season some fans are past caring. Long time Block NZ fan Tara Ward has a few ideas on how the show could get its mojo back. 
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By Tara Ward | 8th September, 2019
Staff writer
Jane, Duncan and Alex are right there with you through all the mild NZ reality TV drama. Photo: Tina Tiller.

The Real Pod: Celebrity Treasure Island has gone full Lord of the Flies

The Real Pod assembles to dissect the week in reality television and real life, with special thanks to Nando’s.
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By The Real Pod | 5th September, 2019
Podcast

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