Sports and Recognition Awards 2013
Our second annual Sports and Recognition Awards was held on the Saturday night of Nationals in Rotorua with Lisa Carrington naturally featuring throughout the evening. Hosted by comedian Nick Rado the evening was a night full of fun and frivolity with some very well deserved awards. Our Olympians were acknowledged for the fantastic achievement of qualifying for the Olympics and Lisa was given a presentation in recognition of her outstanding achievement in winning Olympic gold.
Winners of the various awards were:
| Canoe Sprint Athlete of the Year - the Ian Ferguson Cup: | Lisa Carrington |
| Junior Athlete of the Year | Aimee Fisher |
| Marathon Athlete of the Year: | Andrea Bunn |
| Ocean Surf Ski Athlete of the Year: | Teneale Hatton |
| Team of the Year - the MacDonald/Thompson/Ferguson/Bramwell Cup: | Darryl Fitzgerald and Steven Ferguson |
| Coach of the Year - the Alan Thompson Cup: | Gordon Walker |
| Official of the Year - the Don Cooper Cup: | Barb Harvey |
| Volunteer of the Year - the Dennis Rae Cup : | Ian Welch |
| Club of the Year- the Rod Gavin Cup : | Poverty Bay |
| Excellence Award, Services to Governance: | John Trotter |
| Service Award: | John MacDonald |
Back Row L-R: John Trotter, John MacDonald, Darryl Fitzgerald, Ian Welch
Front Row L-R: Andrea Bunn, Lisa Carrington, Barb Harvey