# Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand TV series) series 7

The seventh series of Dancing with the Stars premiered on 29 April 2018 on Three, and was hosted by Dai Henwood and Sharyn Casey. Camilla Sacre-Dallerup, Julz Tocker, and Rachel White are the series' judges; Sacre-Dullerup serves as the head judge. Sam Hayes won the competition on 1 July 2018.

## Cast
### Couples

| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
| Gilda Kirkpatrick | The Real Housewives of Auckland star & author | Shae Mountain | Eliminated 1st on May 7, 2018 |
| Naz Khanjani | The Bachelor New Zealand contestant | Tim Mullayanov Shae Mountain (Week 3) | Eliminated 2nd on May 14, 2018 |
| Zac Franich | The Bachelor New Zealand star | Kristie Williams | Eliminated 3rd on May 21, 2018 |
| Marama Fox | Former Maori Party politician | Brad Coleman | Eliminated 4th on May 28, 2018 |
| Robert Rakete | The Breeze radio presenter | Nicole Harrington | Eliminated 5th on June 4, 2018 |
| Suzy Cato | Children's television & radio broadcaster | Matt Tatton-Brown | Eliminated 6th on June 11, 2018 |
| Roger Farrelly | The Rock radio presenter | Carol-Ann Hickmore | Eliminated 7th on June 18, 2018 |
| David Seymour | ACT Party politician | Amelia McGregor | Eliminated 8th on June 25, 2018 |
| Shavaughn Ruakere | Actress & television presenter | Enrique Johns | Eliminated 9th on July 1, 2018 |
| Jess Quinn | Model & social media personality | Jonny Williams | Third Place on July 1, 2018 |
| Chris Harris | Former Black Cap cricketer | Vanessa Cole | Runner-up on July 1, 2018 |
| Sam Hayes | Newshub broadcaster & journalist | Aaron Gilmore | Winner on July 1, 2018 |

## Scorecard

| Team | Place | 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Team | Place | 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Top 4 | Top 3 |
| Sam & Aaron | 1 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 29+22=51 | 23+27=50 | 29 | +29=58 |
| Chris & Vanessa | 2 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 27+22=49 | 29+28=57 | 30 | +30=60 |
| Jess & Jonny | 3 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 24+24=48 | 25+29=54 | 28 | +29=57 |
| Shavaughn & Enrique | 4 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 26+24=50 | 26+29=55 | 26 | |
| David & Amelia | 5 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 21+22=43 | 13+18=31 | | |
| Roger & Carol-Ann | 6 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18+24=42 | | | |
| Suzy & Matt | 7 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 23 | | | | |
| Robert & Nicole | 8 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | | | | | |
| Marama & Brad | 9 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 22 | | | | | | |
| Zac & Kristie | 10 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 17 | 24 | | | | | | | |
| Naz & Tim | 11 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 20 | | | | | | | | |
| Gilda & Shae | 12 | 18 | 17 | 35 | | | | | | | | | |
    Red numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week.
    Green numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week.
    indicates the couples eliminated that week.
    indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.
    the returning couple that was the last to be called safe.
    indicates the winning couple.
    indicates the runner-up couple.
    indicates the couple who placed third.

### Average score chart

This table only counts for dances scored on a 30-point scale.
| Rank by average | Place | Couple | Total points | Number of dances | Average |
| 1 | 2 | Chris & Vanessa | 327 | 13 | 25.2 |
| 2 | 3 | Jess & Jonny | 322 | 13 | 24.8 |
| 3 | 1 | Sam & Aaron | 320 | 13 | 24.6 |
| 4 | 4 | Shavaughn & Enrique | 290 | 12 | 24.2 |
| 5 | 7 | Suzy & Matt | 154 | 7 | 22.0 |
| 6 | 10 | Zac & Kristie | 84 | 4 | 21.0 |
| 6 | 11 | Naz & Tim | 63 | 3 | 21.0 |
| 8 | 8 | Robert & Nicole | 120 | 6 | 20.0 |
| 8 | 9 | Marama & Brad | 100 | 5 | 20.0 |
| 10 | 6 | Roger & Carol-Ann | 172 | 9 | 19.1 |
| 11 | 12 | Gilda & Shae | 35 | 2 | 17.5 |
| 12 | 5 | David & Amelia | 185 | 11 | 16.8 |

