The Block NZ season 9

The Block NZ
Season 9
No. of episodes48
Release
Original networkThree
Original release14 June (2021-June-14) –
14 November 2021 (2021-Nov-14)
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The ninth season of New Zealand reality television series The Block NZ premiered on 14 June 2021. It is set in the Auckland suburb of Point Chevalier.

The judges are Chris Stevens, Ann-Louise Hyde, and Lauren Mirabito.[1] The hosts are Mark Richardson and former judge Shelly Ferguson and the site foreman is Peter Wolfkamp.

The winning team won $100,000 on top of their auction profit.

Production

In December 2019, a casting call was sent out looking for four new teams.[2] Production for this season began in January 2020 on Huia Road in Point Chevalier with four two-storey townhouses being constructed.[3] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions put in place, the season was postponed until 2021, with production pausing on 23 March 2020, at the start of the third week, and resuming on 19 April 2021.[4]

Contestants

The teams selected for this season are as follows. Connie replaced Janah Kingi as Rachel's teammate in week 3 when production resumed after it was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] When Keegan's ribs were fractured during a challenge in week 7, the brother's sister Maddy Crawford temporarily joined Team Yellow to allow time for Keegan to heal.[6]

House Couple (ages) Relationship Hometown
1 Connie King (40) & Rachel Martin (42) Friends Palmerston North & Papamoa
2 Meg Leen (38) & Dan Leen (46) Married Rangiora
3 Dylan Crawford (30) & Keegan Crawford (25) Brothers Greymouth
4 Tim Cotton (26) & Arthur Gillies (26) Best friends Auckland

Score history

Room reveal scores

Teams' progress through the competition
Teams
Connie & Rachel Meg & Dan Dylan & Keegan Tim & Arthur
Week Area(s) Scores

(cash spend)

1 [a] Guest Bedroom 24.5

(<$10k)

25.5

(<$10k)

23.5

(<$10k)

14.5

(<$10k)

2[b] Kids Bedroom 15.5

($17,886.33)

13.5

($24,229.71) [c]

12

($12,778.85)

17.5

($6,449.71) [d]

3 Family Bathroom 24.5

($28,229.87)

20.5

($21,346.06)

16

($27,856.61)

22

($26,432.58)

4 Master Bedroom, Ensuite & WIR Disqualified [e]

($36,461.35)

20.5

($38,207.51)

18.5

($33,626.90) [f]

19

($33,473.36)

5 Living Room 26

($24,724.03)

25

($13,445.22)

24.5 [g]

($17,273.88)

17.5

($18,171.31)

6 Kitchen & Dining 15.5

($24,178.69)

26

($21,642.01)

19

($24,583.81)

27.5 [h]

($19,953.05)

7 Family Room 18

($26,859.62) [i]

26

($17,109.68) [j]

27.5 [k]

($16,903.91)

24

($9,962.14)

8 Entrance, Powder Room, Staircase & Hallway 19 [l]

($14,044.23)

23.5

($18,764.35)

27.5

($14,972.83) [m]

6.5

($22,618.67)

9 Do-Over Week Disqualified [n]

($3,633.34)

24

($3,707.69)

19 [o]

($1,345.35)

Disqualified [p]

($4,357.66)

10 Garage & Laundry 18.5

($9,709.65)

25.5 [q] [r]

($14,962.06)

24.5 [s] (Eliminated) [t]

($11,592.57)

27

($15,828.58)

11 Courtyard & Balcony 14

($20,282.97)

17.5 [u]

($14,906.79)

21 [v]

($10,193.57)

Disqualified [w]

($9,879.05)

12 Rest Of Outside 19.5

($7,159.20)

24.5

($21,704.45)

27

($5,315.05)

28.5

($31,492.42)

