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31 March – 1 April 2026
International Convention Centre, Sydney

New Zealand Mortgage Awards
 
Thursday 12 March 2026 | AUCKLAND WAR MEMORIAL MUSEUM

CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE IN THE MORTGAGE INDUSTRY

The annual New Zealand Mortgage Awards is the leading independent program recognising the country’s top advisers, brokerages, aggregators, lenders, BDMs, and service providers for their achievements, best practices, and leadership over the past 12 months.

Winning a New Zealand Mortgage Award is a mark of distinction—an accolade that celebrates your dedication, inspires your peers, and elevates your reputation across the industry. Getting involved is your opportunity to showcase your success, gain valuable recognition, and be part of a community that sets the benchmark for excellence.

Presented by NZ Adviser, the trusted resource for forward-thinking mortgage professionals, these awards shine a spotlight on excellence and drive the industry forward.

Why Nominate?
 
Nominate yourself, your team, or your organisation for the New Zealand Mortgage Awards and put your achievements in the spotlight. This is your chance to showcase the ambition, drive, and outstanding results you’ve delivered over the past year—across 21 award categories designed to recognise excellence at every level of the industry.
 
Stand out from the competition and raise your profile with industry-wide coverage, as awardees and winners are celebrated across NZA’s online channels and events. Salute your team and partners in style, boost morale, and share the pride of prestigious recognition with your peers.
 
Plus, join an exclusive gathering of the industry’s top professionals—an unmissable opportunity to network, share insights, and build valuable connections at the event that sets the standard for excellence in New Zealand’s mortgage sector.

Previous Winners

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"It's absolutely gorgeous. I had no idea how fancy this is — my first, well, professional awards event, and it's a great venue. The food is lovely, everything is set up quite beautiful."

– Stacie Calder, Conquest Planning

It's just an honor to be here tonight. Feels wonderful for our larger team of hundreds of professionals to be recognized."

– Cameron Smith, Nicola Wealth
“Being a female Trailblazer of the Year is basically telling you that all the hard work that you've been doing throughout the years has come to fruition and people actually like what you've been doing. And this is a great celebration.”
– Elizabeth Naumovsk, Caldwell Securities Ltd.

“What an incredible show. I didn't know what to expect tonight. And the amount of people that are out here from the industry, the fun, the events, uh, it has exceeded expectations.”

– Darren Morcom, The Morcom Wealth Management Group

"It's great to be recognized for the hard work you've been putting in all throughout, all these years. And you know all the process and all believing yourself. A motivation that you know what? It goes to show that if you put in the right work, and ethics, it pays off."

– German Pulido, ScotiaMcLeod

Why enter the Canadian Legal Awards

  • Build trusted credibility 
    Recognition signals quality and judgment to clients, recruits, and peers. 
  • Win more mandates 
    Stand out in pitches and RFPs with clear proof of excellence.
  • Attract and retain top talent
    Showcase a culture where great lawyers do their best work.
  • Raise your profile
    Gain high-visibility exposure across our platforms and event programming.
  • Benchmark with the best
    Measure your work against national peers and refine your strategy.
  • Celebrate your team
    Recognise the people behind the results and strengthen firm pride.
  • Turn recognition into results
    Leverage your shortlisting or win across marketing, BD, and client communications. 

What Makes the Canadian Legal Awards Unique?

  • Multi-Channel Media Exposure: Digital, print, and event coverage at every stage. 
  • Exclusive Access: Speaking, judging, and research opportunities for winners and finalists. 
  • Powerful Network: Direct connection to Canada’s leading legal professionals. 
  • VIP Networking Reception: Mingle with the nation’s top legal minds, industry influencers, and decision-makers at an exclusive, invitation-only pre-awards reception. 
  • Winners’ Showcase: Be featured in a special edition of Canadian Lawyer magazine and across our digital platforms, highlighting your achievements and sharing your story with the entire legal community.  

Don’t just celebrate excellence—elevate it.

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What awaits you: 

  • Main Stage: Dive into a robust agenda focused on the most pressing workforce issues and actionable strategies for success.
  • Directors Forum: An exclusive program for senior HR executives tackling enterprise-level challenges and opportunities.
  • Learning & Development Stage: Specialised sessions for L&D leaders looking to empower teams and drive continuous growth. 
  • HR Innovation Stage: Essential tech, zero hype. See what HR leaders are using to drive their business, people and culture forward.
  • Workshops: Level up your team with practical, interactive sessions

NEW for 2026!

Find your people. Connect with peers on the topics that matter most to you.

Step into action with our all-new themed discussion tables—built for leaders who want results now. These fast-paced, interactive sessions go beyond theory, delivering tactical conversations and proven takeaways you can put to work immediately. Choose from 90+ roundtables and workshops, each focused on real-world challenges and led by industry experts.

Key Themes Include:

  • What’s actually working with AI in HR right now
  • How to map skills for real workforce agility
  • Tactics for developing leaders who thrive through change
  • How to get ahead of new psychosocial risk rules
  • Real steps to make performance feedback continuous
  • Data-driven ways to attract and keep great talent
  • How to bake measurable inclusion into every HR process
  • Proving L&D ROI with metrics that matter
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16th September

Nominations Open

Start your journey to recognition! Submit your nominations from this date and help us celebrate outstanding achievements in our industry.

17th October

Nominations Close

Don’t miss your chance—this is the final day to submit nominations for consideration. Make sure your entries are in before the deadline!

8th December

Excellence Awardees Announced

Find out who made the shortlist! We’ll reveal the outstanding individuals and teams selected as Excellence Awardees.

12th March

New Zealand Mortgage Awards 2026

Join us for the main event, where winners will be announced and excellence across the industry will be celebrated.

2026 Sponsors

Legal Sponsor
Workshop Sponsor

2025 Sponsors

Venue

ICC Sydney

International Convention Centre, Sydney

14 Darling Drive
Sydney, NSW 2000
Website: iccsydney.com.au

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