The annual event takes place 12 March 2026 in Auckland
It's that time of year again: The New Zealand Mortgage Awards are back on the radar.
The Excellence Awardees, aka finalists, for the 2026 New Zealand Mortgage Awards — a Key Media production — are now out. With 21 awards up for grabs and a standout line-up of the finest residential and commercial mortgage advisers, lenders, aggregators, business development managers, brokerages, loan administrators and service providers in the competition, this year's event is shaping up to be one of the hottest yet.
The annual event celebrates New Zealand’s top mortgage broking and financial advice professionals from the past year. Awards range across a variety of categories including the Commercial Mortgage Adviser of the Year award, the Best Aggregator award, the Brokerage of the Year award and more.
The details
The cocktail-style gala will take place on Thursday, 12 March 2026 at the Auckland War Memorial Museum.
Liberty Financial will once again act as event partner, with Success & Adviser acting as the premium partner.
Ahead of the night of nights for the mortgage broking industry, NZ Adviser is delighted to announce this year’s excellence awardees.
2026 Excellence Awardees
Adviser Awards
Pepper Money Adviser of the Year — Residential award
Excellence Awardees:
Alex Wang, Alex Wang Consulting
Alexander McAlpine, Vega Mortgages
Andrew Smillie, Personalised Mortgages
Ben Mune, Ascend Financial Services
Cameron Muggeridge, Loan Market Central
Dimuthu Liyanage, Taprobane Finance
Jamie Sanderson, Jamie & Co
Michelle Isemonger, Loan Market Team Patten
Nicole Keane, Priority Home Loans
Paul Yang, Star Mortgage
Xceda Adviser of the Year — Regional award
Excellence Awardees:
Claire Williamson, My Mortgage
Connor Ward, Financing Futures
Danny Blackman, Vega Mortgages
Danny Wilson, HVA Finance
Jen Taylor, Taylored Mortgages
Matthew Gardner, MG Finance
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
Avanti Finance Adviser of the Year — Specialist Lending award
Excellence Awardees:
Angela Downie, Platinum Mortgages New Zealand
Evan Zeng, Star Mortgage
Nishat Zubair, Max Mortgages
Satyan Mehra, iConsult
Commercial Mortgage Adviser award
Excellence Awardees:
Blair Cooper, Float Financial Advisors
Cameron Muggeridge, Loan Market Central
Jeff Kerwin, Nest Home Loans
Kevin Miles, Vega
Matt Evans, Squirrel
Nathan Miglani, Squirrel Mortgages - South
Ollie Mellsop, Squirrel
Rob Noble-Beasley, Vega
Satyan Mehra, iConsult
CFML Loans Loan Administrator of the Year award
Excellence Awardees:
Alejandro Wong, Mortgagehq
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
First Mortgage Trust New Adviser of the Year award
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
Vijay Gounder, Loan Market Central
BDM Awards
Link Financial Group Best Bank BDM award
Excellence Awardees:
Steph Leeson, Westpac
NZFSG Best Specialist Lender BDM award
Excellence Awardees:
Alex Russell, Scotpac
Harriet Wright, Avanti Finance
Huia Manuel, Prospa NZ
Jono Singh, First Mortgage Trust
Mark Nolan, Avanti Finance
Best Aggregator BDM award
Excellence Awardees:
Charlotte Ireland, Mike Pero Mortgages
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
Brokerage Awards
Basecorp Finance Best Customer Service of an Individual Office award
Excellence Awardees:
CM Financial Advisers
iConsult
KHL Finance
Loan Market Central
NZHL Whangārei
Platinum Mortgages New Zealand
Priority Home Loans
Roost
The Mortgage Girls
Vega Mortgages
Brokerage of the Year – 1 to 5 staff award
Excellence Awardees:
Alex Wang Consulting
Genesis Mortgages
iConsult
Jamie & Co.
Matthew Dawe Mortgages
Mortgage Suite
MortgageGPT
Platinum Mortgages New Zealand
Sandeep Khanna Mortgages
Prospa Brokerage of the Year — 6+ staff award
Excellence Awardees:
All Season Mortgage
Blueprint Finance
Everbright Finance
Link Advisory
Loan Market Central
Loan Market Team Patten
Opes Mortgages
Priority Home Loans
The Mortgage Girls
Youm
Bizcap Brokerage of the Year — Diversification award
Excellence Awardees:
CM Financial Advisers
Taprobane Finance
Success & Adviser Regional Brokerage of the Year award
Excellence Awardees:
Taylored Mortgages
Tazmeen Khan Financial Services
The Finance Team
YMT - Your Mortgage Team
Finsure New Zealand New Brokerage of the Year award
Excellence Awardees:
All Seasons Mortgage
F M Northshore
Genesis Mortgages
Mortgage Life trading as MortgageLife
Prime Mortgage
Success & Adviser Innovator of the Year award
Excellence Awardees:
CM Financial Advisers
Float Financial Advisors via Afterburner AI
Kiwi Adviser Network
NZ Mobile Mortgages
Vega Mortgages
Aggregator Awards
Blossum Aggregator of the Year award
Excellence Awardees:
Astute Financial Management
Finsure NZ
Kiwi Adviser Network
Link Financial Group
Mike Pero Mortgages
Liberty
Pepper Money
Prospa NZ
Zagga
National Awards
Liberty Adviser of the Year award
*** The national awards category is not open for nominations. This award recognises the most outstanding adviser in New Zealand. The excellence awardees in this category are drawn from the winners of the below individual adviser categories, which will be announced on the awards night:
- Commercial Mortgage Adviser
- Adviser of the Year – Residential
- Adviser of the Year – Specialist Lending
- Adviser of the Year – Regional
