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ISPS Handa Halberg Awards
The Halberg Awards is New Zealand’s premiere event recognising and honouring outstanding achievements in New Zealand sports. The 63rd ISPS Handa Halberg Awards will take place in February 2026.
The event showcases the best of New Zealand’s sporting talent, highlighting exceptional performances, records broken, and inspiring stories of dedication and perseverance. The Awards ceremony brings together athletes, celebrities, and sports enthusiasts for a night of glitz and glamour, where the nation pays tribute to the sports heroes who have made a lasting impact on the sporting community.
The Halberg Awards aren’t just a night of glamour and celebration; they’re also the powerhouse behind Sir Murray’s extraordinary charity, the Halberg Foundation. As the major annual fundraising event, the Awards play a vital role in empowering New Zealanders with physical disabilities to unleash their sporting prowess and dive headfirst into the world of recreation.
Your 63rd ISPS HANDA Halberg Award Winners
Supreme Halberg Award winner
Hamish Kerr
Athletics – field
2degrees Sportswoman of the Year winner
Zoi Sadowski-Synott
Finalists: Niamh Fisher-Black (cycling-road), Sammie Maxwell (cycling-mountain bike), Jorja Miller (rugby-union), Alice Robinson (snow sports-alpine ski racing), Erin Routliffe (tennis), Zoi Sadowski-Synott (snow sports-snowboarding)
ISPS Handa Team of the Year winner
Black Ferns Sevens (rugby sevens)
Finalists: Auckland FC (football), Black Ferns Sevens (rugby-sevens), New Zealand Black Sox (softball), New Zealand Kiwis (rugby-league), Men’s Team Pursuit: Nick Kergozou, Tom Sexton, Keegan Hornblow and Marshall Erwood (cycling-track), Ben Taylor and Oliver Welch (rowing).
ISPS Handa Sportsman on the Year winner
Hamish Kerr (athletics – field)
Finalists: Geordie Beamish (athletics-track), Hamish Kerr (athletics-field), Ryan Fox (golf), Luca Harrington (snow sports-freeskiing), Chris Wood (football).
ISPS Handa Para Athlete/Para Team of the Year winner
Danielle Aitchison (Para athetics)
Finalists: Lisa Adams (Para athletics-field), Danielle Aitchison (Para athletics-track) Devon Briggs (Para cycling-track), Cameron Leslie (Para swimming), Nicole Murray (Para cycling-track)
Buddle Findlay Coach of the Year winner
James Sandilands (athletics)
Finalists: Brendon Cameron (Para cycling-track), Hamish McDougall (snow sports-freeski), Mike Rodger (rowing), James Sandilands (athletics), Cory Sweeney (rugby-sevens).
Sky Sport Emerging Talent winner
Sam Ruthe (athletics-track)
Finalists: Lily Greenough (cycling-BMX), Finley Melville Ives (snow sports-freeski), Cooper Morre (golf), Zoe Pedersen (swimming and surf lifesaving), Braxton Sorensen-McGee (rugby-union), Sam Ruthe (athletics – track)
NZ’s Favourite Sporting Moment
Eroni Clarke (rugby union)
Singing the National Anthem ahead of the All Blacks match, moving son Caleb to tears
Sport New Zealand Leadership award winner
Katie Sadlier (swimming)
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