For more than ten years the Far North District Council has invested in supporting sport in the Far North Community- part of this investment includes the Far North Sport Awards. Recognising excellence in achievement in sport, is an important part of the sporting pathway in communities. In the Far North a number of individuals and teams excel in both effort and performance in their pursuit of sporting achievements. Sport Northland collates these performances annually and holds a recognition function in which these athletes can be acknowledged. 

This year the Far North District Council Far North Sports Awards will be held at Reia Taipa Resort on Friday 13th starting at 6.30pm.

A total of 58 finalists from 23 sports have been determined from nominations submitted over the past two months. Awards will be made in the ASB Youth (U18) achievers category and to sportsmen and women from 20 sports in the ASB Sports Code category. Masters athletes will be recognised along with team performances.

Service to Sport along with awards to those involved in coaching, officiating and leadership are also made. The Far North Sports Club of the Year recognises the work of sport clubs to provide for community members with the winner progressing through as a finalist at the

 Konica Minolta  Northland Sports Awards in December.

The evening culminates with the Top Energy Sportsman and Sportswoman awards being made to the top male and female code athletes, with the Far North District Council Supreme award  selected from these two winners and the team winners.

This year the guest speaker will be ex-Kaitaia netballer Kiri Wills (nee Adams). Kiri is the Netball New Zealand National Development Coach , including the NZA and NZU21 teams.. She has an impressive coaching pedigree and is currently in Netball NZ’s Performance Coach Advance programme. In 2014, Wills coached Netball Northern Zone U23 team, was the caretaker coach of the NZU21 team and in 2013 filled the role of Northern Mystics assistant coach under Ruth Aitken.

Former winners of the Far North Awards have included Blair Tuke – Olympic Sailing medallist and World Champion yachtsman, Shelley Kitchen champion squash player, a number of NZ championship performing athletes as well as those achieving regionally and locally.

Tickets for the event can be purchased on line from Sport Northland Website HERE