# Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand TV series) series 5

The fifth series of Dancing with the Stars 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.

## Contestants

| Celebrity | Occupation | Professional Partner | Placing |
| Tāmati Coffey | Television presenter | Samantha Hitchcock | Winners on 21 April 2009 |
| Barbara Kendall | Olympic windsurfer | Jonny Williams | Runners-up on 21 April 2009 |
| Josh Kronfeld | Former rugby union player | Rachel Burstein | Eliminated 5th on 14 April 2009 |
| Geraldine Brophy | Stage & screen actress | Stefano Olivieri | Eliminated 4th on 7 April 2009 |
| Rebecca Hobbs | Shortland Street actress | Aaron Gilmore | Eliminated 3rd on 31 March 2009 |
| Christopher Hobbs | Shortland Street actor | Kristie Boyd | Eliminated 2nd on 25 March 2009 |
| John Rowles | Singer | Krystal Stuart | Withdrew on 16 March 2009 |
| Lizzy Igasan | Olympic field hockey captain | Cody Stephens | Eliminated 1st on 10 March 2009 |

## Scorecard

    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 a couple withdrew that week.
    indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.
    indicates the winning couple.
    indicates the runner-up couple.
| Team | Place | 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Tāmati & Samantha | 1 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 35 | 36 | 28+32=60 | 23+27=50 | 37+37=74 | 38+40+35=113 |
| Barbara & Jonny | 2 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 36 | 32 | 31+33=64 | 35+32=67 | 34+37=71 | 38+39+40=117 |
| Josh & Rachel | 3 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 25 | 27 | 22+26=48 | 31+25=56 | 24+31=55 | |
| Geraldine & Stefano | 4 | 27 | 15 | 42 | 27 | 24 | 27+28=55 | 18+20=38 | | |
| Rebecca & Aaron | 5 | 29 | 30 | 59 | 29 | 36 | 28+30=58 | | | |
| Chris & Kristie | 6 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 21 | | | | |
| John & Krystal | 7 | 14 | 19 | 33 | - | | | | | |
| Lizzy & Cody | 8 | 20 | 21 | 41 | | | | | | |

## Dance Chart

    Highest Scoring Dance
    Lowest Scoring Dance
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Tāmati & Samantha | Waltz | Paso Doble | Quickstep | Tango | Samba | American Smooth | Cha-Cha-Cha | Foxtrot | Jive | Rumba | Waltz | Paso Doble | Freestyle |
| Barbara & Jonny | Waltz | Paso Doble | Quickstep | Jive | Samba | American Smooth | Tango | Cha-Cha-Cha | Rumba | Foxtrot | Rumba | Quickstep | Freestyle |
| Josh & Rachel | Waltz | Paso Doble | Quickstep | Jive | Samba | American Smooth | Rumba | Foxtrot | Cha-Cha-Cha | Tango | | | |
| Geraldine & Stefano | Waltz | Paso Doble | Quickstep | Jive | Samba | American Smooth | Tango | Rumba | | | | | |
| Rebecca & Aaron | Cha-Cha-Cha | Foxtrot | Rumba | Tango | Samba | American Smooth | | | | | | | |
| Chris & Kristie | Cha-Cha-Cha | Foxtrot | Rumba | Tango | | | | | | | | | |
| John & Krystal | Cha-Cha-Cha | Foxtrot | Withdrew | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lizzy & Cody | Cha-Cha-Cha | Foxtrot | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Average chart

| Rank by average | Competition finish | Couple | Total | Number of dances | Average |
| 1 | 2 | Barbara & Jonny | 438 | 13 | 33.7 |
| 2 | 1 | Tāmati & Samantha | 429 | 13 | 33.0 |
| 3 | 5 | Rebecca & Aaron | 182 | 6 | 30.3 |
| 4 | 3 | Josh & Rachel | 255 | 10 | 25.5 |
| 5 | 4 | Geraldine & Stefano | 186 | 8 | 23.3 |
| 6 | 8 | Lizzy & Cody | 41 | 2 | 20.5 |
| 7 | 6 | Chris & Kristie | 74 | 4 | 18.5 |
| 8 | 7 | John & Krystal | 33 | 2 | 16.5 |

## Weekly scores

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Brendan Cole, Alison Leonard, Craig Revel Horwood, Paul Mercurio.