### Highest and lowest scoring performances

The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows:
| Dance | Highest scored dancer(s) | Highest score | Lowest scored dancer(s) | Lowest score |
| Cha-cha-cha | Jess Quinn | 24 | Marama Fox | 14 |
| Jive | Jess Quinn | 29 | David Seymour | 15 |
| Foxtrot | Shavaughn Raukere | 26 | David Seymour | 16 |
| Samba | Shavaughn Raukere | 26 | Robert Rakete Gilda Kirkpatrick | 17 |
| Rumba | Chris Harris | 29 | David Seymour | 12 |
| Tango | Suzy Cato Jess Quinn | 25 | Gilda Kirkpatrick Roger Farrelly | 18 |
| Quickstep | Chris Harris | 28 | David Seymour | 18 |
| Viennese Waltz | Shavaughn Raukere | 29 | Robert Rakete | 18 |
| Waltz | Chris Harris | 27 | David Seymour | 18 |
| Paso Doble | Chris Harris | 30 | David Seymour | 13 |
| Argentine Tango | Sam Hayes | 27 | Robert Rakete | 21 |
| Charleston | Shavaughn Ruakere | 25 | Sam Hayes | 24 |
| Salsa | Shavaughn Raukere | 22 | | |
| Merengue | David Seymour | 15 | | |
| Reggaeton | Roger Farrelly | 19 | | |
| Contemporary | Sam Hayes | 29 | Jess Quinn | 24 |
| Freestyle dance | Chris Harris | 30 | Shavaughn Raukere | 26 |
| Team dance | Roger Farrelly Jess Quinn Shavaughn Raukere | 24 | David Seymour Sam Hayes Chris Harris | 22 |

### Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances

Scores are based upon a potential 30-point maximum (team dances are excluded).
| Couples | Highest scoring dance(s) | Lowest scoring dance(s) |
| Chris & Vanessa | Pasodoble Freestyle (30) | Cha-cha-cha (18) |
| Sam & Aaron | Contemporary (29) | Samba (18) |
| Jess & Jonny | Jive (29) | Samba (21) |
| Shavaughn & Enrique | Viennese Waltz (29) | Cha-cha-cha (20) |
| David & Amelia | Viennese Waltz (21) | Rumba (12) |
| Roger & Carol-Ann | Viennese Waltz Paso doble (20) | Cha-cha-cha (16) |
| Suzy & Matt | Tango (25) | Quickstep Viennese Waltz Cha-cha-cha Rumba (21) |
| Robert & Nicole | Cha-cha-cha (22) | Samba (17) |
| Marama & Brad | Viennese Waltz (24) | Cha-cha-cha (14) |
| Zac & Kristie | Viennese Waltz Paso doble (24) | Jive (17) |
| Naz & Tim | Tango (24) | Samba (19) |
| Gilda & Shae | Tango (18) | Samba (17) |

## Weekly scores

Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Rachel White, Camilla Sacre-Dallerup, Julz Tocker.

### Week 1
#### Running order (Night 1)

| Couple | Score | Dance | Music |
| Robert & Nicole | 17 (5, 6, 6) | Samba | "Shape of You" — Ed Sheeran |
| Jess & Jonny | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Rumba | "Faded" — Alan Walker |
| Chris & Vanessa | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Cake by the Ocean" — DNCE |
| Gilda & Shae | 18 (5, 7, 6) | Tango | "Cell Block Tango" — Chita Rivera |
| Marama & Brad | 17 (5, 6, 6) | Jive | "Ex's & Oh's" — Elle King |
| Shavaughn & Enrique | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Damn Girl" — Justin Timberlake |
| Sam & Aaron | 22 (7, 8, 7) | Foxtrot | "Stay" — Rihanna |

#### Running order (Night 2)

| Couple | Score | Dance | Music |
| Roger & Carol-Ann | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Jive | "Don't Stop Me Now" — Queen |
| Zac & Kristie | 19 (6, 7, 6) | Tango | "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" — Shawn Mendes |
| Naz & Tim | 19 (5, 7, 7) | Samba | "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" — Shakira |
| David & Amelia | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Jive | "My Sharona" — The Knack |
| Suzy & Matt | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "Written In The Water" — Gin Wigmore |

