2026 WINNERS AND EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

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PEPPER MONEY ADVISER OF THE YEAR – RESIDENTIAL

Winner:  Cameron Muggeridge, Loan Market Central

Winner: Cameron Muggeridge, Loan Market Central

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Alex Wang, Alex Wang Consulting
  • Alexander McAlpine, Vega Mortgages
  • Andrew Smillie, Personalised Mortgages
  • Ben Mune, Ascend Financial Services
  • Dimuthu Liyanage, Taprobane Finance
  • Jamie Sanderson, Jamie & Co
  • Michelle Isemonger, Loan Market Team Patten
  • Nicole Keane, Priority Home Loans
  • Paul Yang, Star Mortgage
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XCEDA ADVISER OF THE YEAR – REGIONAL

Winner: Jen Taylor, Taylored Mortgages
Presenter: Daniel McGrath, Xceda

Winner: Jen Taylor, Taylored Mortgages

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Claire Williamson, My Mortgage
  • Connor Ward, Financing Futures
  • Danny Blackman, Vega Mortgages – Hawke’s Bay
  • Danny Wilson, The Finance Team
  • Matt Gardner, The Finance Team
  • Philip Caldwell, Caldwell Mortgage Advice t/a LIME Group
  • Sandeep Maisuriya, Zest Brokers
  • Scott Jackson, Mike Pero Mortgages - Nelson & Tasman
  • Tui Miles, Zest Brokers Taupo
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AVANTI FINANCE ADVISER OF THE YEAR – SPECIALIST LENDING

Winner:  Satyan Mehra, iConsult
Presenter: Ian Boyce, Avanti Finance 

Winner: Satyan Mehra, iConsult

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Angela Downie, Platinum Mortgages New Zealand
  • Evan Zeng, Star Mortgage
  • Jaz Bedi, The Mortgage & Loan Guru
  • Jeff Royle, iLender Mortgages
  • Joel Peasey, YMT - Your Mortgage Team
  • Jonathan Battersby, SOS Non-Bank
  • Nathan Miglani, Squirrel Mortgages - South
  • Nishat Zubair, Max Mortgages
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COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE ADVISER

Winner: Matt Evans, Squirrel
Presenter:  Eugene Bartsaikin, Twine Financial Advisers

Winner: Matt Evans, Squirrel

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Blair Cooper, Float Financial Advisors
  • Cameron Muggeridge, Loan Market Central
  • Jeff Kerwin, Nest Home Loans
  • Kevin Miles, Vega
  • Nathan Miglani, Squirrel Mortgages - South
  • Ollie Mellsop, Squirrel
  • Rob Noble-Beasley, Vega
  • Satyan Mehra, iConsult

CFML LOANS LOAN ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR

Winner: Alejandro Wong, Mortgagehq
Presenter: Johny Kale, CFML Loans

Winner: Alejandro Wong, Mortgagehq

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Amy Pevats, Zest Brokers
  • Emma MacMillan, Taylored Mortgages
  • Holly Sullivan, The Mortgage Girls
  • Jade Price, CM Financial Advisers
  • Julie Bernicoff, Threefold Group
  • Kyla Tinetti, Mike Pero Mortgages - Nelson & Tasman
  • Natalie Peek, Opes Mortgages
  • Natalie Powley, Roost
  • Ruth French, Loan Market Team Patten
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FIRST MORTGAGE TRUST NEW ADVISER OF THE YEAR

Winner: Vijay Gounder, Loan Market Central
Presenter: Paul Bendall, First Mortgage Trust

Winner: Vijay Gounder, Loan Market Central

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Andrew McBain, Biz Mortgages
  • Eric Hao, Star Mortgages
  • Jatin Dham, Pinnacle Mortgages
  • Manisha Krishna, FM Northshore
  • Natalie Allan, Vega Mortgages
  • Paige Phillips, Opes Mortgages
  • Rachel Zhang, Prime Mortgage
  • Sarah Hood, Guardian Smith Mortgage and Financial Services
  • Shayna King, Loan Market South
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NEWPARK HOME LOANS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

Winner: Tony Mounce, Managing Director, Tony Mounce Mortgages 
Presenter: Andrew Chambers, Newpark Home Loans

Winner: Tony Mounce, Tony Mounce Mortgages

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LINK FINANCIAL GROUP BEST BANK BDM

Winner: Marcus Merrilees, Bank of New Zealand
Presenter: Kip Hannah, NZHL

Winner: Marcus Merrilees, Bank of New Zealand

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Andrea Howe, Kiwibank
  • Chen Wang, Westpac
  • Nicky Skinner, Westpac
  • Petra Wensor, Westpac
  • Steph Leeson, Westpac
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NZFSG BEST SPECIALIST LENDER BDM

