| Dancing with the Stars | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
| Celebrity winner | Tāmati Coffey |
| Professional winner | Samantha Hitchcock |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Release | |
| Original network | TV One |
| Original release | 3 March – 21 April 2009 |
| Series chronology | |
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.[1] This series had the closest final ever experienced on the New Zealand show.