### Week 2: Top 40 Night
#### Running order (Night 1)

| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Naz & Tim | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Tango | "Outside" — Calvin Harris | Safe |
| Sam & Aaron | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Samba | "Cheap Thrills" — Sia | Safe |
| Jess & Jonny | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "It Ain't Me" — Kygo ft. Selena Gomez | Safe |
| Shavaughn & Enrique | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Rumba | "Too Good at Goodbyes" — Sam Smith | Last to be called safe |
| Zac & Kristie | 24 (7, 9, 8) | Viennese Waltz | "Perfect" — Ed Sheeran | Safe |
| Marama & Brad | 14 (5, 5, 4) | Cha-cha-cha | "Feels" — Calvin Harris | Safe |
| Chris & Vanessa | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "Dancing on My Own" — Calum Scott | Safe |
| Roger & Carol-Ann | 16 (6, 5, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Finesse" — Bruno Mars | Safe |

#### Running order (Night 2)

| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Suzy & Matt | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Viennese Waltz | "Suffer" — Charlie Puth | Safe |
| Robert & Nicole | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Jive | "Feel It Still" — Portugal the Man | Safe |
| Gilda & Shae | 17 (6, 6, 5) | Samba | "Despacito" — Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee | Eliminated |
| David & Amelia | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Tango | "What About Us" — Pink | Safe |

### Week 3: My Jam Night
#### Running order (Night 1)

| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Shavaughn & Enrique | 23 (8, 8, 7) | Quickstep | "Feel the Love" — Rudimental ft. John Newman | Safe |
| Roger & Carol-Ann | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Viennese Waltz | "Nothing Else Matters" — Metallica | Safe |
| Sam & Aaron | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Jive | "Dog Days Are Over" — Florence + the Machine | Safe |
| Jess & Jonny | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Samba | "Closer" — Six60 | Safe |
| Zac & Kristie | 17 (6, 5, 6) | Jive | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" — Jet | Last to be called safe |
| Robert & Nicole | 18 (5, 7, 6) | Viennese Waltz | "I Have Nothing" — Whitney Houston | Safe |
| Chris & Vanessa | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Jive | "Proud Mary" — Tina Turner | Safe |

#### Running order (Night 2)

| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Naz & Tim | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Havana" — Camila Cabello | Eliminated |
| David & Amelia | 12 (4, 4, 4) | Rumba | "Drive" — Bic Runga | Safe |
| Marama & Brad | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Viennese Waltz | "Tangaroa Whakamautai" — Maisey Rika | Safe |
| Suzy & Matt | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Titanium" — David Guetta ft. Sia | Safe |

### Week 4: Musical Icons
#### Running order (Night 1)

| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Marama & Brad | 23 (8, 8, 7) | Paso doble | "Tarakihi" — Kiri Te Kanawa | Safe |
| Chris & Vanessa | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Viennese Waltz | "Never Tear Us Apart" — INXS | Safe |
| Suzy & Matt | 21 (6, 8, 7) | Rumba | "Love the Way You Lie" — Eminem ft. Rihanna | Safe |
| Jess & Jonny | 24 (7, 9, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Señorita" — Justin Timberlake | Safe |
| Zac & Kristie | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "Sweet Child o' Mine" — Guns N' Roses | Eliminated |
| David & Amelia | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Waltz | "Take It to the Limit" — Eagles | Last to be called safe |

#### Running order (Night 2)

| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Shavaughn & Enrique | 25 (9, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "Are You Gonna Go My Way" — Lenny Kravitz | Safe |
| Sam & Aaron | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Rumba | "Halo" — Beyoncé | Safe |
| Robert & Nicole | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "Faith" — George Michael | Safe |
| Roger & Carol-Ann | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Samba | "Copacabana" — Barry Manilow | Safe |

