2025 Sport Tasman Nelson Sport + Recreation Awards
Friday 28 November. Rutherford Hotel
6 pm meet and mingle, to be seated by 6.30pm.
The Sport Tasman Nelson Sport + Recreation Awards recognise outstanding performance and contribution by our region’s sportspeople. They are the premier sports event for the Nelson and Tasman districts. Over their course many local, national and world champions have been honoured for their achievements and their impact on our community.
The live awards dinner returns to Rutherford Hotel in 2025. The expanded awards recognise high performance individuals and teams as well as groups and projects who have a positive impact in our community through active recreation and sport. Community heroes will take their place on stage alongside the elite, high performing athletes in our region.
The ultimate accolade of the evening is the Nelson Sportsperson of the Year who is determined to be the overall winner from the winners of the individual/team high-performance awards.
Sport Tasman is pleased to welcome back MC Jason Pine and introduce our guest of honour for the 2025 awards - Ameliaranne Ekenasio.
Awards on the night are:
- GoldenEdge Sportsman of the Year
- Bowater Toyota Sportswoman of the Year
- TSM Sport Team of the Year
- Johnston Associates Emerging Talent Award
- CNX Emerging Talent Award
- New World Stoke Masters Athlete of the Year
- Athlete with a Disability of the Year
- Tasman Pine Forests Junior Sports Team of the Year
- Rutherford Hotel Coach of the Year
- Community Impact Award
- NZCT Diversity and Inclusion Award
- Tony Thomas Lifetime Achievement Awards
Purchase individual tickets here (you can purchase up to 8 individual tickets). Students aged under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
If you want to purchase a table of 8 contact Tasha Leov on tasha.l@sporttasman.org.nz if you prefer to be invoiced.