Winner: Harriet Wright, Avanti Finance 
Presenter: Bruce Patten, NZFSG

Winner: Harriet Wright, Avanti Finance

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Alex Russell, Scotpac
  • Huia Manuel, Prospa NZ
  • Jono Singh, First Mortgage Trust
  • Mark Nolan, Avanti Finance
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BEST AGGREGATOR BDM

Winner:  Charlotte Ireland, Mike Pero Mortgages
Presenter:  Elyce Peters, The Mortgage Girls

Winner: Charlotte Ireland, Mike Pero Mortgages

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Colleen Dennehy, Mike Pero Mortgages
  • Devaney Davis, Loan Market
  • Karina Reardon, Loan Market
  • Luke Meintjes, Finsure New Zealand
  • Luke Roberts, Link Financial Group
  • Tanya Hone, NZHL
  • Warwick Slow, KAN

BASECORP FINANCE BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE OF AN INDIVIDUAL OFFICE

Winner: Raj Mehta, KHL Finance
Presenter: John Moody, Basecorp Finance

Winner: KHL Finance

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • CM Financial Advisers
  • iConsult
  • Loan Market Central
  • NZHL Whangārei
  • Platinum Mortgages New Zealand
  • Priority Home Loans
  • Roost
  • The Mortgage Girls
  • Vega Mortgages – Hawke’s Bay
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BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR – 1-5 STAFF

Winner:  Jamie Sanderson, Jamie & Co.
Presenter: Nathan Miglani, Squirrel South Island

Winner: Jamie & Co.

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Alex Wang Consulting
  • Genesis Mortgages
  • iConsult
  • Matthew Dawe Mortgages
  • Mortgage Suite
  • MortgageGPT
  • Platinum Mortgages New Zealand
  • Sandeep Khanna Mortgages

PROSPA BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR – 6+ STAFF

Winner: Frank Cui, Everbright Finance
Presenter:  Adrienne Begbie, Prospa NZ

Winner: Everbright Finance

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • All Season Mortgage
  • Blueprint Finance
  • Link Advisory
  • Loan Market Central
  • Loan Market Team Patten
  • Opes Mortgages
  • Priority Home Loans
  • The Mortgage Girls
  • Youm
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BIZCAP BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR – DIVERSIFICATION

Winner: Will Vermeulen, CM Financial Advisers
Presenter: Camilla Tumai, Bizcap NZ

Winner: CM Financial Advisers

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • EverBright Finance
  • Taprobane Finance
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SUCCESS & ADVISER REGIONAL BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR

Winner: Jen Taylor, Taylored Mortgages (with Emma Macmillan)
Presenter: Ruan Burger, Success & Adviser

Winner: Taylored Mortgages

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • CM Financial Advisers
  • Key Mortgages
  • Loan Market Oceanside
  • Mortgage Mates
  • My Mortgage
  • Tazmeen Khan Financial Services
  • The Finance Team
  • YMT - Your Mortgage Team
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FINSURE NEW ZEALAND NEW BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR

Winner: Rajat Aggarwal, All Seasons Mortgage
Presenter: Jenny Campbell, Finsure New Zealand

Winner: All Seasons Mortgage

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • FM Northshore
  • Genesis Mortgages
  • Mortgage Life trading as MortgageLife
  • Prime Mortgage
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SUCCESS & ADVISER INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR

Winner: Jacob Munoz, Afterburner AI
Presenter: Ruan Burger, Success & Adviser

Winner: Float Financial Advisors via Afterburner AI

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • CM Financial Advisers
  • Kiwi Adviser Network
  • NZ Mobile Mortgages
  • Vega Mortgages
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BLOSSUM AGGREGATOR OF THE YEAR

Winner: Warwick Slow, Kiwi Adviser Network
Presenter: Helen Nguyen, Blossum

Winner: Kiwi Adviser Network

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Astute Financial Management
  • Finsure NZ
  • Link Financial Group
  • Mike Pero Mortgages
  • New Zealand Financial Services Group (NZFSG)
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FINBASE LENDER OF THE YEAR (MAJOR/NON-MAJOR BANK)

Winner: Hayley Burgess, ANZ
Presenter: Pernell Callaghan, Finbase

Winner: ANZ

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • ASB
  • BNZ
  • Westpac
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SPECIALIST LENDER OF THE YEAR

Winner:  Adrienne Begbie, Prospa NZ
Presenter: Cameron Marcroft, Loan Market New Zealand

Winner: Prospa NZ

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Avanti Finance
  • First Mortgage Trust - FMT
  • Liberty
  • Pepper Money
  • Zagga

LIBERTY ADVISER OF THE YEAR

Winner: Cameron Muggeridge, Loan Market Central
Presenter: Aaron Skilton, Liberty

Winner: Cameron Muggeridge, Loan Market Central

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

  • Jen Taylor, Taylored Mortgages
  • Matt Evans, Squirrel
  • Satyan Mehra, iConsult
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