{"id":1737,"date":"2012-10-31T12:57:44","date_gmt":"2012-10-31T00:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.exerciseindustryawards.co.nz\/"},"modified":"2017-02-21T12:39:04","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T00:39:04","slug":"2012-finalists","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exerciseindustryawards.co.nz\/winners-2\/2012-winners\/2012-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"2012 Finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a list of FINALISTS in the 2012 Exercise Industry Awards, listed in random order. \u00a0 \u00a0(updated 6 November 2012)<\/p>\n<p>Winners will be announced at the Exercise Industry Awards Dinner on 24 November 2012.<\/p>\n<p>Feedback on entries will be provided to all entrants once the award winners have been announced. \u00a0This is expected to be mid December 2012.<\/p>\n<h2>COMMUNITY &amp; EDUCATION AWARDS<\/h2>\n<h3>Horley\u2019s \u2013 Community<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Activ8 Northland, Whangarei<\/li>\n<li>Arena Gym, Napier<\/li>\n<li>Fitness Whanau, Wellington<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Corporate Initiative<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Auckland Regional Women&#8217;s Correctional Facility, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Activ8 Northland, Whangarei<\/li>\n<li>Bene-fit, Auckland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Lecturer of the Year<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Richard Greer, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Ruth Naidoo, Auckland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Fitness Mentor<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Joe Laiman, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Phillipa Batts, Auckland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Schools<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Sue Twomey &#8211; New Zealand Competitive Aerobics Federation, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Fit &amp; Well, Auckland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>SPECIAL AWARDS<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Skills Active Award<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>NZ Register of Exercise Professionals Award<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>Fitness New Zealand Award<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each of these awards are directly given to an individual so there are no finalists in these categories.<\/p>\n<h3>Peoples Choice Award<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Taryn Higgan, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Laurinda Howarth, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Sonya Robinson, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Di Lauder, Queenstown<\/li>\n<li>Richard McKinlay, Dunedin<\/li>\n<li>Susan Baxter, Dunedin<\/li>\n<li>Mish McCormack, Wellington<\/li>\n<li>Cath Gibson, Napier<\/li>\n<li>Mike Ansari, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Anna van Gorp, Dunedin<\/li>\n<li>James Stewart, Wellington<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>INDIVIDUAL AWARDS<\/h2>\n<h3>Group Exercise \u2013 Pre-Choreographed<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Jean Scott, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Brent Edwards, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Jodie Preston, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Tauvaga Siolo, Auckland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Group Exercise \u2013 Freestyle<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Brent Edwards, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Elly McGuinness, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Strini Naidoo, Auckland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Small Group Training<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Carol Cooper, Nelson<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Susan Birch, Rotorua<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ben Whittingham, Whangarei<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>AUT University \u2013 Gym Instructor of the Year<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Repaio Petero, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Robyn Profitt, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Taryn Higgan, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Gilly Voss, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Rebecca Jones, Napier<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Bella &#8211; Outstanding Support<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Amy McLean, Hamilton<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Michelle Olds, Auckland<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Shiree Darroch, Napier <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kate Churcher, Auckland<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Up and Coming Personal Trainer of the Year<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Jasmine Wren, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Alice Richards, Dunedin<\/li>\n<li>Ginaya Chaston, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Laurinda Howarth, Auckland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>FitnessLife Magazine \u2013 Personal Trainer of the Year<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Karlene Urlich, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Bronwyn Adams-Hooper, Darfield<\/li>\n<li>Raewyn Ng, Wellington<\/li>\n<li>Stacey Hancock, Hamilton<\/li>\n<li>James Stewart, Wellington<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>FACILITY AWARDS<\/h2>\n<h3>APRA\/PPNZ \u2013 Facility Sight and Sound Award<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Tepid Baths, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Habit Evans Bay, Wellington<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>FitnessWorks, Innovation Award<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Limit Zero, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>cityfitness, Nationwide<\/li>\n<li>Les Mills Christchurch, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Activ8 Northland, Whangarei<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Exercise Studio<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Activ8 Northland, Whangarei<\/li>\n<li>Form Fitness, Christchurch,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Club of the Year (under 500 Members)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Results Room, Wellington<\/li>\n<li>Marina Fitness, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>TrueFit, Rotorua<\/li>\n<li>Habit Platinum &#8211; 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