Ford New Zealand Rural Sports Awards Nomination

2025 Nomination Form

NOMINATION & JUDGING GUIDELINES

Size of the field, what was the experience level, any notable or international competitors.
Prior to 2025. Please note if the achievement was a Regional, National or International competition. Include dates, if it was the sports pinnacle event and any national or world records broken or set.
Drag & Drop Files, Choose Files to Upload You can upload up to 50 files.
Please include photos as an individual rather than a group and should be participating in their sport (minimum of 5 photos) (max file size: 50MB)
Drag & Drop Files, Choose Files to Upload
Optional requirement, this maybe used for highlighting finalist’s achievements at the Awards Dinner (max file size – 128MB)
Courtesy Ford Lifetime Legacy Award Info. Please skip if not applying for this award
Please include an indication of when their efforts and achievements took place ie. decades/years.
TAB Outstanding Contribution to New Zealand Rural Sports Award Info – (note contribution should have occurred in 2024) Please skip if not applying for this award
Please include an indication of when their efforts and achievements took place ie. decades/years.
Nominee Confirmation
Please supply an email, phone number or both.
CONDITIONS & INFORMATION Nominations close at 5pm, 24 January 2026. 

Our judging panel will select the finalists and recipients of each award. The judging panel’s decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered.  The finalists will be required to attend the awards ceremony; flights, accommodation and tickets will be covered through the generosity of sponsors.  If you have any questions about nominations, please contact [email protected]. 

The Ford New Zealand Rural Sports Awards will be announced on Friday, 7 March 2025, at Silks Lounge, Awapuni Racing Centre 6pm until late. DRESS: Cocktail.