2026 Northland Sports Awards

The 2026 Northland Sports Awards will be held virtually on Wednesday, 17 March 2027, 7.30pm on the Sport Northland Facebook page - www.facebook.com/sportnorthland. 

The award categories included: Team of the Year, Coach of the Year, Official 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 2025 – 31 Oct 2026).

The event will induct two new Northland Legends of Sport and recognise the Community Impact Award recipients.

2025 Winners

Team of the Year

Northland Kauri - Rugby Union

Brian Maunsell Service to Sport

Oringa & Brian Barach - Athletics/Triathlon

Coach of the Year

Bryce Wilson - Rugby League

Garry Frew Junior Sportsperson of the Year

Toby Jackson - Alpine Skiing

Sportswoman of the Year

Kerri Johnson - Rugby League & Union

Sportsman of the Year

Simon Parker - Rugby Union

2025 Community Impact Recipients

  • Dargaville Athletics
  • Far North Running Club
  • Glass Ceiling Arts Collective
  • Kamo Bowling Club
  • Northern Legends of Masters Rugby League
  • Te Paiaka Marae Touch
  • Tikipunga Football Club


2025 Winners

2025 Northland Sports Awards Information

2025 Winners

2025 Award Categories

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, Coach of the Year and Community Impact Awards.

Alongside these prestigious awards, one or two Northland Legends of Sport are inducted into the Northland Sports Hall of Fame each year, joining the 41 Northland Legends of Sport.​​​​​​