SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR

Nina Ross (Wellington Girls' College) - Taekwondo

  • At the International Taekwondo Federation World Cup in Spain Nina won her individual event and is now the World Cup Champion for Female 15-17 years 2nd Dan in Patterns.
  •  She also won gold in the Junior Female 2nd Dan Patterns.

Aubrey Chunga (Hutt International Boys' School) - Basketball

  • Aubrey was a member of the Wellington Saints and now the New Zealand Breakers have signed Aubrey as a development player.
  • He was a member of the New Zealand Junior Tall Blacks that secured a spot in the Under 19 World Cup next year in Czechia.

Congratulations to our New Zealand Community Trust and Victoria University 2026 Sportsperson of the Year Premier Award Winners; Nina Ross (Wellington Girls' College) and Aubrey Chunga (Hutt International Boys' School).

Congratulations to the other worthy finalists in the Premier Award:

Girls:  Coco Holland-Waterson (Hutt Valley High School), Nahala Toeleiu (Queen Margaret College), Fo'i Lemana (St Mary's College), Emily Dunn (St Oran's College), Kennedy Corkin (Wellington East Girls' College)

Boys:  Mason Parr (Hutt International Boys' School), Fletcher Cooper (St Patrick's College, Silverstream), Tyrone Robinson (St Patrick's College, Silverstream), Alex MacBeth (Wellington College)

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Erice Van Leuven – Cycling (Raphael House School)

Finn Harland – Swimming (Wellington College).

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