### Week 5: Prohibition Party
#### Running order (Night 1)

| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| David & Amelia | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Summer" — Calvin Harris | Safe |
| Shavaughn & Enrique | 25 (8, 9, 8) | Charleston | "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx | Safe |
| Marama & Brad | 22 (7, 8, 7) | Foxtrot | "All About That Bass" — Meghan Trainor | Eliminated |
| Chris & Vanessa | 23 (8, 8, 7) | Argentine tango | "Roxanne" — The Police | Bottom two |
| Jess & Jonny | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "Young and Beautiful" — Lana Del Rey | Safe |
| Roger & Carol-Ann | 19 (7, 6, 6) | Quickstep | "Black Betty" — Ram Jam | Safe |

#### Running order (Night 2)

| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Sam & Aaron | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Charleston | "Crazy in Love" — Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z | Safe |
| Robert & Nicole | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Argentine tango | "Asi se Baila el Tango" — Veronica Verdier | Safe |
| Suzy & Matt | 22 (7, 8, 7) | Jive | "Hit the Road Jack" — Ray Charles | Safe |

### Week 6: Trio Week
#### Running order (Night 1)

| Couple (Trio Dance Partner) | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Shavaughn & Enrique (Krystal Stuart) | 23 (7, 9, 7) | Jive | "Hey Ya!" — OutKast | Bottom two |
| Chris & Vanessa (Scott Cole) | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "Lightning Crashes" — Live | Last to be called safe |
| Robert & Nicole (Fabio Coco) | 22 (7, 8, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "This Girl" — Kungs vs. Cookin' on 3 Burners | Eliminated |
| Sam & Aaron (Daniel Wilks) | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Viennese Waltz | "Say Something" — A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera | Safe |
| David & Amelia (Brittany Coleman) | 16 (6, 5, 5) | Foxtrot | "I Just Want to Make Love to You" — Etta James | Safe |
| Suzy & Matt (Shae Mountain) | 25 (9, 8, 8) | Tango | "Thunderstruck" — AC/DC | Safe |

#### Running order (Night 2)

| Couple (Trio Dance Partner) | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Roger & Carol-Ann (Kirstin Wilks) | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "Sail" — Awolnation | Safe |
| Jess & Jonny (James Luck) | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Viennese Waltz | "Hallelujah" — Pentatonix | Safe |

### Week 7: Latin Night
#### Running order (Night 1)

| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Suzy & Matt | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Samba | "Bootylicious" — Destiny's Child | Eliminated |
| Shavaughn & Enrique | 22 (8, 7, 7) | Salsa | "Get Lucky" — Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams | Bottom two |
| David & Amelia | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Merengue | "Sweat" — Snoop Dogg vs. David Guetta | Safe |
| Jess & Jonny | 22 (7, 8, 7) | Paso doble | "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" — Kelly Clarkson | Safe |
| Roger & Carol-Ann | 19 (7, 6, 6) | Reggaeton | "Gasolina" — Daddy Yankee | Safe |

#### Running order (Night 2)

| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Chris & Vanessa | 25 (9, 8, 8) | Samba | "Mas que Nada" — Sérgio Mendes | Safe |
| Sam & Aaron | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Paso doble | "Don't You Worry Child" — Swedish House Mafia ft John Martin | Safe |

### Week 8
#### Running order (Night 1 - Winter Solstice)

| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Roger & Carol-Ann | 18 (5, 7, 6) | Tango | "Rain" — Dragon | Eliminated |
| Jess & Jonny | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Contemporary | "It Will Rain" — Bruno Mars | Bottom two |
| Shavaughn & Enrique | 26 (9, 9, 8) | Foxtrot | "Frozen" — Madonna | Safe |
| Chris & Vanessa | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Waltz | "The Long day is over" — Norah Jones | Safe |
| David & Amelia | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Viennese Waltz | "Snowman" — Sia | Safe |
| Sam & Aaron | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Contemporary | "Cold" — Maroon 5 ft. Future | Safe |

#### Running order (Night 2 - Team Dance)

| Team | Score | Dance | Music |
| Team Lean: Roger & Carol-Ann Jess & Jonny Shavaughn & Enrique | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Tango/Paso doble Fusion | "Smooth Criminal" — Michael Jackson |
| Team Lucky Dip: David & Amelia Sam & Aaron Chris & Vanessa | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Foxtrot/Cha-cha-cha Fusion | "I Gotta Feeling" — The Black Eyed Peas |

