Revealed: The winners of the 2024 New Zealand Mortgage Awards

In the fabulous surroundings of the historic Auckland War Memorial Museum, the winners of the 2024 New Zealand Mortgage Awards have been announced.

A crowd of around 300 attended at the cocktail-style event, in what is fast becoming the favourite night on the industry calendar and the only one which honours the best in the business from across the country. 

It was a night of celebration for the nation’s hard-working and skilled mortgage advisers, lenders, aggregators, BDMs, brokerages, and loan administrators. 

The MC was journalist Wilhelmina Shrimpton and attendees were treated to a stunning performance from Haka the Legend, and later the crowd to the dance to the sounds of DJ Phoebe Falconer.

Awards were handed out in 16 categories, with the winners chosen from 87 excellence awardees (finalists).

The national award, Liberty Adviser of the Year, went to Laura te Kaat of The Mortgage Girls. This award was chosen from the winners of four adviser categories – commercial, residential, specialist lending and regional.

Te Kaat (pictured above centre) also won Pepper Money Adviser of the Year – Residential.

It proved to be a big night for Christchurch brokerage The Mortgage Girls, winning Resimac Home Loans Best Customer Service of an Individual Office and also Prospa Brokerage of the Year – 6+ staff.

Other multiple award-winners were Satyan Mehra (pictured above left) of iConsult, who was a joint winner of Avanti Finance Adviser of the Year – Specialist Lending, along with Danielle Happy of First Rate Mortgages.

Mehra’s brokerage iConsult also won the Basecorp Finance Brokerage of the Year – 1 to 5 staff award.

Tella (New Zealand) won two brokerage awards – Finsure New Zealand New Brokerage of the Year and Innovator of the Year.

Mike Pero Mortgages - Wanaka, Queenstown & Southland won Regional Brokerage of the Year.

In the mortgage adviser categories, Ben Mune (pictured above right) of Ascend Financial Services was awarded First Mortgage Trust New Adviser of the Year, while the Commercial Mortgage Adviser award went to Gus Evans from Spring Loans.

Leigh Bradley of The Home Loan Collective won Loan Administrator of the Year.

The Link Financial Group BDM of the Year (Banks, Non-banks, Aggregators) went to Warwick Slow from Kiwi Adviser Network.

In the lender awards, Westpac won Lender of the Year (Major/Non-Major Bank), while Non-Bank Lender of the Year went to Avanti Finance.

It was a tie in the Aggregator of the Year, with Kiwi Adviser Network and New Zealand Financial Services Group (NZFSG) both winners.

The NZMAs were hosted by NZ Adviser and Key Media and enjoyed the incredible support of event partner Liberty, and sponsors Avanti Finance, Basecorp Finance, Finsure New Zealand, First Mortgage Trust, Link Financial Group, NZFSG, Pepper Money, Prospa and Resimac.

You can find a list of all the winners below or at the New Zealand Mortgage Awards website.

Adviser awards

Pepper Money Adviser of the Year – Residential:
Winner: Laura te Kaat, The Mortgage Girls

NZFSG Adviser of the Year – Regional:
Winner: Claire Williamson, My Mortgage

Avanti Finance Adviser of the Year – Specialist Lending:
Winners: Danielle Happy, First Rate Mortgages, and Satyan Mehra, iConsult

Commercial Mortgage Adviser:
Winner: Gus Evans, Spring Loans

Loan Administrator of the Year:
Winner: Leigh Bradley, The Home Loan Collective

First Mortgage Trust New Adviser of the Year:
Winner: Ben Mune, Ascend Financial Services

BDM awards

Link Financial Group BDM of the Year (Banks, Non-banks, Aggregators):
Winner: Warwick Slow, Kiwi Adviser Network

Brokerage awards

Resimac Home Loans Best Customer Service of an Individual Office:
Winner: The Mortgage Girls

Basecorp Finance Brokerage of the Year – 1 to 5 staff:
Winner: iConsult

Prospa Brokerage of the Year – 6+ staff:
Winner: The Mortgage Girls

Regional Brokerage of the Year:
Winner: Mike Pero Mortgages - Wanaka, Queenstown & Southland   

Finsure New Zealand New Brokerage of the Year:
Winner: Tella (New Zealand)

Innovator of the Year:
Winner: Tella (New Zealand)

Aggregator award

Aggregator of the Year:
Winners: Kiwi Adviser Network and New Zealand Financial Services Group (NZFSG)

Lender Awards

Lender of the Year (Major/Non Major Bank):
Winner: Westpac Aotearoa

Non-Bank Lender of the Year:
Winner: Avanti Finance

National award

Liberty Adviser of the Year Award:
Winner: Laura te Kaat, The Mortgage Girls

Finalists for this award were the winners of the Commercial Mortgage Adviser, Adviser of the Year – Residential, Adviser of the Year – Specialist Lending and Adviser of the Year – Regional award categories.

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