Colour key:
  Highest Score
  Lowest Score

Judges' scores

Summary of Judges' Scores
Week Area(s) Scores Teams
Connie & Rachel Meg & Dan Dylan & Keegan Tim & Arthur
1 Guest Bedroom Ann-Louise 7.5 8 8.5 3
Chris 8.5 8 7.5 6.5
Lauren 8.5 9.5 7.5 5
Total 24.5 25.5 23.5 14.5
2 Kids Bedroom Ann-Louise 8 6.5 5 9
Chris - - - -
Lauren 7.5 7 7 8.5
Total 15.5 13.5 12 17.5
3 Family Bathroom Ann-Louise 8.5 6.5 5.5 7
Chris 7.5 6 4 7
Lauren 8.5 8 6.5 8
Total 24.5 20.5 16 22
4 Master Bedroom, Ensuite & WIR Ann-Louise 8.5 7 6.5 6
Chris 7 6.5 5 6.5
Lauren ? 7 7 6.5
Total Disqualified 20.5 18.5 19
5 Living Room Ann-Louise 8 8 9 4
Chris 8.5 8 7.5 6
Lauren 9.5 9 9 7.5
Total 26 25 24.5 17.5
6 Kitchen & Dining Ann-Louise 4 9 7.5 9.5
Chris 5.5 7.5 4 9
Lauren 6 9.5 7.5 9
Total 15.5 26 19 27.5
7 Family Room Ann-Louise 6 8 9.5 7.5
Chris 5 9 7.5 7.5
Lauren 7 9 9.5 9.5
Total 18 26 27.5 24
8 Entrance, Powder Room, Staircase & Hallway Ann-Louise 6 8 9.5 1.5
Chris 6 7.5 8.5 2
Lauren 7 8 9.5 3
Total 19 23.5 27.5 6.5
9 Do-Over Week Ann-Louise ? 8.5 6 9
Chris 8 7 6 ?
Lauren 9 8.5 7 9.5
Total Disqualified 24 19 Disqualified
10 Garage & Laundry Ann-Louise 6.5 9 9 9.5
Chris 5.5 7.5 7.5 8.5
Lauren 6.5 9 8 9
Total 18.5 25.5 24.5 27
11 Courtyard & Balcony Ann-Louise 5 6.5 7 5.5
Chris 3 5.5 6 6
Lauren 6 5.5 8 6.5
Total 14 17.5 21 Disqualified
12 Rest Of Outside Ann-Louise 5 8.5 9.5 9.5
Chris 6.5 7.5 8 9
Lauren 8 8.5 9.5 10
Total 19.5 24.5 27 28.5
Overall House Ann-Louise 6 8.5 9 8
Chris 5.5 7 7.5 9
Lauren 7.5 9.5 9 9
Total 19 25 25.5 26

Challenge results

Week Challenge Prize Winner
1 Multi-Task Challenge Premium Westinghouse Kitchen Upgrade Dylan & Keegan
Nuts & Bolts Gamechanger Gets given the room order and a two-day head start on the room of their choice Meg & Dan
2 New Kids on the Block Challenge $5,000 of Citta vouchers Meg & Dan
Mini Golf Gamechanger 15 second advantage in a future challenge Meg & Dan
3 Tile Space Rubik's Cube $5000 of tiling labour Dylan & Keegan
Human Curling $3,500 of Pop Motif Art ($2,500 for 2nd - Dylan & Keegan) Tim & Arthur
Toilet Paper Mummy Gamechanger 2 hours of painting from another team + an Undo card to reverse any other game changers Dylan & Keegan
4 Light at the end of the tunnel challenge $8,000 of premium lighting from Lighting Direct Meg & Dan
Walk the Plank Challenge $2000 cash, $5000 art and an entertainment system upgrade Meg & Dan
Ladder Golf Gamechanger $600 cash and a Minus 1 Connie & Rach
5 Dinner Wars Outside of their house painted by a team of Resene Eco Decorators Dylan & Keegan
Cup Stack Gamechanger Front door upgrade, Undo card, plus 1 Tim & Arthur
6 Flooring Xtra Art Challenge Outside fireplace from Living Flame to the value of $10,000 ($5,000 for 2nd - Tim & Arthur) Dylan & Keegan
Odd Jobs Community Challenge Extra $5,000 cash on top of their earnings, and an odd job completed by each of the other teams Meg & Dan
Fruit & Veg Bowling Gamechanger Plus 1 and get out of doing the odd job for Meg & Dan Dylan & Keegan
7 Whitewater Rafting Challenge $5,000 of Citta vouchers Tim & Arthur
Subway Sandwich Artist Challenge $5,000 cash Tim & Arthur
Nut Stacking Gamechanger Minus 1 and dinner cooked for them by the losing team which was Meg & Dan Tim & Arthur
8 Suzuki Football Challenge Outdoor Entertainment Package with Samsung 55" Outdoor TV and Soundbar Dylan & Keegan
Briscoes Challenge First equal each get: Outdoor heater and $1250 of outdoor furniture vouchers Meg & Dan

