Rotorua Daily Post
  • Rotorua Daily Post home
  • Latest news
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Sport
  • Video
  • Death notices
  • Classifieds

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
    • All Lifestyle
    • Residential property listings
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology
  • Rural
  • Sport

Locations

  • Tauranga
  • Te Puke
  • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua
  • Tokoroa
  • Taupō & Tūrangi

Media

  • Video
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales

Weather

  • Rotorua
  • Tauranga
  • Whakatāne
  • Tokoroa
  • Taupō

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Rotorua Daily Post

Harcourts Dancing for Hospice 2022 judges revealed with tough job ahead

Rotorua Daily Post
4 Aug, 2022 09:02 PM4 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save
    Share this article
This year's Harcourts Dancing for Hospice judges (from left) Enrique Johns, Brodie Kane, Kingsley Gainsford and Anika Moa. Photos / Supplied

This year's Harcourts Dancing for Hospice judges (from left) Enrique Johns, Brodie Kane, Kingsley Gainsford and Anika Moa. Photos / Supplied

There are just two weeks left until Harcourts Dancing for Hospice, and this year's judges will have a tough job, as hours of preparation have gone into getting all the dancers onto the big stage.

The dancers are nervously excited to perform in front of a huge crowd.

To critique and score the performers there are four judges, who are all well versed in dance and/or entertainment, and will decide the winner on the night.

Brodie Kane. Photo / Supplied
Brodie Kane. Photo / Supplied

They can now be revealed as award-winning recording artist and television presenter Anika Moa, Kingsley Gainsford, the president, chairman and trustee of the New Zealand Ballroom Dance Council, professional Latin dancer Enrique Johns, and award-winning journalist, podcast host and producer Brodie Kane.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Head judge Kingsley Gainsford started learning ballroom and Latin American dancing in Rotorua, aged eight.

Kingsley Gainsford. Photo / Supplied
Kingsley Gainsford. Photo / Supplied

During his competitive years, he danced in Europe, representing New Zealand, including seven world championships.

Together with dance partner and wife Angela, he opened Gotta Dance and the North Shore Dance Centre.

Kingsley adjudicates at international championships throughout the world and has taught many New Zealand and Australian champions.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Anika Moa is an award-winning recording artist and television presenter.

She has released nine studio albums and three albums of songs for children.

Anika has four children and is co-host of Flava Breakfast.

She is no stranger to the judge's tables, having appeared as a judge on The Masked Singer.

Discover more

Craig and Laura working hard to put absolute best on stage

31 Jul 08:00 PM

Hospice dance couple can't wait to hit stage

24 Jul 08:00 PM

Fancy footwork feat: Dance couple practice hard for showtime

05 Jul 09:00 PM

Giving back to Hospice through dancing journey

03 Jul 08:00 PM
Anika Moa. Photo / Supplied
Anika Moa. Photo / Supplied

Brodie Kane is an award-winning journalist, podcast host and producer, and a public speaker.

She has an extensive background in radio and television.

Her interests over the years have included surf life saving, a stint in the Territorials of the NZ Army and long distance running.

Brodie took part in television's Dancing with the Stars in 2022, finishing in the top two.

Enrique Johns is a professional Latin dancer and dance teacher.

He started dancing in early childhood and is a multiple New Zealand Amateur Champion and Amateur Salsa World Champion.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
 Enrique Johns.  Photo / Supplied
Enrique Johns. Photo / Supplied

He has appeared as a professional in three series of Dancing with the Stars, most recently competing this year with fellow judge Brodie Kane, where they were runners-up.

Also available now is your chance to choose the Harcourts Dancing for Hospice People's Choice.

This is awarded to the couple with the most votes from an online poll.

While you're at the online poll you can also view the selection of silent and live auction items, all of which are available to bid on.

If you're unable to attend the event, the silent auction items can be bid for from the comfort of your own home.

 Top (from left) Alex Evans, Annemarie Gallagher, Arash Alaeinia, Blue Simpkins-Jones, Craig McFadyen. Second row (from left) Jenni McGowan, Mahia Keepa-Hale, Kirsty Nicholson, Kylie Isbister, Frank Baker. Row 3 (from left) Kyle Fergusson-Hughes, Laura Falconer, Moana John Eruera, Nanu Turner-Sarah, Paige Poihipi-Fladkjar. Bottom row (from left) Richard Trask, Rose Stewart, Ruby Arefin, Sabrina Mabagos, Talor Kahu. Photos / Supplied
Top (from left) Alex Evans, Annemarie Gallagher, Arash Alaeinia, Blue Simpkins-Jones, Craig McFadyen. Second row (from left) Jenni McGowan, Mahia Keepa-Hale, Kirsty Nicholson, Kylie Isbister, Frank Baker. Row 3 (from left) Kyle Fergusson-Hughes, Laura Falconer, Moana John Eruera, Nanu Turner-Sarah, Paige Poihipi-Fladkjar. Bottom row (from left) Richard Trask, Rose Stewart, Ruby Arefin, Sabrina Mabagos, Talor Kahu. Photos / Supplied

It's a way to support Rotorua Community Hospice and buy anything from a Rotorua tourism experience, to a cashback on a new mortgage.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

This year in the live auction Ebbett Rotorua has partnered with Rotorua Community Hospice to provide a brand new Kia Stonic - available to view at Ebbett Rotorua now on Lake Rd.

More items will be added to the website every day.

To vote in this year's People's Choice and to take a look at the auction items, all you need to do is register via your browser - go to app.galabid.com/hospice22, click on the 'Register' button, and follow the instructions to complete registration.

Or you can register via text. Text: hospice22 and your full name to 2834, then follow the registration link you are sent by text from GalaBid.

The cost is $3 per vote plus administration fees.

There are still general admission tickets available in the grandstand - to buy, go to ticketmaster.co.nz.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Save
    Share this article

Latest from Rotorua Daily Post

Rotorua Daily Post

Home CCTV captures alleged jet ski thieves in act

Rotorua Daily Post

The first-timer and the stalwart: Meet two people helping make Aims Games happen

Rotorua Daily Post

$300m Kawerau plant to bring 50 plus jobs, reduce coal use


Sponsored

NZ’s convenience icon turns 35

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from Rotorua Daily Post

Home CCTV captures alleged jet ski thieves in act
Rotorua Daily Post

Home CCTV captures alleged jet ski thieves in act

Rotorua police caught the alleged offenders while they were still on the property.

05 Sep 06:20 AM
The first-timer and the stalwart: Meet two people helping make Aims Games happen
Rotorua Daily Post

The first-timer and the stalwart: Meet two people helping make Aims Games happen

05 Sep 04:33 AM
$300m Kawerau plant to bring 50 plus jobs, reduce coal use
Rotorua Daily Post

$300m Kawerau plant to bring 50 plus jobs, reduce coal use

05 Sep 04:11 AM


NZ’s convenience icon turns 35
Sponsored

NZ’s convenience icon turns 35

02 Sep 09:23 PM
NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • Rotorua Daily Post e-edition
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the Rotorua Daily Post
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP