{"id":5815,"date":"2018-10-04T18:11:53","date_gmt":"2018-10-04T06:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.exerciseindustryawards.co.nz\/?page_id=5815"},"modified":"2018-12-06T08:35:56","modified_gmt":"2018-12-05T20:35:56","slug":"2018-finalists","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/exerciseindustryawards.co.nz\/2018-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Congratulations!<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>The winner of each category will be announced at the annual Exercise Industry Awards Dinner on 24 November 2018 at the Grand Millenium Hotel, Auckland.<\/p>\n<p>All finalists are listed in alphabetical order.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Facility Categories<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Chain \/ Group Facility of the Year &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>For facilities that are part of a larger chain or group. -Sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrgfitness.co.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NRG Fitness<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cityfitness &#8211; 3 Kings, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Cityfitness &#8211; Willis St, Wellington<\/li>\n<li>Les Mills New Lynn, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Stanmore Bay Leisure Centre, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>YMCA at Lynfield Youth &amp; Leisure, Auckland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Independent Facility of the Year &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>For facilities that are stand-alone businesses. -Sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fitnessworks.co.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fitnessworks<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ABSolute Health and Fitness, Dunedin<\/li>\n<li>Huddle Group Fitness, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Iron Hood Fitness, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Peak Fitness and Health, Hawkes Bay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Franchise Facility of the Year &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>For facilities that are part of a franchise.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anytime Fitness Cashmere, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Anytime Fitness Shirley, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Anytime Fitness Rangiora, Canterbury<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Studio of the Year &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Studios and specialist facilities.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adapted Yoga and Pilates, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>FXU VIBE, Wellington<\/li>\n<li>Mind Body Movement, Whakatane<\/li>\n<li>Studio Glow, Hamilton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Supreme Club of the Year &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>The best of the best.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Selected from the winners of the above 3 categories.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Individuals Awards Categories<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Personal Trainer of the Year &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Finalists in this category attend\u00a0the live judging event on Friday 23 November. &#8211; Sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aut.ac.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AUT University<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Claire Bellingham, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Dan Hardie, Wellington<\/li>\n<li>Freya Thomson, Palmerston North<\/li>\n<li>Ginera Ozich-Linton, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Matt McKay, Dunedin<\/li>\n<li>Naz Spencer, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Ngarama Milner-Olsen, Wellington<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Up and Coming Personal Trainer of the Year &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>For Personal Trainers in business for less than two years. Finalists in this category attend\u00a0the live judging event on Friday 23 November. -Sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchfitness.co.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CatchFitness<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ben Marvin, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Ben Means, Wellington<\/li>\n<li>Hayley Rapson, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Jane Williams, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Kelly MacDonald, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Radley Harahap, Dunedin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Small Group Trainer of the Year &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Personal trainers who lead small group training sessions.\u00a0Finalists in this category attend\u00a0the live judging event on Friday 23 November. -Sponsored by <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fitnessworks.co.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fitnessworks<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Boris Belmar, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Calvin Mitchell, Rotorua<\/li>\n<li>Karen Hulston, Canterbury<\/li>\n<li>Reece McCaffrey, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Vanessa Warren, Christchurch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Group Exercise Instructor of the Year &#8211;<\/strong><strong> Pre-Choreographed\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Instructors teaching pre-choreographed classes. -Sponsored by\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.onemusicnz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OneMusic<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Helen Suckling, Wellington<\/li>\n<li>Julie Bish, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Kelly Hadwin, Auckland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Group Exercise Instructor of the Year &#8211; Own\u00a0Choreography &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Instructors teaching freestyle group exercise classes. -Sponsored by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.onemusicnz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.powermusic.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PowerMusic<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Julia Ryder, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Michelle Cross, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Roxanne Flawn, Christchurch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>MindBody\u00a0Teacher of the Year &#8211;<\/strong>This category includes Yoga, Pilates but can be any class style that incorporates extensive principles of mind-body philosophy. -Sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.couragemylove.co.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Courage my Love<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jase Te Patu, Wellington<\/li>\n<li>Mans Parsotam, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Pooja Maddela, Auckland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Outstanding Support Award &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Individuals working in a support role in an organisation or a facility.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Charmaine Aitken, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Kate Maxwell, Canterbury<\/li>\n<li>Michelle Cross, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Tabassum Razi, Auckland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Community Excellence Award &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Individuals or organisation offering exercise to populations that may normally find exercise difficult to access.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FXU VIBE for Chronic Illness, Wellington<\/li>\n<li>Instinctive Fitness Community Work, Rotorua<\/li>\n<li>Seeding Yoga in Schools, Wellington<\/li>\n<li>Soaringwords with Zumba at Wilson Home, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Your Way Wellbeing \/ Wellbeing &#8211; Your Way, Hamilton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Programme Excellence Award &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Programmes involving exercise nutrition or other lifestyle interventions. -Sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ptlab.co.nz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PTLAB<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Farm Boot Camp, Canterbury<\/li>\n<li>Nats Levi Challenge, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Running Hot Coaching Hawkes Bay<\/li>\n<li>Gold Fit at YMCA Auckland, Auckland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Innovation Award\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>A programme that is either a new idea or adds a\u00a0unique angle onto an existing concept. &#8211; Sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.activemgmt.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Active Management<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Circuband<\/li>\n<li>Human Weapon Self Defence, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Safari Fitness (Wild New Zealand), Rotorua<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Educator of the Year &#8211; <\/strong>A\u00a0person supporting or training exercise professionals in a lecturing mentoring or presenting role.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jesse Laughton, Wellington<\/li>\n<li>Joe Waide, Wanaka<\/li>\n<li>Mark Hurdle, Christchurch<\/li>\n<li>Wendy Sweet, Hamilton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Student of the Year &#8211; Sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lesmills.co.nz\">Les Mills New Zealand\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Calah Stuart &#8211; Wintec, Hamilton<\/li>\n<li>Olivia Bradley &#8211; FitCollege, Masterton<\/li>\n<li>Paul Starck &#8211; AUT, Auckland<\/li>\n<li>Raphael Sa&#8217;u &#8211; UCOL &#8211; Palmerston North<\/li>\n<li>Sef Lelei Mekuala &#8211; NZIHF<\/li>\n<li>Seth McConchie &#8211; Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, Tauranga<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Special Awards<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The following awards are selected directly by the organisation and are not open for entry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exercise Association of NZ\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals Award\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Skills Active Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations! The winner of each category will be announced at the annual Exercise Industry Awards Dinner on 24 November 2018 at the Grand Millenium Hotel, Auckland. All finalists are listed in alphabetical order. 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