Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand series 5)
| Dancing with the Stars (series 5) | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV One |
| Original release | 3 March – 21 April 2009 |
| Additional information | |
| Celebrity winner | Tamati Coffey |
| Professional winner | Samantha Hitchcock |
| Season chronology | |
The fifth series premiered on TV ONE on 3 March 2009. All four judges from series 4 returned. On its opening night, over 800,000 people tuned in to watch the first show premiere. Rebecca Hobbs is sister to Christopher Hobbs. John Rowles withdrew in week three for health reasons. This series had the closest final ever experienced on the New Zealand show.
Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Stefano Olivieri, Candy Lane, Hayley Holt.
Couples performed the cha-cha-cha, foxtrot or jive.
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