Selected by a panel of former elite athletes, coaches, sports administrators, and media representatives, the finalists for the 63rd ISPS Handa Halberg Awards were chosen from 59 nominations submitted by National Sports Organisations and an independent Nominations Board, recognising outstanding achievements from 1 December 2024 to 30 November 2025.
Categories
Sportswoman / Sportsman / Team / Para Athlete / Coach / Emerging Talent
2degrees Sportswoman of the Year
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-Synnott
Snow Sports-snowboarding
ISPS Handa Sportsman of the Year
Geordie Beamish
Athletics-Track
Ryan Fox
Golf
Luca Harrington
Snow sports-freeski
Hamish Kerr
Athletics-Field
Chris Wood
Football
ISPS Handa Team of the Year
Auckland FC
Football
Black Ferns Sevens
Rugby-Sevens
New Zealand Black Sox
Softball
New Zealand Kiwis
Rugby-League
Men’s Team Pursuit
Cycling-Track
Ben Taylor and Oliver Welch
Rowing-Men’s Pair
ISPS Handa Para Athlete / Para Team of the Year
Lisa Adams
Para Athletics
Danielle Aitchison
Para Athletics
Devon Briggs
Para Cycling
Cameron Leslie
Para Swimming
Nicole Murray
Para Cycling
Buddle Findlay Coach of the Year
Brendon Cameron
Para cycling – track
Hamish McDougall
Snow sports – freeski
Mike Rodger
Rowing
James Sandilands
Athletics – Field
Cory Sweeney
Rugby – Sevens
Sky Sport Emerging Talent
Lily Greenough
Cycling-BMX
Finley Melville Ives
Snow Sports-freeski
Cooper Moore
Golf
Zoe Pedersen
Swimming and Surf Lifesaving
Sam Ruthe
Athletics
