The Block New Zealand

The Block NZ premiere sees the four couples come together for the very first time, as they are sent on a treasure hunt around Auckland. At stake, $25,000 and the first pick of the four houses.

It's the first night on The Block NZ and the four couples are in for renovating hell - uncovering nasty, nightmare conditions in the houses they must live in and transform over the next 10 week

The couples begin their first room renovation and host Mark Richardson challenges them to build a wall to his exact measurements - with a prize that will turn the competition upside down.

Ginny and Rhys deliver their verdict, Shannon sets the couples a distressing challenge, and judges Victoria Bidwell and Stewart Harris assess the first room makeovers.

The couples compete in a trash to treasure challenge using second-hand materials.

The race is on to finish their third bedrooms, and it is water torture as the couples get soaked in a plumbing challenge.

The contestants must renovate their bathrooms and laundries and cook dinner parties for the others on The Block NZ. But will every couple play fair?

Dinner parties turn to dinner wars as one couple swindles the rest of The Block NZ, and time runs out to finish this week's rooms.

This week, the couples must makeover two rooms and are challenged to build a beautiful home - for man's best friend.

It's judgement day for the living rooms and the couples are challenged to transform a plain white room into one inspired by Dulux paint colours.