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{{Infobox television season
| module1       = {{Infobox reality competition season
| judges        = [[Iain Stables]]<br />[[Megan Alatini]]<br />[[Frankie Stevens]]
| host          = [[Dominic Bowden]]
| finals_venue  = [[St. James Theatre, Wellington|St. James Theatre]], [[Wellington]]
| winner        = [[Matthew Saunoa]]
| runner_up     = [[New Zealand Idol (season 3)#Indira Moala|Indira Moala]]
}}
| first_aired   = {{start date|2006|7}}
| last_aired    = {{end date|2006|10|29|df=y}}
| network       = [[TVNZ]]
}}

The '''third season of ''[[New Zealand Idol]]''''' commenced in July 2006. The judges were [[Iain Stables]], [[Megan Alatini]] and [[Frankie Stevens]].

==Auditions==
The auditions were held at the following locations:

* [[Telstraclear Pacific Events Centre]], [[Manukau City|Manukau]]
* [[Westpac Stadium]], [[Wellington]]
* [[Addington Raceway]], [[Addington, New Zealand|Addington]], [[Christchurch]]

Those who were successful would proceed to the '''"Top 60"''' theatre rounds held at [[SkyCity Auckland|Sky City]] in [[Auckland]].

==Theatre Week==
The successful contestants who made it through to the '''"Top 60"''' rounds would spend three days of audition rounds at the [[SkyCity Auckland|Sky City]] theatre.

* '''Round One (Day 2)''': Contestants, in groups of six, were to sing in turn, [[a cappella]], a song of their own choice. This year, the entire 58 contestants would sing before the judges decided on which 22 people would be eliminated.
* '''Round Two (Day 2)''': In a diversion away from the regular group rounds, 18 of the 37 remaining contestants would pair up for duet performances of the [[Elton John]] and [[Kiki Dee]] classic "[[Don't Go Breaking My Heart]]". Those remaining paired up to sing [[Maroon 5]]'s "[[Sunday Morning (Maroon 5 song)|Sunday Morning]]", including a group of 3 due to the uneven numbers. At the end of this, 10 contestants were sent home.
* '''Round Three (Day 3)''': After the previous rounds, the remaining 27 contestants would have their last opportunity to impress the judges. Unlike previous years, each of the contestants were restricted to a choice of one of six songs, to perform in front of the judges and the remaining contestants, although they were accompanied by music.

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* '''''"[[For Once in My Life]]"''' by [[Stevie Wonder]]''
* '''''"[[I Don't Want to Miss a Thing]]"''' by [[Aerosmith]]''
* '''''"[[More Than Words]]"''' by [[Extreme (band)|Extreme]]''
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* '''''"[[Torn (Ednaswap song)|Torn]]"''' by [[Natalie Imbruglia]]''
* '''''"[[I Say a Little Prayer]]"''' by [[Burt Bacharach]]''
* '''''"[[Fallin' (Alicia Keys song)|Fallin']]"''' by [[Alicia Keys]]''
{{col-end}}

Following the final round, all remaining 27 were called on stage, to be told which nine were going home. After most of the contestants were either eliminated or told they were through, the remaining five – '''''Toni, Lenken, Birgette, Ben''''' and '''''Emilie''''', were lastly given one more chance to sing for the 4 places left in the Top 18. The last contestant to be eliminated was '''''Birgette''''', aged 21 from the Te Atatū area of [[West Auckland, New Zealand|West Auckland]].

