Woman's Day Magazine NZ

Ben & Quinn ‘WE’VE LEARNT FROM OUR MISTAKES’

There’s no doubt about what motivated Quinn and Ben Alexandre to wave goodbye to their two young children to compete in another season of The Block NZ – it was the chance to rewrite history.

The Christchurch couple was memorably gifted $30,000 by winners Alex and Corban Walls after winning a paltry $10,000 on auction night back in 2014.

“We didn’t do well at all in our season,”

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