I didn't want to hijack the Richie McCaw 'New Zealander of the Year' thread, so I've stared another one to discuss Tonight's Halberg Awards.
Catergoires as below:
High Performance Sport New Zealand Sportswoman of the Year
- Lauren Boyle (Swimming)
- Linda Villumsen (Cycling)
- Lisa Carrington (Canoeing)
- Lydia Ko (Golf)
High Performance Sport New Zealand Sportsman of the Year
- Dan Carter (Rugby)
- Danny Lee (Golf)
- Kane Williamson (Cricket)
- Scott Dixon (Motorsport)
Microsoft Surface Team Of The Year
- All Blacks (Rugby)
- Blackcaps (Cricket)
- Mens 49er's Peter Burling and Blair Tule (Sailing)
- Men's Pair Hamish Bond and Eric Murray (Rowing)
Coach of the Year
- Gordan Walker (Lisa Carrington Coach, canoeing)
- Hamish Willcox (Peter Burling and Blair Tuke coach, sailing)
- Mike Hesson (Blackcaps coach, cricket)
- Steve Hansen (All Blacks coach, rugny)
Halberg Disability Sport Foundation Disabled Sportsperson of the Year
- Corey Peters (Para skiing)
- Michael Johnson (Para-shooting)
- Nikita Howarth (Para-swimming)
- Sophie Pascoe (Para-swimming)
The above categories winners are then eligible for the overall Halberg Award.
More information about the Halberg Awards here:
http://www.halbergawards.co.nz/
And a list of Past winners here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halberg_awards
All nominees are very deserving, it's going to interesting to watch to see who wins. Either way, it will be sure to create a lot of discussion.