Selected by a panel of former elite athletes, coaches, sports administrators, and media representatives, the finalists for the 62nd ISPS Handa Halberg Awards were chosen from 65 nominations submitted by National Sports Organisations and an independent Nominations Board, recognising outstanding achievements from 1 December 2023 to 30 November 2024.
Categories
Sportswoman / Sportsman / Team / Para Athlete / Coach / Emerging Talent
Sportswoman of the Year
Ellesse Andrews
Cycling – Track
Lisa Carrington
Canoe Sprint
Amelia Kerr
Cricket
Lydia Ko
Golf
Erin Routliffe
Tennis
Emma Twigg
Rowing
ISPS Handa Sportsman of the Year
Finn Butcher
Canoe Slalom
Hamish Kerr
Athletics
James McDonald
Horse Racing
Hayden Wilde
Triathlon
Chris Wood
Football
Amelia Kerr
Cricket
ISPS Handa Team of the Year
Black Ferns Sevens
Rugby Sevens
Lucy Spoors & Brooke Francis
Rowing
Emirates Team New Zealand
Sailing
White Ferns
Cricket
Women’s K2 Sprint Kayak
Canoe Sprint
Women’s K4 Sprint Kayak
Canoe Sprint
ISPS Handa Para Athlete / Para Team of the Year
Danielle Aitchison
Para Athletics
Anna Grimaldi
Para Athletics
Anna Taylor
Para Cycling
Nicole Murray
Para Cycling
William Stedman
Para Athletics
Women’s K4 Sprint Kayak
Canoe Sprint
Buddle Findlay Coach of the Year
Jon Andrews
Cycling – Track (Coach of Ellesse Andrews)
Aaron Osborne
Canoe Slalom (Coach of Finn Butcher)
James Sandilands
Athletics (Coach of Hamish Kerr)
Cory Sweeney
Rugby Sevens (Coach of Black Ferns Sevens)
Gordon Walker
Canoe Sprint (Coach of Lisa Carrington, Women’s K2 and Women’s K4)
Women’s K4 Sprint Kayak
Canoe Sprint
Sky Sport Emerging Talent
Tyler Bindon
Football
Cormac Buchanan
Motorcycling (Road)
Luke Harrold
Snow Sports
Ethan Olivier
Athletics
Levi Townley
Motorcycling (Motocross)
Erice van Leuven
Cycling (Mountain Bike)
Supreme Halberg Award winner
Dame Lisa Carrington
Canoe Racing
HPSNZ Sportswoman of the Year winner
Dame Lisa Carrington
Canoe Racing
Finalists: Courtney Duncan (motocross), Ellesse Andrews (cycling – track), Dame Lisa Carrington (sprint kayak), Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (snow sport)
ISPS Handa Team of the Year winner
Black Ferns Sevens
Rugby
Finalists: All Blacks (rugby-union), All Black Sevens (rugby-sevens), New Zealand Warriors (rugby-league), Women’s K4 500m (canoe racing).
ISPS Handa Sportsman on the Year winner
Aaron Gate
Cycling
Finalists: Ardie Savea (rugby-union), Paul Coll (squash), Ryan Fox (golf), Shane van Gisbergen (motorsport)
ISPS Handa Para Athlete/Para Team of the Year winner
Cameron Leslie
Para swimming and Wheelchair rugby
Finalists: Anna Taylor (Para cycling), Danielle Aitchison (Para athletics), Lisa Adams (Para athletics), Nicole Murray (Para cycling)
Buddle Findlay Coach of the Year winner
Gordon Walker
Canoe Racing
Finalists: Cory Sweeney (rugby-sevens), Ian Foster (rugby-union), Lars Humer (swimming), Sean Thompson (snow sports)
Sky Sport Emerging Talent winner
Julian David
Climbing
Finalists: Erice Van Leuven (cycling-mountain bike), Lucia Georgalli (snow sports), Milly Clegg (football), Tara Vaughan (canoe racing)
NZ’s Favourite Sporting Moment
One NZ Warriors
Sport New Zealand Leadership award winner
Sir Wayne Smith
Rugby