### Week 1: First Dances

Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
| Barbara & Jonny | 19 (5, 5, 4, 5) | Waltz | "See the Day"—Girls Aloud |
| Chris & Kristie | 9 (2, 3, 2, 2) | Cha-cha-cha | "Conchita"—Lou Bega |
| Geraldine & Stefano | 27 (7, 7, 6, 7) | Waltz | "Rainbow Connection"—Sarah McLachlan |
| Lizzy & Cody | 20 (4, 6, 5, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Let's Groove"—Earth, Wind & Fire |
| Tāmati & Samantha | 25 (6, 6, 6, 7) | Waltz | "My Way"—Tony Evans |
| Rebecca & Aaron | 29 (7, 7, 8, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"—Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer |
| Josh & Rachel | 20 (4, 5, 5, 6) | Waltz | "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet"—Henry Mancini |
| John & Krystal | 14 (3, 6, 2, 3) | Cha-cha-cha | "Smooth"—Santana |

### Week 2

Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Josh & Rachel | 24 (7, 7, 4, 6) | Paso Doble | "The Final Countdown"—Europe | Safe |
| John & Krystal | 19 (3, 6, 5, 5) | Foxtrot | "I've Got the World on a String"—Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Barbara & Jonny | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Paso Doble | "Will and Elizabeth"—from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Safe |
| Chris & Kristie | 18 (3, 6, 3, 6) | Foxtrot | "Feeling Good"—Michael Bublé | Bottom two |
| Geraldine & Stefano | 12 (3, 5, 4, 3) | Paso Doble | "Gallito"—Merle Evans Circus Band | Safe |
| Lizzy & Cody | 21 (3, 6, 6, 6) | Foxtrot | "Isn't She Lovely"—Stevie Wonder | Eliminated |
| Tāmati & Samantha | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Paso Doble | "The Plaza of Execution"—from The Mask of Zorro | Safe |
| Rebecca & Aaron | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "(They Long to Be) Close to You"—The Carpenters | Safe |

### Week 3

Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
| Geraldine & Stefano | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "The Lady Is a Tramp"—Frank Sinatra |
| Rebecca & Aaron | 29 (7, 7, 8, 7) | Rumba | "Bleeding Love"—Leona Lewis |
| Tāmati & Samantha | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"—Nancy Sinatra |
| Barbara & Jonny | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "You're the One That I Want"—John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John |
| Chris & Kristie | 26 (8, 7, 3, 8) | Rumba | "Wonderful Tonight"—Eric Clapton |
| Josh & Rachel | 25 (6, 7, 5, 7) | Quickstep | "Mr Pinstripe Suit"—Big Bad Voodoo Daddy |

### Week 4

Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Chris & Kristie | 21 (5, 6, 4, 6) | Tango | "Money, Money, Money"—ABBA | Eliminated |
| Barbara & Jonny | 32 (7, 8, 9, 8) | Jive | "I Got You (I Feel Good)"—James Brown | Safe |
| Tāmati & Samantha | 36 (9, 10, 8, 9) | Tango | "Disturbia"—Rihanna | Safe |
| Josh & Rachel | 27 (6, 8, 5, 8) | Jive | "Great Balls of Fire"—Jerry Lee Lewis | Safe |
| Rebecca & Aaron | 36 (8, 9, 9, 10) | Tango | "Tanguera"—Sexteto Mayor | Safe |
| Geraldine & Stefano | 24 (6, 7, 6, 5) | Jive | "The Boy from New York City"—The Manhattan Transfer | Bottom two |

