Award Categories

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PEPPER MONEY ADVISER OF THE YEAR – RESIDENTIAL

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Winner: Laura te Kaat, The Mortgage Girls

Presenter: Campbell Smith, Pepper Money | Winner: Laura te Kaat, The Mortgage Girls


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Angela Downie – Platinum Mortgages
Cameron Muggeridge – Loan Market Central
David Windler – The Mortgage Supply Co
Ella McLean – Opes Mortgage
Jaz Bedi – The Mortgage & Loan Guru
Khushpreet Sidhu – KP Sidhu Enterprises
Tapere-Ariki Mere Hewett – Hewett & Co Mortgages (Hewett Mortgages)


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NZFSG ADVISER OF THE YEAR – REGIONAL

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Winner: Claire Williamson, My Mortgage

Presenter: Baden Martin, NZFSG | Winner: Claire Williamson, My Mortgage


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Ashlee Wiblin – The Home Loan Collective
Brendan McPherson Brits – Loan Market Coast to Coast
Jordan Cameron – Total Mortgages
Mandy Jordan – The Mortgage Supply Co
Sandeep Maisuriya – Zest Brokers
Shaihnaz Kaur – Kaur Mortgages & Services
Zebunisso Alimova – Mike Pero Mortgages – Team Alimova


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AVANTI FINANCE ADVISER OF THE YEAR – SPECIALIST LENDING

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Winner: Danielle Happy, First Rate Mortgages and Satyan Mehra, iConsult

Winner 1: Satyan Mehra, iConsult | Presenter: Ian Boyce, Avanti Finance | Winner: Danielle Happy, First Rate Mortgages


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Ivy Liang – Mike Pero Mortgages
Jeffrey Royle – iLender FS
Peter Norris – Opes Mortgages


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COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE ADVISER

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Winner: Gus Evans, Spring Loans

Winner: Gus Evans, Spring Loans | Presenter: Nathan Miglani, NZ Mortgages


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Amar Prakash – ZeeVee Financial Services
Dylan Thomas – Sixtus

LOAN ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Leigh Bradley, The Home Loan Collective

Winner: Leigh Bradley, The Home Loan Collective | Presenter: Virginia Ballantyne, Liberty


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Helen Peti – Livingstone Advisers
Lara Espeleta – NZ Mortgages
Neil Carrie – The Mortgage Supply Co
Varsha Ganda – Loan Market South
William Kirk – A.W Consulting

FIRST MORTGAGE TRUST NEW ADVISER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Ben Mune, Ascend Financial Services

Winner: Ben Mune, Ascend Financial Services | Presenter: Paul Bendall, First Mortgage Trust


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Ankur Bajaj – Reliable Mortgages
Ashley Mitchell – Spring Loans
Dimuthu Liyanage – Taprobane Finance
Fiona de Barre – NZ Mortgage Advice
Jules (Julie-Anne) Keillor – Mortgage Link Christchurch
Matthieu Olo-Whaanga – Float Mortgages
Sarah Hood – Guardian Smith


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LINK FINANCIAL GROUP BDM OF THE YEAR (BANKS, NON BANKS, AGGREGATORS)

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Winner: Warwick Slow, Kiwi Adviser Network

Presenter: Josh Bronkhorst, Link Financial Group | Winner: Warwick Slow, Kiwi Adviser Network


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Ashlene Prasad, – Resimac
Ben Jamieson – Resimac
Helen Mulligan – Avanti Finance
Luke Roberts – Bluestone Home Loans
Marcus Merrilees – BNZ
Mike Kinley – Bluestone Home Loans
Nicky Skinner – Westpac
Tania Ropati – Westpac


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RESIMAC HOME LOANS BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE OF AN INDIVIDUAL OFFICE

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Winner: The Mortgage Girls

Presenter: Luke Jackson, Resimac NZ | Winners: Holly Sullivan, Laura te Kaat, Elyce Peters, Nina Gillespie, Michelaé Reeve, Louise Taylor, The Mortgage Girls


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

iConsult
Loan Market Central
Mike Pero Mortgages – Nelson & Tasman
Mike Pero Mortgages – Wanaka, Queenstown, & Southland
Platinum Mortgages
Twine Financial Advisers


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BASECORP FINANCE BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR – 1-5 STAFF

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Winner: iConsult

Winner: Satyan Mehra, iConsult | Presenter: Craig Rolls, Basecorp Finance


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

A.W Consulting
Buddy Mortgages
Taprobane Finance
The Mortgage & Loan Guru


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PROSPA BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR – 6+ STAFF

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Winner: The Mortgage Girls

Presenter: Huia Manuel, Prospa | Winners: Elyce Peters, Michelaé Reeve, Holly Sullivan, Louise Taylor, Laura te Kaat, Nina Gillespie, The Mortgage Girls


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

EverBright Finance
Loan Market Central
Opes Mortgage
Plaxo Mortgages
Priority Home Loans


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REGIONAL BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Mike Pero Mortgages – Wanaka, Queenstown, & Southland

Winners: Alex Cingscote, James Kingscote, Mike Pero Mortgages – Wanaka, Queenstown, & Southland


EXCELLENCE AWARDEE

Platinum Mortgages New Zealand

FINSURE NEW ZEALAND NEW BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Tella (New Zealand)

Presenter: Jenny Campbell, Finsure | Winners: Chris Stevens, John Trenwith, Tella


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Ascend Financial Services
Jamie & Co.
Kaur Mortgages & Services
Loan Market – Toni Dawson
Reliable Mortgages


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INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Tella (New Zealand)

Presenter: Belle Swinburne, Liberty | Winners: Chris Stevens, John Trenwith, Tella


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Kiwi Adviser Network/Trail
NZ Mortgages

AGGREGATOR OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Kiwi Adviser Network and New Zealand Financial Services Group (NZFSG)

Winner 1: Baden Martin, NZFSG | Winner 2: Warwick Slow, Kiwi Adviser Network | Presenter: Francine Kwok, Everbright Finance


EXCELLENCE AWARDEE

Link Financial Group

LENDER OF THE YEAR (MAJOR/NON-MAJOR BANK)

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Winner: Westpac Aotearoa

Winners: Tim Dam, Sarah Radonich, Tania Ropati, Chris Poledniok, Nicky Skinner, Romy Gulati, Westpac Aotearoa


EXCELLENCE AWARDEE

ANZ

NON BANK LENDER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Avanti Finance

Winners: Tammy Stitt, Julia Winterbottom, Helen Mulligan, Ian Boyce, Avanti Finance


EXCELLENCE AWARDEE

Bluestone Home Loans
First Mortgage Trust
Liberty
Resimac
Zagga

LIBERTY ADVISER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Laura te Kaat, The Mortgage Girls

The National Category is not open for nominations. As this award recognises the most outstanding adviser in New Zealand, the excellence awardees in this category will comprise the winners of the below individual adviser categories which will be announced on the awards night:

EXCELLENCE AWARDEE

Claire Williamson – My Mortgage
Danielle Happy – First Rate Mortgages
Gus Evans – Spring Loans
Satyan Mehra – iConsult


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