Connie & Rach ‘WE’VE GOT OUR’ OWN ARMY!’

There’s not much that can faze former army corporal-turned-real estate agent Rachel Martin after being deployed everywhere from Egypt, East Timor and Bougainville to remote corners of Aotearoa.

So when her Team Purple partner and bestie Janah Kingi decided to quit The Block NZ after COVID-19 hit, the Papamoa-based mum-of-three wasted no time finding a suitable replacement – and who better than her fellow former army buddy Connie King?

“I knew Connie would be a good fit,” tells Rach, 42, who has three children, Jayde, 18, Quin, 16, and Liam, 15, with her partner