:'''''Eliminated''''': ''Naomi, Darren, Liana, Davinia, Tiresa, Vicki, Beau, Te Rau, Birgette''

==Semi-finals==

===Group 1===
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* '''''George Gates''''' – "[[Truly (Lionel Richie song)|Truly]]" by [[Lionel Richie]]
* '''''[[Ashlee Fisher]]''''' – "[[I Turn to You (All-4-One song)|I Turn to You]]" by [[Christina Aguilera]]
* '''''Lenken Isaa''''' – "[[Brand New Jones]]" by [[Robin Thicke]]
{{col-break}}
* '''''Alyce Burr''''' – "[[Without You (Brooke Fraser song)|Without You]]" by [[Brooke Fraser]]
* '''''[[Clinton Randell]]''''' – "[[Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me]]" by [[Elton John]]
* '''''[[Kali Kopae]]''''' – "[[Imagine (John Lennon song)|Imagine]]" by [[John Lennon]]
{{col-end}}

'''Advancing to the Top 10: Kali Kopae, Ashlee Fisher and Clinton Randell'''<br>
'''Wildcard Contender: Lenken Isaac'''

===Group 2===
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{{col-break}}
* '''''Wiremu Hohaia''''' – "[[Oughta Be in Love]]" by [[Dave Dobbyn]]
* '''''Stephen Wilton''''' – "[[U Will Know]]" by [[Black Men United]]
* '''''Vicki Eaton''''' – "[[Last Dance (Donna Summer song)|Last Dance]]" by [[Donna Summer]]
{{col-break}}
* '''''[[Toni Baird]]''''' – "[[Bathe in the River]]" by [[Hollie Smith]]
* '''''[[Victor Sulfa]]''''' – "[[Can We Talk]]" by [[Tevin Campbell]]
* '''''[[Indira Moala]]''''' – "[[Love Will Lead You Back]]" by [[Taylor Dayne]]
{{col-end}}

'''Advancing to the Top 10: Indira Moala, Victor Sulfa & Toni Baird'''<br>
'''Wildcard Contenders: Wiremu Hohaia'''

===Group 3===
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{{col-break}}
* '''''[[Matthew Saunoa]]''''' – "[[To Love Somebody (song)|To Love Somebody]]" by the [[Bee Gees]]
* '''''[[Ben Hazlewood]]''''' – "[[Move Along (song)|Move Along]]" by [[The All-American Rejects]]
* '''''[[Aroha Robinson]]''''' – "[[I'll Be There (The Jackson 5 song)|I'll Be There]]" by [[The Jackson 5]]
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* '''''Emilie Harwood''''' – "[[It's All Coming Back to Me Now]]" by [[Celine Dion]]
* '''''Cameron Clayton''''' – "[[(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay]]" by [[Otis Redding]]
* '''''[[Rebecca Wright (singer)|Rebecca Wright]]''''' – "[[Yesterday (Beatles song)|Yesterday]]" by [[The Beatles]]
{{col-end}}

'''Advancing to the Top 10: Matt Saunoa, Aroha Robinson and Rebecca Wright'''<br>
'''Wildcard Contender: Ben Hazlewood'''

===Wildcards===
* '''''Ben Hazelwood''''' – "[[Move Along (song)|Move Along]]" by [[The All-American Rejects]]
* '''''Wiremu Hohaia''''' – "[[Oughta Be in Love]]" by [[Dave Dobbyn]]
* '''''Lenken Isaac''''' – "[[Brand New Jones]]" by [[Robin Thicke]]

'''Advancing to the Top 10: Ben Hazelwood'''

==Weekly Song Themes==
{| class="wikitable"
! Date !! Week !! Theme
|-
| 27 August||Top 10||Soul
|-
| 3 September||Top 9||Rock
|-
| 10 September||Top 8||Country
|-
| 17 September||Top 7||Elton John
|-
| 24 September||Top 6||Groove
|-
| 1 October||Top 5||Pop
|-
| 8 October||Top 4||Homegrown
|-
| 15 October||Top 3||Love Songs
|-
| 22 October||Top 2||Judges' / Music Team's Choice
|-
| 23 October||Top 2||The Final Showdown
|}

==The Top 10 Finalists==

===Matt Saunoa===
{{main|Matthew Saunoa}}

'''Matt Saunoa''' (aged 21, from [[Levin, New Zealand|Levin]]) was the '''winner''' of the third series of "[[New Zealand Idol]]".

