New Zealand’s sporting icons dressed up in their finest to celebrate at the Halberg Awards last night in Auckland’s Vector Arena.
With celebrated athletes including Lydia Ko, Sophie Pascoe, Dame Valerie Adams and more in attendance, the annual ceremony had no shortage of Kiwi sports stars.
The Supreme Halberg Award went to Lisa Carrington, who won gold in the K1 200 and bronze in the K1 500 events in Brazil. The 27-year-old accepted the top trophy from 2000 Sydney Olympics single scull gold medallist, Rob Waddell.
Other finalists for the award this year included Lydia Ko, Luuka Jones and Dame Valerie Adams.
See more photos from the Halberg Awards 2017
All photos by Carmen Bird
Hamish and Marisa Carter
Lisa Carrington, Michael Buck
Eric Murray, Jackie Murray
Sudhir Lala, Joyce Samy
Courtney O’Brien, Luuka Jones
Andrew Little, Louisa Wall
Hamish Bond, Noel Donaldson, Eric Murray
Jordyn Brierley, Joseph Sullivan
Hamish Bond, Lizzie Bond
Richard Peebles, Suzanne Kitley
Natalie Charteris, Christina Turner
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Dillon and Nikki Boucher, Justin and Liz Bailey
Justin and Liz Bailey
Dillon and Nikki Boucher
Mahe and Juliette Drysdale
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Sophie Pascoe and Liam Malone
Steve and Tash Hansen
Sarah Walker, Monty Betham
Lydia Ko
Lydia Ko, Jan Rowsell
MC Kim, Lydia Ko, Hans Noe
Laura McGoldrick
Monty Betham, Lydia Ko, Sarah Walker
Lydia Ko
Bill English, Diane English, John Hart
Monty Betham and Kieran Read
Bill English and Lydia Ko
Peter Burling, Blair Tuke, Anthony Niterl, George Harper Jr, Andrew James
Eliza McCartney, Lukas Walton-Keim
Peter Burling, Blair Tuke
Hannah Hickling, Penny Ydgren
Jo Pascoe, Sophie Pascoe, Garry Pascoe
Lisa Curran, Sir Owen Glenn
Rosanne Ellis, Kerry Spackman
Bryan Williams and Lesley Williams
Laura McGoldrick, Sophie Pascoe, Lydia Ko and Sarah Walker
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