The Block NZ - Season 5

The teams race to stay ahead of the game, accusations fly as an ongoing battle sinks to new lows, and when the Wolf cooks up a punishment, not everyone is happy.

The countdown continues as our teams race to finish their rooms. A game-changing point could mean the difference between winning or losing this week!

Bad luck abounds when a jinx strikes The Block, and a tradie is conned into more than he bargained for. Later, the teams battle it out in this week's notoriously difficult room.

A breach of the rules see's the Wolf coming down hard. Later, old debts are repaid and council inspections cause delays that could prevent one team from completing.

Our teams have treasure in their sights in a challenge that tests their physical endurance. Then, a missing tiler sees one team getting further and further behind.

The pressure of this week's difficult room takes its toll as the teams race to get them completed.

Strategies bubble to the surface when Dinner Wars kicks off. Then, as our teams start work on a new room with a twist, they learn that there are no friends on The Block!

Progress continues as our teams race to complete their rooms. Later, natural entertainers emerge and one team battles with their own culinary incompetence.

Dinner Wars continues, but will there be voting retribution after one team's earlier strategic scoring? Then shocking styling similarities sees two houses at war!

Accusations continue to fly as this year's Block-heads kick the competition into a higher gear. Will they be able to deliver on time, or will the week end in a total meltdown?

The winner of Dinner Wars is decided and the teams get another opportunity to secure some serious cash. Later, a new space brings new problems.

A potty mouth gets one Block-head in trouble. Later, a creative challenge heats up the competition as the teams think outside the box.

A disordered Block site sends the Wolf on a warpath. Then, uncanny design similarities threaten to reignite old accusations.

One team searches for perfection while another looks for redemption, as the race to room reveal continues. Then, a prank gets played to uncover this year's most gullible Blockhead.

Tonight sees allegations of cheating as one team appears to be going against the spirit of the game. Then, the teams make a break for Freedom in tonight's challenge.

A hidden romance is revealed; and when the site becomes shambolic, The Wolf threatens to shut the whole operation down.

When finishing is near impossible, the game is on to simply complete before Saturday morning's deadline.

It's the beginning of the end as the teams rush to complete all of their interior spaces. Then, an ill-timed leak threatens to cripple two teams.

A massive budget blow threatens one team. Then, in an agonising 24-hour challenge, will the mind games and strategising prove all too much?

The challenge sees one team receive a game changing reward. Later, the rule breakers get a serious financial penalty; & a minor car crash could put one team's renovation in jeopardy

Friends and family help the teams finish their house interiors. Then, Dyls and Dylz face a penalty that could re-ignite an argument.

The final push to complete the houses begins, and Mother Nature opens the floodgates for delays. Then, broken banks lead to broken spirits as one team completely blows the budget.

Set back after set back sees one team trailing behind. Then, the worst weather in The Block NZ history has the teams battling the elements.

A break in the weather has the teams going full steam ahead, but with final tools down just around the corner, the deadline seems like an impossible task.