:'''''Audition''''': "[[My Girl (The Temptations song)|My Girl]]" by [[The Temptations]]
:'''''Theatre Week (Round 1)''''':
:'''''Theatre Week (Round 3)''''': "[[Torn (Ednaswap song)|Torn]]" by [[Natalie Imbruglia]]
:'''''Top 18''''': "[[To Love Somebody (song)|To Love Somebody]]" by the [[Bee Gees]]
:'''''Top 10''''': "[[Living for the City]]" by [[Stevie Wonder]]
:'''''Top 9''''': "[[I Don't Want to Be]]" by [[Gavin DeGraw]]
:'''''Top 8''''': "[[Amazed]]" by [[Lonestar]]
:'''''Top 7''''': "[[Something About the Way You Look Tonight]]" by [[Elton John]]
:'''''Top 6''''':  [[Try a Little Tenderness]]" by [[Otis Redding]] / [[The Commitments (film)|The Commitments]]
:'''''Top 5''''': "[[Crazy (Gnarls Barkley song)|Crazy]]" by [[Gnarls Barkley]]
:'''''Top 4''''': "[[Sitting Inside My Head]]" by [[Supergroove]], "[[Welcome Home (Dave Dobbyn song)|Welcome Home]]" by [[Dave Dobbyn]]
:'''''Top 3''''': "[[Let's Get It On]]" by [[Marvin Gaye]], "[[Forever Now (Cold Chisel song)|Forever Now]]" by [[Cold Chisel]]
:'''''Top 2''''': "[[How Can You Mend a Broken Heart]]" by [[Bee Gees]], "[[This Love (Maroon 5 song)|This Love]]" by [[Maroon 5]],
:'''''The Final Showdown''''': "[[Crazy (Gnarls Barkley song)|Crazy]]" by [[Gnarls Barkley]], "[[Every Breath You Take]]" by [[The Police]], "[[I Don't Want to Miss a Thing]]" by [[Aerosmith]], "[[Living for the City]]" by [[Stevie Wonder]]

===Indira Moala===
'''Indira Moala''' (aged 21, from [[Glen Eden]], [[Auckland]]), was runner-up to winner [[Matthew Saunoa|Matt Saunoa]].

:'''''Audition''''': "[[Ordinary People]]" by [[John Legend]]
:'''''Theatre Week (Round 1)''''':
:'''''Theatre Week (Round 3)''''': "[[I Say A Little Prayer]]" by [[Burt Bacharach]]
:'''''Top 18''''': "[[Love Will Lead You Back]]" by [[Taylor Dayne]]
:'''''Top 10''''': "[[Think (Aretha Franklin song)|Think]]" by [[Aretha Franklin]]
:'''''Top 9''''': "[[You Oughta Know]]" by [[Alanis Morissette]]
:'''''Top 8''''': "[[Heartache Tonight]]" by [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]]
:'''''Top 7''''': "[[Can You Feel the Love Tonight]]" by [[Elton John]]
:'''''Top 6''''': "[[I'm Outta Love]]" by [[Anastacia]]
:'''''Top 5''''': "[[...Baby One More Time (song)|Hit Me, Baby, One More Time]]" by [[Britney Spears]]
:'''''Top 4''''': "[[Down Time (song)|Down Time]]" by [[Aaradhna]], "[[Better Be Home Soon]]" by [[Crowded House]]
:'''''Top 3''''': "[[I Have Nothing]]" by [[Whitney Houston]], "[[Don't Leave Me This Way]]" by [[Thelma Houston]]
:'''''Top 2''''': "[[Beautiful (Christina Aguilera song)|Beautiful]]" by [[Christina Aguilera]], "[[Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves]]" by [[Eurythmics|The Eurythmics]] & [[Aretha Franklin]]
:'''''The Final Showdown''''': "[[...Baby One More Time (song)|Hit Me, Baby, One More Time]]" by [[Britney Spears]], "[[The Way You Make Me Feel]]" by [[Michael Jackson]], "[[Open Arms (Journey song)|Open Arms]]" by [[Journey (band)|Journey]] / [[Mariah Carey]], "[[Think (Aretha Franklin song)|Think]]" by [[Aretha Franklin]]

===Aroha Robinson===
'''Aroha Robinson''' (aged 18, from [[Mount Maunganui|Mt Maunganui]], [[Bay of Plenty]]), came third.

