The Block: Brooke and Mitch win as all sales top $1.2m

Brooke Thompson and Mitch Davies celebrate their win. Photo / Brett Phibbs

Brooke and Mitch have won The Block NZ: Villa Wars after one of the show's tensest live finales yet.

The Christchurch couple sold their Sandringham home after 10 weeks of renovations for $1,350,000, for a profit of $190,000. They get to keep that, plus win an extra $100,000.

They topped Hamilton sisters Sarah and Minanne, who sold their house for $1,272,000, a profit of $123,000; Auckland couple Jamie and Hayden, who sold their home for $1,335,000, a profit of $160,000; and Taranaki couple Cat and Jeremy, who sold their house for $1,320,000 and also won profit of $160,000.

Sarah and Minanne sold their house for $1,272,000. Photo / Supplied

The live auction finale showed just how hot Auckland's property market remains, with all four homes topping $1.2 million.

After their win, Mitch said their winnings would go towards buying a home in Queenstown.

"We really want to move down to Queenstown. We really love it down there but it's not the cheapest. We want to buy a bit of dirt down there. We want a create a few rugruts ... we'll keep practicing for now."

The teams lined up before the start of the auction. Photo / Supplied

It was one of the tensest finals yet for the TV3 reality show, with all four houses going well above their reserve. The total profit margin was $733,000.

* Relive the action through our live blog here.

Earlier, Cat and Jeremy won the People's Choice award, a Honda car.

- nzherald.co.nz