2026 Awards
The nominations for the 2026 are now been sought by each region.
A panel of judges (Grand Masters) will vote to determine the winners in each category. The results will be announced at the National Tournament and published below - winners in red.
See our honours List for details of the special awards presented this year.
The 2025 National Tournament started with two special presentations.
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Gup Student of the Year
Auckland North: Richard Jagape (Warrior)
Counties Manukau: Helen Khiev (Paul M Papakura)
Wellington: Chris Chong (Berhampore) |
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Dan Student of the Year
Auckland North: Wei Loong Cheng (Jungshin Glenfield)
Counties Manukau: Carmen Yip (Paul M Papakura)
Midlands: Oliver Nasr (Hwa Rang Tauranga)
Wellington: Sam Young (Khandallah) |
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Instructor of the Year
Auckland North: Matthew Davey (Jungshin Glenfield)
Counties Manukau: Master Mahesh Bhana (Eastern ITF Pakuranga)
Wellington: Andy Wong (Legacy) |
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Club of the Year
Auckland North: Warrior TKD
Counties Manukau: Paul M Papakura
Wellington: Khandallah |
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Sports Person of the Year
Counties Manukau: DJ Iotua (Paul M Papakura)
Wellington: Hayley Young (Khandallah) |
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Junior Sports person of the Year
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Outstanding Official of the year
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Presidents Award
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Each region nominates a single entrant for the following awards.
Dan Student Criteria
- Participation in events, regionally and nationally, as a competitor or official
- Achievements in gradings and/or tournaments
- Contribution to their club eh instructing, administration etc
- Contribution to the greater community, if any, like outside interests or community service etc
- Other relevant achievements
Gup Student Criteria
- Grading results over the past year
- Attendance at events
- Qualifications gained
- Contribution to the greater community if any, like outside interests or community service etc
- Other relevant achievements
Instructor Criteria
- Grading results of students averaged out
- All instructor qualifications current
- Instructors personal achievements/changes for the year if any
Club Criteria
- Club growth/changes (Difference between registered members previous Awards year)
- Student achievements/attendance at any event, including camps and tournaments
- Supporting Community, Social and environmental initiatives through club participation.
Junior Sports person
This category is based on competition results at regional events, prior year Nationals, Stars Series and international placing.
Sports person
This category is based on competition results at regional events, prior year Nationals, Stars Series and international placing.
Nominations
Each Region will nominate one person for each available category that is not the sole responsibility of an advisory group or Board. Regions may only nominate one person per category.
Regional Directors are responsible for managing the nominations process. It is up to the regions to decide how nominations will be received.
Regions can determine the final voting process to select their category nominations.
The dates for each nomination period will be from the 1st of April the previous year to the 31st March of the current year. Any other information included will not be considered as part of the nomination.
Each Region’s nominations shall include a description of each category nominee’s achievements, being no longer than three paragraphs and include a digital head and shoulders photo of the nominee.
