Act now to spotlight the industry’s best advisers, brokerages, aggregators, lenders, BDMs and service providers
Don’t miss your chance to nominate the advisers, brokerages, aggregators, lenders, BDMs and service providers that have displayed unparalleled leadership over the past 12 months.
Nominations can be placed until 17 October, in anticipation for the cocktail event on Thursday, 12 March 2026. NZA is proudly hosting the 2026 NZMAs alongside event partner Liberty Financial, premium partner Success & Adviser, and a raft of award sponsors.
“The NZMAs play an important role in strengthening our mortgage industry,” said Aaron Skilton (pictured, below), chief executive of Liberty Financial New Zealand. “The event highlights the accomplishments of top performers while promoting best practices and setting new standards for the industry as it continues to grow and evolve.
Skilton is looking forward to another great evening following last year’s success. He called the NZMAs “a fantastic way for advisers to connect with their peers, fostering a sense of community that strengthens our collective impact”.
For Skilton, the NZMAs represent an opportunity for advisers to come together from across New Zealand to enhance professional development through shared stories and experiences.
“As the official event partner, Liberty is excited to continue supporting advisers and taking the mortgage industry to new heights.”
Silton congratulated all nominees for this well-earned recognition and looks forward to celebrating their outstanding achievements.
“It’s a pleasure to recognise excellence in the mortgage and finance sector, and acknowledge those helping to deliver better outcomes for customers.
“Advisers showed great resilience over the recent period and have positioned themselves for more growth going forward, signalling a bright future for the NZ mortgage industry.”
The following 20 awards are up for grabs:
- Success and Adviser Innovator of the Year
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CFML Loans Loan Administrator of the Year
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First Mortgage Trust New Adviser of the Year
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Commercial Mortgage Adviser of the Year
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Pepper Money Adviser of the Year – Residential
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Avanti Finance Adviser of the Year – Specialist Lending
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Xceda Adviser of the Year – Regional
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Link Financial Group Best Bank BDM
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NZFSG Best Specialist Lender BDM
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Best Aggregator BDM
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Newpark Home Loans Lifetime Achievement
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Finbase Lender of the Year (Major/Non-Major Bank)
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Specialist Lender of the Year
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Success and Adviser Regional Brokerage of the Year
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Bizcap Brokerage of the Year – Diversification
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Brokerage of the Year -1-5 staff
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Prospa Brokerage of the Year – 6+ staff
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Finsure New Zealand New Brokerage of the Year
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Basecorp Finance Best Customer Service of an Individual Office
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Aggregator of the Year
2025 winners included Pero Mortgages for Loan Administrator of the Year; The Mortgage Girls for Basecorp Finance Best Customer Service of an Individual Office; and Satyan Mehra, who swept up Commercial Mortgage Adviser, Avanti Finance Adviser of the Year – Specialist Lending, and Liberty Adviser of the Year.
View the judging criteria here. For ticket sales and general enquiries, please contact Bianca Tan at awards@keymedia.com.au.
