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

## Contestants

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
### Room reveal scores

Teams' progress through the competition :
| | | Teams | Teams | Teams | Teams |
| | | Quinn and Ben | Chloe and Ben | Maree and James | Stacy & Adam |
| Week | Area(s) | Scores | Scores | Scores | 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 | 16 | 17.5 |
| 6 | Master Bedroom + EnSuite + WIR | 16 | 13.5 | 17.5 | 16 |
| 7 | Garage + Laundry | 13 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 |
| 8 | Kitchen + Dining + Entry | 15 | 6 | 14 | 13.5 |
| 9 | Redemption Week | 16 | 15 | 14.5 | 16.5 |
| 10 | Stairs and Powder Room | 12 | 16 | 13.5 | 16 |
| 11 | Outdoor's Week | 11.5 | 17 | 14.5 | 16 |
| 12 | Best House Week | 14 | 17 | 15.5 | 15.5 |

#### Colour key

    Highest Score
    Lowest Score

### Team judging scores

| | | Teams | Teams | Teams | Teams |
| | | Stacy and Adam | Quinn and Ben | Maree and James | Chloe and Ben |
| Week | Area(s) | Scores | Scores | Scores | 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

| Week | Challenge | Prize | Winner |
| 1 | Slingshot mud challenge | Decide which house each team is renovating | Chloe and Ben |
| 1 | Mark portraits | $12,000 Samsung kitchen upgrade | Chloe and Ben |
| 2 | Slip'n'slide Block Trivia | $5,000 Tile Depot credit | Quinn and Ben |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | 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) |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | 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 |
| 11 | 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

| 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= |