# Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand TV series) series 1

The first series of Dancing with the Stars premiered on 1 May 2005. The viewership hit around 730,000 and almost a million tuned into the final episode. It was won by Norm Hewitt and his partner Carol-Ann Hickmore, with 62.42% of the public vote. Shane Cortese placed second with 37.58%. In the semi-finals it was even closer with Norm Hewitt winning 42.81% and Shane winning 36.71% of the public vote. According to a TVNZ spokeswoman, 317,698 votes were cast for the final, of which 83,000 were 0900 calls, and the rest text messages. The series earned charities a combined total of more than $444,000, according to TVNZ.

## Contestants

| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Placing |
| Norm Hewitt | Former rugby union player | Carol-Ann Hickmore | Series Winners on 19 June 2005 |
| Shane Cortese | Shortland Street actor | Nerida Lister | Runner-up on 19 June 2005 |
| Tim Shadbolt | Invercargill mayor | Rebecca Nicholson | Eliminated 6th on 12 June 2005 |
| Bernice Mene | Netball player | d'Artagnan Kennedy | Eliminated 5th on 5 June 2005 |
| Theresa Healey | Shortland Street actress | Peter Wales | Eliminated 4th on 29 May 2005 |
| Georgina Beyer | Labour Party politician | Michael Hoggard | Eliminated 3rd on 22 May 2005 |
| Ewen Gilmour | Comedian | Lauren de Boeck | Eliminated 2nd on 15 May 2005 |
| Nicky Watson | Model | Kiel de Buisson | Eliminated 1st on 8 May 2005 |

## Elimination

    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.
    indicates the winning couple.
    indicates the runner-up couple.
| Team | Place | 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Norm & Carol-Ann | 1 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 28 | 40 | 29 | 31+35=66 | 34+30=64 | 37+39+39=115 |
| Shane & Nerida | 2 | 22 | 32 | 54 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28+37=65 | 33+35=68 | 37+39+38=114 |
| Tim & Rebecca | 3 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 14+23=37 | 23+19=42 | |
| Bernice & d'Artagnan | 4 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 29+30=59 | | |
| Theresa & Peter | 5 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 28 | 31 | 27 | | | |
| Georgina & Michael | 6 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 25 | 22 | | | | |
| Ewan & Lauren | 7 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 17 | | | | | |
| Nicky & Kiel | 8 | 26 | 22 | 48 | | | | | | |

## Dance chart

    Highest Scoring Dance
    Lowest Scoring Dance
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Norm & Carol-Ann | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso Doble | Samba | Quickstep | Cha-Cha-Cha | Foxtrot | Jive | Waltz | Paso Doble | Freestyle |
| Shane & Nerida | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Waltz | Paso Doble | Tango | Rumba | Foxtrot | Rumba | Freestyle |
| Tim & Rebecca | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Paso Doble | Samba | Foxtrot | Jive | Quickstep | Cha-Cha-Cha | | | |
| Bernice & d'Artagnan | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Foxtrot | Samba | Quickstep | Paso Doble | | | | | |
| Theresa & Peter | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Jive | Paso Doble | Samba | | | | | | | |
| Georgina & Michael | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Foxtrot | | | | | | | | |
| Ewan & Lauren | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Jive | | | | | | | | | |
| Nicky & Kiel | Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | | | | | | | | | | |

## Average chart

| Rank by average | Competition finish | Couple | Total | Number of dances | Average |
| 1 | 1 | Norm & Carol-Ann | 398 | 12 | 33.2 |
| 2 | 2 | Shane & Nerida | 390 | 12 | 32.5 |
| 3 | 5 | Theresa & Peter | 140 | 5 | 28.0 |
| 4 | 4 | Bernice & d'Artagnan | 177 | 7 | 25.3 |
| 5 | 8 | Nicky & Kiel | 48 | 2 | 24.0 |
| 6 | 6 | Georgina & Michael | 91 | 4 | 22.8 |
| 7 | 3 | Tim & Rebecca | 199 | 9 | 22.1 |
| 8 | 7 | Ewan & Lauren | 60 | 3 | 20.0 |