History

The Northland Sports Awards aim to recognise our Northland sportspeople's achievements yearly through the media and an online awards presentation on the Sport Northland Facebook page.

The Northland Sports Awards, which have been organised by Sport Northland since 1987, recognise, acknowledge, and celebrate Northland's very best sportspeople and administrators in the categories of Supreme Sportsperson, Sportswoman, Sportsman, Brian Maunsell Service to Sport, Garry Frew Memorial Junior Sportsperson of the Year, Team of the Year and Community Impact Awards.

Alongside these prestigious awards, one or two Northland Legends of Sport are inducted each year into the Northland Sports Hall of Fame, joining the 35 Northland Legends of Sport.​​​​​​

2025 Northland Sports Awards

The 2025 Northland Sports Awards will be a virtual presentation on Wednesday, 18 March, 7.30pm on the Sport Northland Facebook page - www.facebook.com/sportnorthland. 

The award categories include - Team of the Year, Garry Frew Memorial Junior Sportsperson of the Year, Brian Maunsell Memorial Service to Sport, Sportswoman of the Year, Sportsman of the Year, and the overall Supreme Award (the outstanding achievements of the finalists cover the period 1 October 2024 – 31 Oct 2025).

We will also be inducting two new Northland Legends of Sport and recognising the Community Impact Award recipients sponsored by PAK’nSAVE Whangārei.

Nominations for awards are to be made by Regional Sports Organisations. They are not open to public, aside from the Community Impact Award.

2025 Northland Sports Awards

Award Categories

Supreme Award

Sportswoman

Sportsman

Garry Frew Memorial Junior Sportsperson

Brian Maunsell Memorial Service to Sport

Team of the Year

PAK'nSAVE Whangarei Community Impact Awards

Past Winners

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2020 - No Sports Awards due to COVID-19 interruptions 

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​​​​​​​2015 Winners ... Click Here

2024 CDL GROUP Northland Sports Awards Winners

CDL GROUP Team of the Year

Kensington Women’s Champion Fours - Lawn Bowls

Brian Maunsell Service to Sport

Liz Furey - Swimming 

Garry Frew Memorial Junior Sportsperson of the Year 

​​​​​​​Alec Jackson - Alpine Ski Racing 

FIRECO Sportswoman of the Year 

Lani Daniels - Boxing 

FIRECO Sportsman of the Year 

James Fisher-Harris - Rugby League 

CDL GROUP SUPREME Winner

Lani Daniels - Boxing ​​​​​​​


2024 Winners