2023 Winners & Excellence Awardees
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ADVISER AWARDS
PEPPER MONEY ADVISER OF THE YEAR – RESIDENTIAL
Laura te Kaat, The Mortgage Girls
Presenter: Campbell Smith, Pepper Money
Winner: Laura te Kaat, The Mortgage Girls
Winner: Laura te Kaat, The Mortgage Girls
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)
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
Claire Williamson, My Mortgage
Presenter: Baden Martin, NZFSG
Winner: Claire Williamson, My Mortgage
Winner: Claire Williamson, My Mortgage
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
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
Danielle Happy, First Rate Mortgages
and
Satyan Mehra, iConsult
Winner 1: Satyan Mehra, iConsult
Presenter: Ian Boyce, Avanti Finance
Winner 2: Danielle Happy, First Rate Mortgages
Presenter: Ian Boyce, Avanti Finance
Winner 2: Danielle Happy, First Rate Mortgages
Ivy Liang - Mike Pero Mortgages
Jeffrey Royle - iLender FS
Peter Norris - Opes Mortgages
Jeffrey Royle - iLender FS
Peter Norris - Opes Mortgages
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COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE ADVISER
Gus Evans, Spring Loans
Winner: Gus Evans, Spring Loans
Presenter: Nathan Miglani, NZ Mortgages
Presenter: Nathan Miglani, NZ Mortgages
Amar Prakash - ZeeVee Financial Services
Dylan Thomas - Sixtus
Dylan Thomas - Sixtus
LOAN ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR
Leigh Bradley, The Home Loan Collective
Winner: Leigh Bradley, The Home Loan Collective
Presenter: Virginia Ballantyne, Liberty
Presenter: Virginia Ballantyne, Liberty
Helen Peti - Livingstone Advisers
Lara Espeleta - NZ Mortgages
Neil Carrie - The Mortgage Supply Co
Varsha Ganda - Loan Market South
William Kirk - A.W Consulting
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
Ben Mune, Ascend Financial Services
Winner: Ben Mune, Ascend Financial Services
Presenter: Paul Bendall, First Mortgage Trust
Presenter: Paul Bendall, First Mortgage Trust
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
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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BDM AWARDS
LINK FINANCIAL GROUP BDM OF THE YEAR (BANKS, NON BANKS, AGGREGATORS)
Warwick Slow, Kiwi Adviser Network
Presenter: Josh Bronkhorst, Link Financial Group
Winner: Warwick Slow, Kiwi Adviser Network
Winner: Warwick Slow, Kiwi Adviser Network
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
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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BROKERAGE AWARDS
RESIMAC HOME LOANS BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE OF AN INDIVIDUAL OFFICE
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
Winners: Holly Sullivan, Laura te Kaat, Elyce Peters, Nina Gillespie, Michelaé Reeve, Louise Taylor, The Mortgage Girls
iConsult
Loan Market Central
Mike Pero Mortgages - Nelson & Tasman
Mike Pero Mortgages - Wanaka, Queenstown, & Southland
Platinum Mortgages
Twine Financial Advisers
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
iConsult
Winner: Satyan Mehra, iConsult
Presenter: Craig Rolls, Basecorp Finance
Presenter: Craig Rolls, Basecorp Finance
A.W Consulting
Buddy Mortgages
Taprobane Finance
The Mortgage & Loan Guru
Buddy Mortgages
Taprobane Finance
The Mortgage & Loan Guru
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PROSPA BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR – 6+ STAFF
The Mortgage Girls
Presenter: Huia Manuel, Prospa
Winners: Elyce Peters, Michelaé Reeve, Holly Sullivan, Louise Taylor, Laura te Kaat, Nina Gillespie, The Mortgage Girls
Winners: Elyce Peters, Michelaé Reeve, Holly Sullivan, Louise Taylor, Laura te Kaat, Nina Gillespie, The Mortgage Girls
EverBright Finance
Loan Market Central
Opes Mortgage
Plaxo Mortgages
Priority Home Loans
Loan Market Central
Opes Mortgage
Plaxo Mortgages
Priority Home Loans
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REGIONAL BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR
Mike Pero Mortgages - Wanaka, Queenstown, & Southland
Winners: Alex Cingscote, James Kingscote, Mike Pero Mortgages - Wanaka, Queenstown, & Southland
Platinum Mortgages New Zealand
FINSURE NEW ZEALAND NEW BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR
Tella (New Zealand)
Presenter: Jenny Campbell, Finsure
Winners: Chris Stevens, John Trenwith, Tella
Winners: Chris Stevens, John Trenwith, Tella
Ascend Financial Services
Jamie & Co.
Kaur Mortgages & Services
Loan Market - Toni Dawson
Reliable Mortgages
Jamie & Co.
Kaur Mortgages & Services
Loan Market - Toni Dawson
Reliable Mortgages
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INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR
Tella (New Zealand)
Presenter: Belle Swinburne, Liberty
Winners: Chris Stevens, John Trenwith, Tella
Winners: Chris Stevens, John Trenwith, Tella
Kiwi Adviser Network/Trail
NZ Mortgages
NZ Mortgages
AGGREGATOR AWARD
AGGREGATOR OF THE YEAR
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
Winner 2: Warwick Slow, Kiwi Adviser Network
Presenter: Francine Kwok, Everbright Finance
Link Financial Group
LENDER AWARDS
LENDER OF THE YEAR (MAJOR/NON-MAJOR BANK)
Westpac Aotearoa
Winners: Tim Dam, Sarah Radonich, Tania Ropati, Chris Poledniok, Nicky Skinner, Romy Gulati, Westpac Aotearoa
ANZ
NON BANK LENDER OF THE YEAR
Avanti Finance
Winners: Tammy Stitt, Julia Winterbottom, Helen Mulligan, Ian Boyce, Avanti Finance
Bluestone Home Loans
First Mortgage Trust
Liberty
Resimac
Zagga
First Mortgage Trust
Liberty
Resimac
Zagga
NATIONAL AWARD
LIBERTY ADVISER OF THE YEAR
Laura te Kaat, The Mortgage Girls
Winner
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:
Claire Williamson - My Mortgage
Danielle Happy - First Rate Mortgages
Gus Evans - Spring Loans
Satyan Mehra - iConsult
Danielle Happy - First Rate Mortgages
Gus Evans - Spring Loans
Satyan Mehra - iConsult
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