:'''''Audition''''':
:'''''Theatre Week (Round 1)''''':
:'''''Theatre Week (Round 3)''''':
:'''''Top 18''''': "[[I'll Be There (The Jackson 5 song)|I'll Be There]]" by [[The Jackson 5]]
:'''''Top 10''''': "[[River Deep - Mountain High]]" by [[Ike & Tina Turner]]
:'''''Top 9''''': "[[Purple Rain (song)|Purple Rain]]" by [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]
:'''''Top 8''''': "[[From This Moment On (Shania Twain song)|From This Moment On]]" by [[Shania Twain]]
:'''''Top 7''''': "[[Circle of Life]]" by [[Elton John]]
:'''''Top 6''''': "[[I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)|I Wanna Dance with Somebody]]" by [[Whitney Houston]]
:'''''Top 5''''': "[[That Don't Impress Me Much]]" by [[Shania Twain]]
:'''''Top 4''''': "[[Watchin' U]]" by [[Ardijah]], "[[Lifeline (Brooke Fraser song)|Lifeline]]" by [[Brooke Fraser]]
:'''''Top 3''''': "[[Dance with My Father (song)|Dance with My Father]]" by [[Luther Vandross]], "[[Let's Stay Together (Lyfe Jennings song)|Let's Stay Together]]" by [[Al Green]]

===Ben Hazlewood===
'''Ben Hazlewood''' (aged 17, from [[Papakowhai]], [[Wellington]]), was placed fourth.

:'''''Audition''''': "[[Fall at Your Feet]]" by [[Crowded House]]
:'''''Theatre Week (Round 1)''''': "[[Sugar, We're Goin Down]]" by [[Fall Out Boy]]
:'''''Theatre Week (Round 3)''''': "[[If You're Not the One]]" by [[Daniel Bedingfield]]
:'''''Top 18''''': "[[Move Along (song)|Move Along]]" by [[The All-American Rejects]]
:'''''Wildcard''''': "[[Move Along (song)|Move Along]]" by [[The All-American Rejects]]
:'''''Top 10''''': "[[Ain't No Mountain High Enough]]" by [[The Temptations]]
:'''''Top 9''''': "[[Start Me Up]]" by [[The Rolling Stones]]
:'''''Top 8''''': "[[Take It Easy]]" by [[Eagles (band)|The Eagles]]
:'''''Top 7''''': "[[Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting]]" by [[Elton John]]
:'''''Top 6''''': "[[Like I Love You]]" by [[Justin Timberlake]]
:'''''Top 5''''': "[[For You I Will (Confidence)|For You I Will]]" by [[Teddy Geiger]]
:'''''Top 4''''': "[[Fall at Your Feet]]" by [[Crowded House]], "[[Running (Evermore song)|Running]]" by [[Evermore (band)|Evermore]]

===Kali Kopae===
'''Kali Kopae''' (aged 21, from [[Christchurch]]), finished in fifth place.

:'''''Audition''''': "[[When I Fall in Love]]" by [[Nat King Cole]]
:'''''Theatre Week (Round 1)''''': "[[Summertime (George Gershwin song)|Summertime]]" by [[Ella Fitzgerald]]
:'''''Theatre Week (Round 3)''''':
:'''''Top 18''''': "[[Imagine (John Lennon song)|Imagine]]" by [[John Lennon]]
:'''''Top 10''''': "[[Proud Mary]]" by [[Creedence Clearwater Revival]] / [[Tina Turner]]
:'''''Top 9''''': "[[Violent (song)|Violent]]" by [[Stellar*]]
:'''''Top 8''''': "[[This One's for the Girls]]" by [[Martina McBride]]
:'''''Top 7''''': "[[I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues]]" by [[Elton John]]
:'''''Top 6''''': "[[Sway (Luis Demetrio song)|Sway]]" by [[Michael Bublé]]
:'''''Top 5''''': "[[Soak Up the Sun]]" by [[Sheryl Crow]]

===Toni Baird===
'''Toni Baird''' (aged 29, from [[Upper Hutt]]), was placed sixth.