### Week 9: 90s/Most Memorable Year Week (Semi-finals)
#### Running order

| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Shavaughn & Enrique | 26 (9, 9, 8) | Samba | "Jump Around" — House of Pain | Bottom two |
| Shavaughn & Enrique | 29 (10, 10, 9) | Viennese Waltz | "Breakaway" — Kelly Clarkson | Bottom two |
| Jess & Jonny | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Tango | "Black or White" — Michael Jackson | Safe |
| Jess & Jonny | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Jive | "I'm Still Standing" — Elton John | Safe |
| Chris & Vanessa | 29 (10, 10, 9) | Rumba | "Stay" — Shakespears Sister | Safe |
| Chris & Vanessa | 28 (10, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "Kryptonite" — 3 Doors Down | Safe |
| Sam & Aaron | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Crush" — Jennifer Paige | Safe |
| Sam & Aaron | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Argentine tango | "Santa Maria" — Gotan Project | Safe |
| David & Amelia | 13 (4, 5, 4) | Paso doble | "Song 2" — Blur | Eliminated |
| David & Amelia | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Quickstep | "Title" — Meghan Trainor | Eliminated |

### Week 10: Grand Final
#### Running order

| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Chris & Vanessa | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Show Dance | "Let's Dance" — David Bowie | Runner-up |
| Chris & Vanessa | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Paso doble | "Lightning Crashes" — Live | Runner-up |
| Jess & Jonny | 28 (9, 9, 10) | Show Dance | "Impossible" — James Arthur | Third Place |
| Jess & Jonny | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Cha-cha-cha | "Señorita" — Justin Timberlake | Third Place |
| Shavaughn & Enrique | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Show Dance | "Islands in the Stream" — Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton | Eliminated |
| Sam & Aaron | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Show Dance | "Feel So Close" — Calvin Harris | Winners |
| Sam & Aaron | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Contemporary | "Cold" — Maroon 5 ft. Future | Winners |

## Dance chart

    Highest scoring dance
    Lowest scoring dance
| Couple | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Sam & Aaron | Foxtrot | Samba | Jive | Rumba | Charleston | Viennese Waltz | Paso doble | Contemporary | Foxtrot/Cha-cha-cha Fusion (Team Lucky Dip) | Cha-cha-cha | Argentine tango | Show Dance | Contemporary |
| Chris & Vanessa | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Jive | Viennese Waltz | Argentine tango | Paso doble | Samba | Waltz | Foxtrot/Cha-cha-cha Fusion (Team Lucky Dip) | Rumba | Quickstep | Show Dance | Paso Doble |
| Jess & Jonny | Rumba | Quickstep | Samba | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Viennese Waltz | Paso doble | Contemporary | Tango/Paso doble Fusion (Team Lean) | Tango | Jive | Show Dance | Cha-cha-cha |
| Shavaughn & Enrique | Cha-cha-cha | Rumba | Quickstep | Paso doble | Charleston | Jive | Salsa | Foxtrot | Tango/Paso doble Fusion (Team Lean) | Samba | Viennese Waltz | Show Dance | |
| David & Amelia | Jive | Tango | Rumba | Waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Merengue | Viennese Waltz | Foxtrot/Cha-cha-cha Fusion (Team Lucky Dip) | Paso doble | Quickstep | | |
| Roger & Carol-Ann | Jive | Cha-cha-cha | Viennese Waltz | Samba | Quickstep | Paso doble | Reggaeton | Tango | Tango/Paso doble Fusion (Team Lean) | | | | |
| Suzy & Matt | Quickstep | Viennese Waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Rumba | Jive | Tango | Samba | | | | | | |
| Robert & Nicole | Samba | Jive | Viennese Waltz | Quickstep | Argentine tango | Cha-cha-cha | | | | | | | |
| Marama & Brad | Jive | Cha-cha-cha | Viennese Waltz | Paso doble | Foxtrot | | | | | | | | |
| Zac & Kristie | Tango | Viennese Waltz | Jive | Paso doble | | | | | | | | | |
| Naz & Tim | Samba | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gilda & Shae | Tango | Samba | | | | | | | | | | | |