# The Block NZ season 2

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 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.

## Contestants

| 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

| No. in season | No. in week | Title | Original air date |
| Week 1 ||||
| 1 | 1 | Episode 1 | 26 August 2013 (2013-08-26) |
| 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. ||||
| 2 | 2 | Episode 2 | 27 August 2013 (2013-08-27) |
| 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. ||||
| 3 | 3 | Episode 3 | 28 August 2013 (2013-08-28) |
| 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 ||||
| 4 | 1 | Episode 4 | 2 September 2013 (2013-09-02) |
| 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. ||||
| 5 | 2 | Episode 5 | 3 September 2013 (2013-09-03) |
| 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. ||||
| 6 | 3 | Episode 6 | 4 September 2013 (2013-09-04) |
| The couples finish their rooms. The winners are Alice and Caleb again with a score of 15 out of 20. ||||
| Week 3 ||||
| 7 | 1 | Episode 7 | 9 September 2013 (2013-09-09) |
| They start their kids bedroom. The couples are obliged to use the beds they made in the previous challenge. ||||
| 8 | 2 | Episode 8 | 10 September 2013 (2013-09-10) |
| 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. ||||
| 9 | 3 | Episode 9 | 11 September 2013 (2013-09-11) |
| 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 ||||
| 10 | 1 | Episode 10 | 16 September 2013 (2013-09-16) |
| 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. ||||
| 11 | 2 | Episode 11 | 17 September 2013 (2013-09-17) |
| 12 | 3 | Episode 12 | 18 September 2013 (2013-09-18) |
| Week 5 ||||
| 13 | 1 | Episode 13 | 23 September 2013 (2013-09-23) |
| 14 | 2 | Episode 14 | 24 September 2013 (2013-09-24) |
| 15 | 3 | Episode 15 | 25 September 2013 (2013-09-25) |
| Week 6 ||||
| 16 | 1 | Episode 16 | 30 September 2013 (2013-09-30) |
| 17 | 2 | Episode 17 | 1 October 2013 (2013-10-01) |
| 18 | 3 | Episode 18 | 2 October 2013 (2013-10-02) |
| Week 7 ||||
| 19 | 1 | Episode 19 | 7 October 2013 (2013-10-07) |
| 20 | 2 | Episode 20 | 8 October 2013 (2013-10-08) |
| 21 | 3 | Episode 21 | 9 October 2013 (2013-10-09) |
| Week 8 ||||
| 22 | 1 | Episode 22 | 14 October 2013 (2013-10-14) |
| 23 | 2 | Episode 23 | 15 October 2013 (2013-10-15) |
| 24 | 3 | Episode 24 | 16 October 2013 (2013-10-16) |
| Week 9 ||||
| 25 | 1 | Episode 25 | 21 October 2013 (2013-10-21) |
| 26 | 2 | Episode 26 | 22 October 2013 (2013-10-22) |
| 27 | 3 | Episode 27 | 23 October 2013 (2013-10-23) |
| Week 10 ||||
| 28 | 1 | Episode 28 | 28 October 2013 (2013-10-28) |
| 29 | 2 | Episode 29 | 29 October 2013 (2013-10-29) |
| Teams create a advertorial video for their house with the help of a New Zealand celebrity. ||||
| 30 | 3 | Live final | 30 October 2013 (2013-10-30) |
| The four houses go to auction live on TV. See the auction results here. ||||
| Week 11 ||||
| 31 | — | The Block NZ: Unlocked | 4 November 2013 (2013-11-04) |
| Teams talk about their time on The Block. ||||

## Score history

Teams' progress through the competition :
| | Scores: | Teams | Teams | Teams | Teams |
| | Scores: | Alice & Caleb | Alisa & Koan | Pete & Andy | Loz & Tom |
| Week | Rooms | Scores | Scores | Scores | 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

| Week | Room | Judges' verdict | Judges' verdict | Judges' verdict | Judges' verdict |
| Week | Room | 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

| week | Challenge | Prize | Winner |
| 1 | Race to the block | Able to allocate each house to a team | Alisa & Koan |
| 1 | Design a room | Swap your house for another teams | Pete & Andy |
| 2 | Bunnings wallpaper challenge | A week of free builders | Pete & Andy |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | 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 |
| 5 | freedom shopping challenge | $5,000 shopping at freedom furniture | Loz & Tom |
| 6 | Create a Bedhead | Outdoor kitchen and Barbeque | Alice & Caleb |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | Walk the plank | Metro Dulux outdoor fireplce | Pete & Andy |
| 8 | Paving challenge | $5,000 for bunnings outdoor range | Loz & Tom |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | Block Quiz | 3 points (Loz & Tom), 2 points (Pete & Andy), 1 point (Alice & Caleb) | Loz & Tom |
| 10 | Open Home Vote | 3 Points (Pete & Andy), 2 Points (Alice & Caleb), 1 point (Loz & Tom) | Pete & Andy |
| 10 | Trade Me Auction | $5,000 marketing package from trade me. | Alice & Caleb |

### Auction results

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 |