{"id":3363,"date":"2014-10-03T08:11:01","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T20:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.exerciseindustryawards.co.nz\/?page_id=3363"},"modified":"2017-02-21T12:41:52","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T00:41:52","slug":"2014-finalists","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exerciseindustryawards.co.nz\/winners-2\/2014-winners\/2014-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"2014 Finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Finalists have been announced in the 2014 Exercise Industry Awards. \u00a0Judges have commented that a record number of entries have made 2014 an EXTREMELY competitive year. \u00a0A big congratulations to all who have been selected as finalists and the best the luck for the remainder of the judging process.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Facility Awards:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Club of the Year (over 1500 members):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Les Mills Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Anytime Fitness Shirley, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Les Mills Auckland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Club of the Year (between\u00a0<strong>501-1500<\/strong>\u00a0members), sponsored by Fitnessworks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\">Habit Vero, Auckland<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Jetts Fitness Taupo<\/li>\n<li>Habit Majestic, Wellington<\/li>\n<li>Contours Papanui, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Jetts Fitness Porirua<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Club of the Year (under 500 members):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\">Habit Evans Bay, Wellington<\/span><\/li>\n<li>The Heritage Health Club, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Habit Platinum, Wellington<\/li>\n<li>Pro Fit, Te Awamutu<\/li>\n<li>Corporate Wellness Solutions, Christchurch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Studio of the Year:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\">MICFIT, Christchurch<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Inshape Studio, Whangaparaoa<\/li>\n<li>Keri Ropati Weightloss and Fitness, Auckland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Supreme Club of the Year, sponsored by CYBEX:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Club of the Year is determined from the winners of the above four categories.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Individual Awards:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Personal Trainer of the Year, sponsored by AUT University:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\">Nathan Martin, Wellington<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Strini Naidoo, Tauranga<\/li>\n<li>Carol Pirika, Upper Hutt<\/li>\n<li>Matthew Norris, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Naomi van Jaarsveld, Hamilton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Up and Coming Personal Trainer of the Year, sponsored by New Zealand Fitness Magazine:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\">Hollie Pluck, Nelson<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Ruth Wilkinson, Queenstown<\/li>\n<li>Vicki Zumbraegel, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Courtney Durr, Wellington<\/li>\n<li>Simon Bowie, Christchurch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Gym Instructor of the Year:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\">Dylan McLaughlin, Auckland<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Julie Doak, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Matt Nash, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Barbara Joseph, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Jermaine Robinson, Hutt City<\/li>\n<li>Zusje Hooker, Christchurch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Small Group Trainer of the Year, <strong>sponsored by Fitnessworks<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\">Liam Deabill, Auckland<\/span><\/li>\n<li>James Stewart, Wellington<\/li>\n<li>Calvin Mitchell, Rotorua<\/li>\n<li>Kerry Johnson, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Matt Harrison, Whangarei<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Group Exercise &#8211; Freestyle Instructor of the Year, sponsored by OneMusic:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\">Al Neale, Christchurch<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Elena Ogle, Gisborne<\/li>\n<li>Mans Parsotam, Auckland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Group Exercise &#8211; Pre-choreographed Instructor of the Year, sponsored by Powermusic:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\">Al Tetevano, Lower Hutt<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Shane Taylor, Lower Hutt<\/li>\n<li>Natalee Levi, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Carolina Arias, Auckland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Club Support Staff Member of the Year, sponsored by Belle by Invivo Wines:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\">Paul Dunn, Christchurch<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Romina Veseli, Auckland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Student of the Year, sponsored by Les Mills New Zealand:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\">Hadassah Meadows, Southern Institute of Technology<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Samantha Bot, Fit College New Zealand<\/li>\n<li>Chanta Keesing, Wintec<\/li>\n<li>Joshua Randall, AUT &#8211; School of Sport and Recreation<\/li>\n<li>Joanna Smith, Fitnation NZ<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Education and Community Awards:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Educator of the Year, sponsored by Drug Free Sport:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\">Richard Greer &#8211; Southern Institute of Technology, Christchurch<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Rick White &#8211; cityfitness, Blenheim<\/li>\n<li>Lynne O&#8217;Malley &#8211; Waikato Institute of Technology, Hamilton<\/li>\n<li>Chantel Knox and Cat Keene &#8211; NRG Health and Fitness, Cromwell<\/li>\n<li>Neill Share &#8211; Jetts Fitness, Auckland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Innovation of the Year, sponsored by Eye Fitness:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\">Livfit Health, Auckland<\/span><\/li>\n<li>PT Success, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Sport Hawke\u2019s Bay \u2013 Kori Tinana Mo Nga Kaumatua Programme, Napier<\/li>\n<li>LES MILLS GRIT\u00ae<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<b>Recipients of the <\/b>Community Excellence Award, sponsored by Horleys:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 13px;\">Active in Age, New Plymouth<\/span><\/li>\n<li>NRG Health and Fitness, Cromwell<\/li>\n<li>Pregnancyexercise.co.nz, Nationwide<\/li>\n<li>Nordic Walking, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>West Wave Wellness, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>SomeBody Weigh Better, Nelson<\/li>\n<li>Sport Hawke\u2019s Bay \u2013 Kori Tinana Mo Nga Kaumatua Programme, Napier<\/li>\n<li>Livfit Health, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Activ8 Northland, Whangarei<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finalists have been announced in the 2014 Exercise Industry Awards. \u00a0Judges have commented that a record number of entries have made 2014 an EXTREMELY competitive year. \u00a0A big congratulations to all who have been selected as finalists and the best the luck for the remainder of the judging process. 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