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].