The four couples taking part in the first season of The Block NZ come from Auckland,

Hamilton, New Plymouth, Wellington and Christchurch. The four couples are: Hamilton student Sarah Adams (20) and former chef turned landscape designer Richard Boobyer (24) Intensive care nurse Ginny Death (22) and electrical linesman Rhys Wineera (23) from New Plymouth Christchurch advertising agency designer Libby Crawford (29) and her brother Ben (31), a marketing manager based in Auckland And Wellingtonians Rachel Rasch (35), a former radio producer, and her partner, bricklayer and musician, Tyson Hill (36) Read more: http://www.3news.co.nz/The-Block-NZ-contestants-revealed/tabid/418/articleID/258608/Default.aspx#ixzz25jRFNZ6v