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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 62nd ISPS HANDA Halberg Award Winners

Supreme Halberg Award winner
Dame Lydia Ko
Golf

Sportswoman of the Year winner
Dame Lydia Ko (golf)
Finalists: Ellesse Andrews (cycling-track), Dame Lisa Carrington (canoe racing), Amelia Kerr (cricket), Lydia Ko (golf), Erin Routliffe (tennis), Emma Twigg (rowing)

ISPS Handa Team of the Year winner
Women’s K4 Sprint Kayak (canoe racing)
Finalists: Black Ferns (rugby-sevens), Lucy Spoors and Brooke Francis (rowing), Emirates Team New Zealand (sailing), White Ferns (cricket), Women’s K2 Sprint Kayak (canoe racing), Women’s K4 Sprint Kayak (canoe racing)

ISPS Handa Sportsman on the Year winner
Hamish Kerr (athletics – field)
Finalists: Finn Butcher (canoe slalom), Hamish Kerr (athletics-field), James McDonald (horse racing), Hayden Wilde (triathlon), Chris Wood (football)

ISPS Handa Para Athlete/Para Team of the Year winner
Anna Grimaldi (Para athetics)
Finalists: Danielle Aitchison (Para athletics), Anna Grimaldi (Para athletics), Anna Taylor (Para cycling), Nicole Murray (Para cycling), William Stedman (Para athletics)

Buddle Findlay Coach of the Year winner
Gordon Walker (canoe racing)
Finalists: Jon Andrews (cycling-track), Aaron Osborne (canoe slalom), James Sandilands (athletics), Cory Sweeney (rugby-sevens), Gordan Walker (canoe racing)

Sky Sport Emerging Talent winner
Tyler Bindon (football)
Finalists: Tyler Bindon (football), Cormac Buchanan (motorcycling-road), Luke Harrold (snow sports), Ethan Olivier (athletics), Levi Townley (motorcycling-motocross), Erice Van Leuven (cycling-mountain bike)

NZ’s Favourite Sporting Moment
Finn Butcher (canoe slalom)
Emotional tribute to his dad after winning Gold in Paris
