Nominations can be placed until 17 October, with the cocktail event scheduled for 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 following 20 awards are up for grabs:


Success and Adviser Innovator of the Year



CFML Loans Loan Administrator of the Year



First Mortgage Trust New Adviser of the Year



Commercial Mortgage Adviser of the Year



Pepper Money Adviser of the Year – Residential



Avanti Finance Adviser of the Year – Specialist Lending



Xceda Adviser of the Year – Regional



Link Financial Group Best Bank BDM



NZFSG Best Specialist Lender BDM



Best Aggregator BDM



Newpark Home Loans Lifetime Achievement



Finbase Lender of the Year (Major/Non-Major Bank)



Specialist Lender of the Year



Success and Adviser Regional Brokerage of the Year



Bizcap Brokerage of the Year – Diversification



Brokerage of the Year -1-5 staff



Prospa Brokerage of the Year – 6+ staff



Finsure New Zealand New Brokerage of the Year



Basecorp Finance Best Customer Service of an Individual Office



Aggregator of the Year


2025 winners included Eugene Bartsaikin, managing director of Twine Financial Advisers, for Pepper Money Adviser of the Year – Residential; Blueprint Finance for Finsure New Zealand New Brokerage of the Year; and First Mortgage Trust for Non-Bank Lender of the Year.

View the judging criteria here. For ticket sales and general enquiries, please contact Bianca Tan at [email protected].