Celebrating Sporting Excellence Across The Wellington Region

The Āti Awa Toa Wellington Regional Sports Awards is back and bringing together a top-class field of athletes and sportspeople, administrators, coaches and teams to recognise and celebrate excellence, contribution and community spirit – honouring over 40 years of sport’s impact on the Wellington region.

Event organisers, Nuku Ora, are calling on athletes, teams, clubs, volunteers, officials, and coaches and their supporters to submit nominations across the 11 award categories celebrating sport throughout the wider Wellington region. Nominations open tomorrow, Tuesday 20 May 2025, and anyone can put forward individuals or groups deserving of recognition.

The awards span a range of categories including Rangatahi Sportsperson of the Year, Coach of the Year, Community Impacts and Disabled Sportsperson of the Year – with many awards recognising at both a community and performance level. The qualifying period for all achievements is 1 April 2024 to 1 April 2025.

Alongside, the awards, the evening will also pay tribute to is the individuals inducted into the Gibson Sheat Sports Legends of Wellington for 2025, joining a distinguished group of Wellington sporting greats.

As kaitiaki of the event, Nuku Ora has partnered with Āti Awa Toa FM for the delivery of this year’s awards. This renewed partnership sees Āti Awa Toa FM take on a more active role in shaping the event. Nuku Ora CEO Andrew Leslie says “We are excited to be working once again with Āti Awa Toa FM. We’re looking forward to the creative edge and kaupapa Māori approach they will bring to the event, helping to elevate the experience for everyone involved.

Iwi partners Te Rūnanganui o Te Āti Awa and Te Rūnanga o Toa Rangatira have once again come on board as joint naming rights sponsors, while Gibson Sheat reaffirms its longstanding support as the naming rights sponsor for the Sports Legends of Wellington Awards.More than 400 guests from the Wellington region sporting community and corporate sector will attend the event at the Alan Gibbs Centre, Wellington College on Thursday 28 August 2025. The awards will also be livestreamed on Āti Awa Toa FM platforms.

To see the nomination criteria for each award and to submit a nomination visit: www.wellingtonsportsawards.co.nz

Nominations open 12pm Tuesday 20 May 2025 and close 12pm Monday 23 June 2025.

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