:'''''Audition''''': "[[Stop! (Sam Brown song)|Stop!]]" by [[Sam Brown (singer)|Sam Brown]]
:'''''Theatre Week (Round 1)''''': "[[Black Velvet (song)|Black Velvet]]" by [[Alannah Myles]]
:'''''Theatre Week (Round 3)''''': "[[Torn (Ednaswap song)|Torn]]" by [[Natalie Imbruglia]], "[[Stop! (Sam Brown song)|Stop!]]" by [[Sam Brown (singer)|Sam Brown]]
:'''''Top 18''''': "[[Bathe in the River]]" by [[Hollie Smith]]
:'''''Top 10''''': "[[When Something Is Wrong with My Baby]]" by [[Sam & Dave]] / [[Jimmy Barnes]]
:'''''Top 9''''': "[[Edge of Seventeen]]" by [[Stevie Nicks]]
:'''''Top 8''''': "[[Jolene (song)|Jolene]]" by [[Dolly Parton]]
:'''''Top 7''''': "[[Your Song]]" by [[Elton John]]
:'''''Top 6''''': "[[Sweet Child o' Mine]]" by [[Guns N' Roses]]

===Rebecca Wright===
'''Rebecca Wright''' (aged 24, from [[Mount Albert, New Zealand|Mt Albert]], [[Auckland]]), finished in seventh place.

:'''''Audition''''': "[[Because of You (Kelly Clarkson song)|Because of You]]" by [[Kelly Clarkson]]
:'''''Theatre Week (Round 1)''''': "[[Black Horse and the Cherry Tree]]" by [[KT Tunstall]]
:'''''Theatre Week (Round 3)''''': "[[Torn (Ednaswap song)|Torn]]" by [[Natalie Imbruglia]]
:'''''Top 18''''': "[[Yesterday (Beatles song)|Yesterday]]" by [[The Beatles]]
:'''''Top 10''''': "[[Lady Marmalade]]" by [[Labelle]]
:'''''Top 9''''': "[[Piece of My Heart]]" by [[Janis Joplin]]
:'''''Top 8''''': "[[How Do I Live]]" by [[LeAnn Rimes]]
:'''''Top 7''''': "[[Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (song)|Goodbye Yellow Brick Road]]" by [[Elton John]]

===Clinton Randell===
'''Clinton Randell''' (aged 20, from [[Mount Roskill|Mt Roskill]], [[Auckland]]), placed eighth. He hosted ''[[The Edge Breakfast]]'' in the 2010s and 2020s.

:'''''Audition''''': "[[Over the Rainbow|Somewhere Over the Rainbow]]" by [[Judy Garland]]
:'''''Theatre Week (Round 1)''''':
:'''''Theatre Week (Round 3)''''': "[[I Don't Want to Miss a Thing]]" by [[Aerosmith]]
:'''''Top 18''''': "[[Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me]]" by [[Elton John]]
:'''''Top 10''''': "[[Superstition (song)|Superstition]]" by [[Stevie Wonder]]
:'''''Top 9''''': "[[Knockin' on Heaven's Door]]" by [[Bob Dylan]]
:'''''Top 8''''': "[[I'll Be (Edwin McCain song)|I'll Be]]" by [[Edwin McCain]]

===Ashlee Fisher===
'''Ashlee Fisher''' (aged 16, from [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]]), finished ninth.

