Dancing with the Stars - Samantha Hayes excerpt (Series Seven Final)

Meanwhile, the country may well find it is suffering a national sequin shortage after the night's opening number saw the original cast return, dancing to Bruno Mars' 24K Magic while wearing a shimmering array of gold, sequinned costumes.

– Excerpt from The NZ Herald's review of the 2018 Dancing With The Stars Grand Final, 1 July 2018

When things happen during the news, when we go off-script for breaking news, my job is to keep calm, be still and keep it together. So whenever I'm under stress, that's what I do...but I had to learn to do the opposite of that. It was so hard to be that vulnerable on television, when I've spent my whole career trying to keep it together.

– Newsreader Samantha Hayes on friend Madeleine Sami helping her to become a better dancer, Newshub, 1 July 2018

I honestly can't believe it. Have you double checked those numbers?

– Samantha Hayes reacts to her 2018 DWTS winning tally, Newshub, 1 July 2018