Connie & Rach

Magic Carpet Gamechanger Plus 1 and a luxury night at the SkyCity Grand (Undo for 2nd - Meg & Dan) Dylan & Keegan
9 Dart-Off Challenge BBQ and $5,000 cash (with lesser value BBQs for 2nd, 3rd and 4th) Tim & Arthur
Teammate Portrait Gamechanger Plus 1 and $500 added to their budget Dylan & Keegan
10 Blockstars $5,000 cash, $5,000 of outdoor furniture vouchers and the power to eliminate one team from winning room reveal Tim & Arthur
Marble Run Gamechanger Minus 2 Dylan & Keegan
11 Treetop Challenge $5,000 worth of plants from The Plant Company ($2,000 for 2nd - Dylan & Keegan) Connie & Rach
RealEstate.co.nz Challenge $8,000 cash Meg & Dan
Marshmallow Gamechanger Undo and can take $1,000 from another team Connie & Rach
12 Paintball Target Challenge $5,000 cash Tim & Arthur
Nosy Neighbours Challenge $5,000 cash and get to pick the auction order Dylan & Keegan

Auction results

The final episode and live auctions were due to be held on September 5, however the date was deferred to 14 November due to COVID-19.[7][8][9][10]

House Auction spot Couple Reserve Auction result Profit Total winnings Placing spot
1 4th Connie and Rachel $2,270,000 $2,692,000 $422,000 $422,000 4th
2 3rd Megan and Daniel $2,222,000 $2,700,000 $478,000 $478,000 3rd
3 2nd Dylan and Keegan $2,155,000 $2,745,000 $590,000 $590,000 2nd
4 1st Tim and Arthur $2,165,000 $2,825,000 $660,000 $760,000 1st

Notes

  1. ^ Teams needed to spend less than $10,000 cash on their guest bedrooms, but their actual cash spend was never revealed.
  2. ^ Only Ann-Louise and Lauren judged the rooms; Chris was self-isolating due to having cold symptoms.
  3. ^ Meg & Dan also completed a second kids bedroom this week, but only one was presented for judging.
  4. ^ Tim & Arthur re-styled Meg & Dan's original challenge bedroom from week 1.
  5. ^ Rachel & Connie were disqualified for cheating.
  6. ^ Dylan & Keegan also completed an attic space this week, but it was not presented for judging.
  7. ^ A minus 1 was played by Rachel & Connie against Dylan and Keegan.
  8. ^ Tim & Arthur played a plus 1 increasing Ann-Louise's score to 9.5
  9. ^ Rachel & Connie also completed their catch-up guest bedroom this week
  10. ^ Meg & Dan also completed their catch-up guest bedroom this week
  11. ^ Dylan & Keegan played a plus 1 increasing Chris's score to 8.5
  12. ^ Rachel & Connie were deducted a point from Lauren's score for cheating again.
  13. ^ Dylan & Keegan also completed their home office space this week
  14. ^ Rachel & Connie were disqualified for cheating again.
  15. ^ Dylan & Keegan played a plus 1 increasing Chris's score to 6.
  16. ^ Tim & Arty were disqualified for cheating.
  17. ^ Meg & Dan were given an extra 0.5 for the best display of give & take artwork.
  18. ^ A minus 1 was played against Meg & Dan by Tim & Arty.
  19. ^ Dylan & Keegan were given an extra 0.5 for the best display of give & take artwork.
  20. ^ Dylan & Keegan were eliminated from winning the room reveal prize by Tim & Arty.
  21. ^ A minus 2 was played by Dylan & Keegan against Meg & Dan.
  22. ^ Dylan & Keegan played a plus 1 increasing Chris's score to 6.
  23. ^ Tim & Arty were disqualified for cheating again.

References

  1. ^ Hawkes, Colleen (30 May 2021). "Three new judges on The Block NZ this season, but will we see good cop, bad cop again?". Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. ^ Hawkes, Colleen (9 December 2019). "Block stars urgently wanted for 2020, as Three does final shout-out". i.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  3. ^ Hawkes, Colleen (30 January 2020). "The Block NZ 2020 houses taking shape in Point Chevalier". i.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  4. ^ Hawkes, Colleen (7 May 2020). "Coronavirus: The Block NZ postponed till 2021 due to Covid-19". i.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  5. ^ Barton, Monika (23 May 2021). "The Block NZ 2021: Meet the teams taking on the DIY challenge in Auckland's Point Chevalier". Newshub. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  6. ^ "The Block NZ's Team Yellow sub out injured Keegan with new teammate". MoreFM.co.nz. 29 July 2021.
  7. ^ "The Block NZ 2021 grand final auction to go ahead in November on Three". Newshub. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021.
  8. ^ "The closure you needed! 🙌 See you on Sunday NOV 14! #TheBlockNZ". Facebook. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  9. ^ "The Block NZ 2021 winners reflect on 'unreal' achievement, reveal tears on auction day". Newshub. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Tim and Arthur win The Block NZ 2021 with biggest cash haul in show's history". Newshub. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.