:'''''Audition''''': "[[Hero (Mariah Carey song)|Hero]]" by [[Mariah Carey]]
:'''''Theatre Week (Round 1)''''': "[[Dance with My Father (song)|Dance with My Father]]" by [[Luther Vandross]]
:'''''Theatre Week (Round 3)''''': "[[Fallin' (Alicia Keys song)|Fallin']]" by [[Alicia Keys]]
:'''''Top 18''''': "[[I Turn to You (All-4-One song)|I Turn to You]]" by [[Christina Aguilera]]
:'''''Top 10''''': "[[Son of a Preacher Man]]" by [[Dusty Springfield]]
:'''''Top 9''''':  "[[4ever (The Veronicas song)|4ever]]" by [[The Veronicas]]

===Victor Sulfa===
'''Victor Sulfa''' (aged 19, from [[Papatoetoe]], [[Auckland]]), was placed tenth.

:'''''Audition''''': "[[A Song for You]]" by [[Leon Russell]]
:'''''Theatre Week (Round 1)''''':
:'''''Theatre Week (Round 3)''''': "[[For Once in My Life]]" by [[Stevie Wonder]]
:'''''Top 18''''': "[[Can We Talk]]" by [[Tevin Campbell]]
:'''''Top 10''''': "[[Love Child (song)|Love Child]]" by [[Diana Ross]] & [[The Supremes]]

==The Group Performances==
:'''''Group 1''''': "[[Kids (Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue song)|Kids]]" by [[Robbie Williams]] & [[Kylie Minogue]], "[[Blame It on the Boogie]]" by [[The Jackson 5]]
:'''''Group 2''''': "[[Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours|Signed, Sealed, Delivered]]" by [[Stevie Wonder]], "[[Upside Down (Diana Ross song)|Upside Down]]" by [[Diana Ross]]
:'''''Group 3''''': "[[You Can't Hurry Love]]" by [[The Supremes]]
:'''''The Top 10''''': "[[Reach Out I'll Be There|Reach Out (I'll Be There)]]" by [[Four Tops|The Four Tops]], "[[Ain't Too Proud to Beg]]" by [[The Temptations]]
:'''''The Top 9''''': "[[I Love Rock 'n' Roll]]" by [[Joan Jett]], "[[I Want You to Want Me]]" by [[Cheap Trick]]
:'''''The Top 8''''': "[[Sweet Home Alabama]]" by [[Lynyrd Skynyrd]], "[[The Gambler (song)|The Gambler]]" by [[Kenny Rogers]]
:'''''The Top 7''''': "[[I'm Still Standing]]", "[[Crocodile Rock]]" by [[Elton John]]
:'''''The Top 6''''': "[[Hey Ya!]]" by [[Outkast]],
:'''''The Top 5''''': "[[Reach (S Club 7 song)|Reach]]" by [[S Club|S Club 7]], "[[Keep on Movin' (Five song)|Keep on Movin{{'-}}]]" by [[Five (group)|Five]]
:'''''The Top 4''''': "[[Slice of Heaven]]" by [[Dave Dobbyn]], "[[Why Does Love Do This To Me?]]" [[The Exponents]]
:'''''The Top 3''''': "[[(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher]]" by [[Rita Coolidge]], "[[Faith (George Michael song)|Faith]]" by [[George Michael]]
:'''''The Top 2''''': "[[You Give Me Something (James Morrison song)|You Give Me Something]]" by [[James Morrison (singer)|James Morrison]]

==The Grand Final==
The final was held on 29 October, with the following performances:

* '''''"Indira Moala''''': "[[Hold Out (Matthew Saunoa song)|Hold Out]]" ''(Winner's single)''
* '''''"Indira Moala''''': "[[Crazy in Love (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Crazy in Love]]" by [[Beyoncé Knowles]] & [[Jay-Z]]
* '''''"Matt Saunoa''''': "[[Hold Out (Matthew Saunoa song)|Hold Out]]" ''(Winner's single)''
* '''''"Matt Saunoa''''': "[[When I Get You Alone]]" by [[Robin Thicke]]
* '''''"Top 10 Girls''''': "[[It's Raining Men]]" by [[The Weather Girls]] / [[Geri Halliwell]]
* '''''"Top 10 Guys''''': "[[I Heard It Through the Grapevine]]" by [[Marvin Gaye]]
* '''''"Top 10''''': "[[Blame It on the Boogie]]" by [[The Jackson 5]]
* '''''"Top 10''''': "[[Reach Out I'll Be There|Reach Out (I'll Be There)]]" by [[Four Tops|The Four Tops]]