### Week 5

Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Rebecca & Aaron | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Samba | "Help Yourself"—Tom Jones | Eliminated |
| Rebecca & Aaron | 30 (8, 8, 6, 8) | American Smooth | "Breakaway"—Kelly Clarkson | Eliminated |
| Tāmati & Samantha | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Samba | "Hips Don't Lie"—Shakira | Safe |
| Tāmati & Samantha | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | American Smooth | "Breakaway"—Kelly Clarkson | Safe |
| Geraldine & Stefano | 27 (7, 7, 7, 6) | Samba | "A-Tisket, A-Tasket"—Ella Fitzgerald | Safe |
| Geraldine & Stefano | 28 (8, 8, 5, 7) | American Smooth | "Breakaway"—Kelly Clarkson | Safe |
| Josh & Rachel | 22 (6, 7, 4, 5) | Samba | "Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)"—Harry Belafonte | Bottom two |
| Josh & Rachel | 26 (7, 7, 6, 6) | American Smooth | "Breakaway"—Kelly Clarkson | Bottom two |
| Barbara & Jonny | 31 (8, 6, 9, 8) | Samba | "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"—Scissor Sisters | Safe |
| Barbara & Jonny | 33 (7, 8, 9, 9) | American Smooth | "Breakaway"—Kelly Clarkson | Safe |

### Week 6

Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Tāmati & Samantha | 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Mercy"—Duffy | Safe |
| Tāmati & Samantha | 27 (7, 7, 6, 7) | Foxtrot | "The Pink Panther Theme"—Henry Mancini | Safe |
| Barbara & Jonny | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Tango | "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps"—Doris Day | Bottom two |
| Barbara & Jonny | 32 (7, 8, 9, 8) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Shake Your Groove Thing"—Peaches & Herb | Bottom two |
| Josh & Rachel | 31 (8, 8, 7, 8) | Rumba | "Let's Get It On"—Marvin Gaye | Safe |
| Josh & Rachel | 25 (6, 6, 6, 7) | Foxtrot | "Mellow Yellow"—Donovan | Safe |
| Geraldine & Stefano | 18 (4, 5, 4, 5) | Tango | "Libertango"—Bond | Eliminated |
| Geraldine & Stefano | 20 (5, 6, 4, 5) | Rumba | "Big Girls Don't Cry"—Fergie | Eliminated |

### Week 7

Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Barbara & Jonny | 34 (8, 9, 9, 8) | Rumba | "You Give Me Something"—James Morrison | Safe |
| Barbara & Jonny | 37 (9, 10, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "Bubbly"—Colbie Caillat | Safe |
| Josh & Rachel | 24 (7, 6, 5, 6) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Billie Jean"—Michael Jackson | Eliminated |
| Josh & Rachel | 31 (9, 8, 6, 8) | Tango | "Mujer"—Carlos Ortega | Eliminated |
| Tāmati & Samantha | 37 (9, 9, 9, 10) | Jive | "You Can't Stop the Beat"— from Hairspray | Bottom two |
| Tāmati & Samantha | 37 (9, 9, 10, 9) | Rumba | "Irreplaceable"—Beyoncé | Bottom two |

### Week 8

Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Tāmati & Samantha | 38 (9, 10, 9, 10) | Waltz | "What'll I Do"—Des O'Connor | Winners |
| Tāmati & Samantha | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Paso Doble | "The Plaza of Execution"—from The Mask of Zorro | Winners |
| Tāmati & Samantha | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Freestyle | "Maori Battalion" / "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"—Bette Midler | Winners |
| Barbara & Jonny | 38 (9, 10, 9, 10) | Rumba | "The Way We Were"—Barbra Streisand | Runners-up |
| Barbara & Jonny | 39 (10, 10, 9, 10) | Quickstep | "You're the One That I Want"—John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | Runners-up |
| Barbara & Jonny | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "Don't Stop Me Now"—Queen | Runners-up |