Season Two
Season two premiered on 7 May 2006. Season two had an average of 804,000 people watching, more than the first season, and up to a million tuned into the finale. Rebecca Nicholson who partnered Tim Shadbolt from season one was the only original dancer to appear again this season, and partnered Shortland Street actor David Wikaira-Paul. One of the most memorable moments in season two was celebrity Rodney Hide and his partner Krystal Stuart who not only gained all one's from the judges, during his Cha-cha-cha, but also dropped her, during the end of the performance. On 25 June, Lorraine Downes and her partner Aaron Gilmore took the title of Dancing with the Stars, who ended up winning $111,961.63 for her charity, of the total $333,655, raised for all charities over the season. According to a TVNZ News release, Lorraine Downes won the votes from the public by a slim 0.1%, winning 50.05%, to Faumuina's 49.95%.
| Celebrity | Occupation | Professional partner | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorraine Downes | Miss Universe 1983 | Aaron Gilmore | Winners |
| Beatrice Faumuina | Discus thrower | Brian Jones | Runners-up |
| Danyon Loader | Olympic gold-medalist swimmer | Hayley Holt | Eliminated 6th |
| Rodney Hide | ACT politician | Krystal Stuart | Eliminated 5th |
| Angela Bloomfield | Shortland Street actress | Jonny Williams | Eliminated 4th |
| David Wikaira-Paul | Shortland Street actor | Rebecca Nicholson | Eliminated 3rd |
| Steve Gurney | Coast to Coast winner | Sharan Phillips | Eliminated 2nd |
| Christine Rankin | Former C.E.O. of Work and Income NZ | David Yeates | Eliminated 1st |
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