==Elimination chart==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
	|-
 	|+ '''Legend'''
 	|-
        | style="background:#F5F5DC;" width="25%" | Did Not Perform
 	| style="background:#CCCCCC;" width="25%" | Top 18
        | style="background:#FBF373;" width="25%" | Wild Card
 	| style="background:palegoldenrod;" width="25%" | Top 10
|}

{|class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto;"
 	|colspan="2" align="right"|''Stage:''
  	|colspan="3" bgcolor="CCCCCC" align="Center"|'''Semi-Finals'''
        |colspan="1" bgcolor="#FBF373" align="center"|'''WC'''
 	|colspan="11" bgcolor="palegoldenrod" align="Center"|'''Finals'''
 	|-
 	|colspan="2" align="right"|''Week:''
        |align="center"|'''7/8'''
        |align="center"|'''14/8'''
        |align="center"|'''21/8'''
        |align="center"|'''21/8'''
        |align="center"|'''28/8'''
 	|align="center"|'''4/9'''
 	|align="center"|'''11/9'''
 	|align="center"|'''18/9'''
 	|align="center"|'''25/9'''
 	|align="center"|'''2/10'''
 	|align="center"|'''9/10'''
        |align="center"|'''16/10'''
 	|align="center"|'''23/10'''
 	|align="center"|'''29/10'''
 	|-
 	!Place
 	!Contestant
 	!colspan="14" align="center"|Result
        |-
 	|align="center" bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|'''1'''
 	|bgcolor="cyan"|{{nowrap|Matt Saunoa}}
 	|bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
 	|bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
        |bgcolor="palegoldenrod" align="center"|{{nowrap|Top 10}}
        |bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
        |
 	|
        |
        |
        |
        |
        |
        |
        |
        |align="center" bgcolor=lime|'''Winner'''
        |-
 	|align="center" bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|'''2'''
 	|bgcolor="pink"|{{nowrap|Indira Moala}}
        |bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
 	|bgcolor="palegoldenrod" align="center"|{{nowrap|Top 10}}
        |bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
        |bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
        |
 	|
        |
        |bgcolor="lightgreen" align="center"|{{nowrap|Btm 2}}
        |
        |
        |
        |
        |
        |align="center" bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|'''Runner-up'''
        |-
 	|align="center" bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|'''3'''
 	|bgcolor="pink"|{{nowrap|Aroha Robinson}}
        |bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
 	|bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
        |bgcolor="palegoldenrod" align="center"|{{nowrap|Top 10}}
        |bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
 	|
        |
 	|
        |
        |
        |bgcolor="lightgreen" align="center"|{{nowrap|Btm 2}}
        |bgcolor="lightgreen" align="center"|{{nowrap|Btm 2}}
        |bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|'''Elim'''
        |bgcolor="666666" colspan="3"|
        |-
 	|align="center" bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|'''4'''
 	|bgcolor="cyan"|{{nowrap|Ben Hazlewood}}
        |bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
 	|bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
        |bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center" |Elim
        |bgcolor="palegoldenrod" align="center"|{{nowrap|Top 10}}
        |
 	|
        |
 	|
 	|bgcolor="lightgreen" align="center"|{{nowrap|Btm 2}}
        |
        |bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|'''Elim'''
        |bgcolor="666666" colspan="4"|
        |-
 	|align="center" bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|'''5'''
        |bgcolor="pink"|{{nowrap|Kali Kopae}}
        |bgcolor="palegoldenrod" align="center"|{{nowrap|Top 10}}
 	|bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
        |bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
        |bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
        |
 	|bgcolor="lightgreen" align="center"|{{nowrap|Btm 2}}
        |bgcolor="lightgreen" align="center"|{{nowrap|Btm 2}}
 	|
        |
        |bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|'''Elim'''
        |bgcolor="666666" colspan="5"|
        |-
 	|align="center" bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|'''6'''
 	|bgcolor="pink"|{{nowrap|Toni Baird}}
        |bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
 	|bgcolor="palegoldenrod" align="center"|{{nowrap|Top 10}}
        |bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
        |bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
        |bgcolor="lightgreen" align="center"|{{nowrap|Btm 3}}
 	|
        |
