Simon Barnett raised more than $30,000 for the Salvation Army during his time on Dancing With the Stars NZ.
Simon Barnett raised more than $30,000 for the Salvation Army during his time on Dancing With the Stars NZ.
Dancing With The Stars raised less than $75,000 for charity this year, with winner Simon Barnett raising the most money, earning $30,706 for the Salvation Army.
It's a far cry from the series' glory days, when it raised more than $400,000 in 2009.
According to TVNZ, which broadcast the seriesbetween 2005 and 2009, the competition raised $1.75 million for New Zealand charities throughout its time on the network.
However, figures released by MediaWorks show this year's return to the dance floor raised just $74,667.54.
Text votes cost 99c, equating to around 75,422 votes cast throughout the 10-week series.
Simon Barnett - The Salvation Army New Zealand: $30,706.34 Siobhan Marshall - South Pacific Animal Welfare: $10,720.48 Chrystal Chenery - The Home and Family Society Christchurch Incorporated: $9046.35 Jay-Jay Harvey - Fertility New Zealand (National) Incorporated: $7523.85 Teuila Blakely - Women's Refuge: $4000.87 Shane Cameron - Child Cancer Foundation Incorporated: $3929.50 Ben Barrington - St John: $3734.04 Pam Corkery - The Higher Ground Drug Rehabilitation Trust: $2389.82 Maz Quinn - Surf Life Saving New Zealand Incorporated: $1315.10 Colin Mathura-Jeffree - Alzheimers New Zealand Incorporated: $1301.18
