The harsh reality of Auckland's housing market has stung a popular reality show

This year's winners of The Block NZ sold their house at auction for 1 point 145 million dollars -- just four thousand dollars above the reserve.

It's the smallest winning profit in the show's 10-year history.

The winning pair walked away with a 100-thousand dollars cash prize on top of their profits -- but the other teams weren't so lucky.

One other house sold for a hundred dollars above the reserve, one sold for the reserve and one sold for almost 40-thousand below reserve.