 	|
        |bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|'''Elim'''
        |bgcolor="666666" colspan="6"|
        |-
        |align="center" bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|'''7'''
 	|bgcolor="pink"|{{nowrap|Rebecca Wright}}
 	|bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
 	|bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
        |bgcolor="palegoldenrod" align="center"|{{nowrap|Top 10}}
        |bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
        |
 	|
        |
        |bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|'''Elim'''
        |bgcolor="666666" colspan="7"|
        |-
 	|align="center" bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|'''8'''
 	|bgcolor="cyan"|{{nowrap|Clinton Randell}}
        |bgcolor="palegoldenrod" align="center"|{{nowrap|Top 10}}
 	|bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
        |bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
        |bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
        |
 	|
        |bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|'''Elim'''
        |bgcolor="666666" colspan="8"|
        |-
 	|align="center" bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|'''9'''
 	|bgcolor="pink"|{{nowrap|Ashlee Fisher}}
        |bgcolor="palegoldenrod" align="center"|{{nowrap|Top 10}}
 	|bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
        |bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
        |bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
        |bgcolor="lightgreen" align="center"|{{nowrap|Btm 2}}
        |bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|'''Elim'''
        |bgcolor="666666" colspan="9"|
        |-
 	|align="center" bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|'''10'''
 	|bgcolor="cyan"|{{nowrap|Victor Sulfa}}
 	|bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
 	|bgcolor="palegoldenrod" align="center"|{{nowrap|Top 10}}
        |bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
        |bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
        |bgcolor="palegoldenrod"|'''Elim'''
        |bgcolor="666666" colspan="10"|
        |-
        |bgcolor="#FBF373" align="center" rowspan="2"|'''Wild<br>Card'''
        |bgcolor="cyan"|{{nowrap|Lenken Isaac}}
        |bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"|Elim
        |bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
        |bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
        |bgcolor="#FBF373" align="center" rowspan="2"|'''Elim'''
        |bgcolor="666666" colspan="11"|
        |-
        |bgcolor="cyan"|{{nowrap|Wiremu Hohaia}}
        |bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
        |bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center" |Elim
        |bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
        |bgcolor="666666" colspan="11"|
        |-
        |bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center" rowspan="2"|{{nowrap|'''Semi-<br>Final<br>3'''}}
        |bgcolor="pink"|{{nowrap|Emilie Harwood}}
        |bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
        |bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
        |bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center" rowspan="2"|'''Elim'''
        |bgcolor="#666666" colspan="12"|
        |-
        |bgcolor="cyan"|{{nowrap|Cameron Clayton}}
        |bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
        |bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
        |bgcolor="666666" colspan="12"|
        |-
        |bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center" rowspan="2"|{{nowrap|'''Semi-<br>Final<br>2'''}}
        |bgcolor="cyan"|{{nowrap|Stephen Wilton}}
        |bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
        |bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center" rowspan="2"|'''Elim'''
        |bgcolor="#666666" colspan="13"|
        |-
        |bgcolor="pink"|{{nowrap|Vicki Eaton}}
        |bgcolor="F5F5DC"|
        |bgcolor="#666666" colspan="13"|
        |-
        |bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center" rowspan="2"|{{nowrap|'''Semi-<br>Final<br>1'''}}
        |bgcolor="cyan"|{{nowrap|George Gates}}
        |bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center" rowspan="2"|'''Elim'''
        |bgcolor="#666666" colspan="14"|
        |-
        |bgcolor="pink"|{{nowrap|Alyce Burr}}
        |bgcolor="#666666" colspan="14"|
        |-
|}

==Commercial Releases==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/500880 Official '''New Zealand Idol''' website]

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