The Block NZ season 4

*The Block NZ*
The Block NZ
Season 4
No. of episodes	40
Release
Original network	TV3
Original release	29 September –; 7 December 2015
Season chronology
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The fourth season of New Zealand reality television series The Block NZ, titled The Block NZ: Villa Wars, premiered on 29 September 2015, with the final episode airing on 7 December 2015. It was set on the boundaries of the Auckland suburbs of Sandringham and Three Kings.^[1]^[2] The prize money for achieving the most profit from the auction was raised to $100,000 for this series.

Contestants

House	Couple (ages)	Relationship	Hometown
1	Jamie (24) & Hayden (29)	Engaged	North Shore
2	Sarah (24) & Minanne (19)	Sisters	Hamilton
3	Cat (27) & Jeremy (28)	Partners	Taranaki
4	Brooke (25) & Mitch (26)	Partners	Christchurch

Score history

Teams' progress through the competition
	Scores:	Jaime & Hayden	Sarah & Minanne	Cat & Jeremy	Brooke & Mitch
	Scores:	Teams
Week	Rooms	Scores
1	House 1&2 Bedroom Challenge	12	5½	16	13
2	Kids Room	17	15	17½	14
3	Main Bathroom	13	16½	16½	18½ ⁽⁺¹⁾^[a]
4	Family & Living	13½	11	14½	16
5	Master & Ensuite	6½	16½	15	17½ ⁽⁻¹⁾^[b]
6	Outdoor Entertaining & Guest Bedroom	17½	14½	18 ⁽⁺¹⁾^[c]	17
7	Laundry & Stairs	15	16½	16½	18
8	Outdoor Backyard	18½	12	15½	15^[d]
9	Entrance & Hallway	13	14	18	17½
9	Kitchen & Dining^[e]	7½	16½	17½ (DSQ)	19½ (DSQ)
10	Frontyard	11½^[f]	14½	18	15½
11	Auction Order ^[g]	3rd	2nd	4th	1st
11	Auction Result	2nd (tie)	4th	2nd (tie)	1st

Room reveals

Week	Room	Judges' verdict
Week	Room	Winner	Score	Lowest	Score
1	House 1&2 Bedroom Challenge	Cat & Jeremy	16	Sarah & Minanne	5½
2	Kids Room	Cat & Jeremy	17½	Brooke & Mitch	14
3	Main Bathroom	Brooke & Mitch	18½ ⁽⁺¹⁾^[a]	Jamie & Hayden	13
4	Family & Living		16	Sarah & Minanne	11
5	Master & Ensuite		17½ ⁽⁻¹⁾^[b]	Jamie & Hayden	6½
6	Outdoor Entertaining & Guest Bedroom	Cat & Jeremy	18 ⁽⁺¹⁾^[c]	Sarah & Minanne	14½
7	Laundry & Stairs	Brooke & Mitch	18	Jamie & Hayden	15
8	Outdoor Backyard	Jamie & Hayden	18½	Brooke & Mitch	15^[d]
9	Entrance & Hallway	Cat & Jeremy	18	Jamie & Hayden	13
	Kitchen & Dining^[e]	Sarah & Minanne	16½	Brooke & Mitch	DSQ (19½)
	Kitchen & Dining^[e]	Sarah & Minanne	16½	Cat & Jeremy	DSQ (17½)
10	Frontyard	Cat & Jeremy	18	Jamie & Hayden	11½^[f]

Auction

House	Auction spot ^J	Couple	Reserve	Auction Result	Profit	Total Winnings	Placing spot
1	3	Jamie & Hayden	$1,175,000	$1,335,000	$160,000	$160,000	2nd (tie)
2	2	Sarah & Minanne	$1,149,000	$1,272,000	$123,000	$123,000	4th
3	4	Cat & Jeremy	$1,160,000	$1,320,000	$160,000	$160,000	2nd (tie)
4	1	Brooke & Mitch	$1,160,000	$1,350,000	$190,000	$290,000	1st

Notes

^ ^a ^b Brooke & Mitch won a point advantage during a Week 3 challenge. They used it during Main Bathroom Reveal.
^ ^a ^b Sarah & Minanne won a point advantage by during a Week 4 challenge. They used it during Master & Ensuite Reveal.
^ ^a ^b Cat & Jeremy won a point advantage during a Week 6 challenge. They used it during Outdoor Entertainment Room Reveal.
^ ^a ^b Cat & Jeremy won an advantage Week 8 challenge. They choose to eliminate Brooke & Mitch from winning the Outdoor Backyard Room Reveal.
^ ^a ^b Two teams were disqualified from the Kitchen & Dining Room Reveal by breaking the rules of the Block. Brooke & Mitch for receiving a gift of a Dining Table without paying minimum labour wage and Cat & Jeremy for failing to pay their tiler without minimum labour wage.
^ ^a ^b Jaime & Hayden won a point advantage during a Week 7 challenge. They have to use it on The Final Room Reveal which they decided to detect a point on themselves.
^ Brooke & Mitch won the final challenge. Their prize is the power to assign the Auction Order.

