2023 Taranaki Sports Awards Results

The celebration of our sporting and active communities featured 13 categories spanning individuals volunteers, clubs, teams and coaches.

Winners were announced at our Awards dinner on 17 November at The Devon Hotel, taking into account the achievement period of 1 October 2022 - 30 September 2023.

The 2023 Taranaki Sports Awards winners are:

• Silks Audit Chartered Accountants Ltd: Sportsperson: Zoe Hobbs (Athletics)
• The Floatation Sanctuary: Senior Sportswoman: Zoe Hobbs (Athletics)
• Business Distributors Limited (BDL): Senior Sportsman: Jack Jordan (Wood Chopping)   
• New Plymouth Physiotherapy: Senior Sports Team: Speed Golf Team (Jamie Reid & Robin Smith)  
• QP Sport Protection: Junior Sportswoman: Briar Atkinson (Bowls)
• Taranaki Secondary School Sports Association: Junior Sportsman Oscar Goodman (Basketball)
• TimberCo: Junior Sports Team U17 Taranaki Girls Basketball Team
• OurCloud: Masters: Shorty Clark (Triathlon)
• WR Phillips:  Coach: : Nigel Cash (Athletics)
• McDonald Real Estate Ltd: Game Official Anna Marie Keighley (Football)
• Clelands Construction: Volunteer Sandy Phear (Netball)
• CMK Chartered Accountants: Club: Gymnastica Gym Club Inc

Sport Taranaki: Impact Award Recipients

• Lucinda Searle (Golf)
• Wayne Holdt (Yachting)
• Sharlee Mareikura (Rugby League)
• Zoe Kensington (Basketball & Touch)
• Maurice Shaw (Cricket)

TSSSA Service to Secondary School Sport Award Recipients

• Andrew Chubb- NPGHS (Football)
• Karen Eliason – NPGHS (Netball)
• Janine Wilton-Daley - Taranaki Diocesan School

Hall of Fame Inductees

• Grant Moorhead (Golf)
• Jarrad Martin (Softball)