Episodes

Week	Episode		Original airdate	Timeslot
1	1	"Welcome to The Block"	29 September 2015	Tuesday 7:30pm
	2	"Who's the builder"	30 September 2015	Wednesday 7:30pm
	3	"Guest Room Reveal"	5 October 2015	Sunday 7:00pm
2	4	"The Final House"	6 October 2015	Monday 7:30pm
	5	"Keep up the pace kids"	7 October 2015	Tuesday 7:30pm
	6	"Tensions Building"	8 October 2015	Wednesday 7:30pm
	7	"Kids Room Reveal"	11 October 2015	Sunday 7:00pm
3	8	"Time to say Goodbye"	12 October 2015	Monday 7:30pm
	9	"Playing Catch-Up"	13 October 2015	Tuesday 7:30pm
	10	"Waterproof Inspection Day"	14 October 2015	Wednesday 7:30pm
	11	"Main Bathroom Reveal"	18 October 2015	Sunday 7:00pm
4	12	"Villa Wars to Dinner Wars"	19 October 2015	Monday 7:30pm
	13	"Pre-line nightmare"	20 October 2015	Tuesday 7:30pm
	14	"CAT-astrophe"	21 October 2015	Wednesday 7:30pm
	15	"Family & Living Rooms Reveal"	25 October 2015	Sunday 7:00pm
5	16	"Edging one Another"	26 October 2015	Monday 7:30pm
	17	"Artistic Love"	27 October 2015	Tuesday 7:30pm
	18	"It's all about the tilers!"	28 October 2015	Wednesday 7:30pm
	19	"Masters & Ensuite Reveal"	1 November 2015	Sunday 7:00pm
6	20	"What Room now?"	2 November 2015	Monday 7:30pm
	21	"Griller Warfare"	3 November 2015	Tuesday 7:30pm
	22	"Bigger is Better"	4 November 2015	Wednesday 7:30pm
	23	"Outdoor Entertainment Room Reveal"	8 November 2015	Sunday 7:00pm
7	24	"The Bad Omens"	9 November 2015	Monday 7:30pm
	25	"A Screeching Halt"	10 November 2015	Tuesday 7:30pm
	26	"Feature Wall Fiasco"	11 November 2015	Wednesday 7:30pm
	27	"Laundry & Stairs Reveal"	15 November 2015	Sunday 7:00pm
8	28	"The New Threat"	16 November 2015	Monday 7:30pm
	29	"Deal or No Deal"	17 November 2015	Tuesday 7:30pm
	30	"Paint Paint Brush Brush"	18 November 2015	Wednesday 7:30pm
	31	"Outdoor Backyard Reveal"	22 November 2015	Sunday 7:00pm
9	32	"Double Trouble"	23 November 2015	Monday 7:30pm
	33	"It's a Bird, It's a Plane. No, it's Birdman"	24 November 2015	Tuesday 7:30pm
	34	"Favours everywhere"	25 November 2015	Wednesday 7:30pm
	35	"Kitchen & Dining and Entrance & Hallway Reveal"	29 November 2015	Sunday 7:00pm
10	36	"Outdoor Backyard Reveal"	30 November 2015	Monday 7:30pm
	37	"Surprises"	1 December 2015	Tuesday 7:30pm
	38	""Outdoor Backyard Reveal"	2 December 2015	Wednesday 7:30pm
	39	"The Block NZ: Villa Wars Open House and Auction"	6 December 2015	Sunday 7:00pm
11	40	"Unlocked"	7 December 2015	Monday 7:30pm

References

^ "The Block gears up for Auckland inner-city sites". The New Zealand Herald. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
^ "The Block NZ Villa Wars". 10 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2014.

[a-3] Brooke & Mitch won a point advantage during a Week 3 challenge. They used it during Main Bathroom Reveal.

[b-4] Sarah & Minanne won a point advantage by during a Week 4 challenge. They used it during Master & Ensuite Reveal.

[c-5] Cat & Jeremy won a point advantage during a Week 6 challenge. They used it during Outdoor Entertainment Room Reveal.

[d-6] Cat & Jeremy won an advantage Week 8 challenge. They choose to eliminate Brooke & Mitch from winning the Outdoor Backyard Room Reveal.

[e-7] Two teams were disqualified from the Kitchen & Dining Room Reveal by breaking the rules of the Block. Brooke & Mitch for receiving a gift of a Dining Table without paying minimum labour wage and Cat & Jeremy for failing to pay their tiler without minimum labour wage.

[f-8] Jaime & Hayden won a point advantage during a Week 7 challenge. They have to use it on The Final Room Reveal which they decided to detect a point on themselves.

[g-9] Brooke & Mitch won the final challenge. Their prize is the power to assign the Auction Order.

[1] "The Block gears up for Auckland inner-city sites". The New Zealand Herald. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.

[teams-2] "The Block NZ Villa Wars". 10 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2014.

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