Nominee Booklet - 2023 Canterbury Awards of Excellence

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE
CANTERBURY 2023
NOMINEES

INTRODUCTION
The 2022 Canterbury Awards of Excellence
recognise the contribution of our amazing
members, from the grass-roots of Surf Life
Saving during
the 2022/2023 season.
Nominations are judged against the criteria
outlined for each award by a local Honours
and Awards Committee.
The winners of some categories of the local
Awards of Excellence will automatically
become finalists for the prestigious SLSNZ
National Awards of Excellence
to be held later in 2023.
Congratulations to all of our nominees. We
are incredibly proud and grateful for all
that you do and achieve.

CONTENTS
SURF SPORT AWARDS
Surf Official of the Year
The Shanks Family Event Guard of the Year
Coach of the Year
Allan Lee Team of the Year
The Leon "Flash" Peters Team of the Year (Large
Craft)
Te Onepoto Award for Junior Surf - Coaching
Te Onepoto Award for Junior Surf - Service
Sportsmale of the Year
Sportsfemale of the Year
LIFESAVING AWARDS
Regional Lifeguard of the Year
Beach Education Instructor the Year
Instructor/Examiner of the Year
Rescue of the Year
Rookie Lifeguard of the Year
Emerging Lifeguard of the Year
Patrol Support of the Year
Lifeguard of the Year
SUPREME AWARDS
Volunteer of the Year

SURF
SPORT
AWARDS

Surf Official of
the Year
The purpose of this award is to recognise a
member who has made an outstanding
contribution to the officiating of surf sports
competitions in the 2022/2023 season.
Nominees
Andrea Summerfield - Waikuku Beach
Daryl Poulsen - Spencer Park
Ian Rae - Taylors Mistake
Lance Cleeve - Waimairi
Stu Bryce - New Brighton
Tesimale Ah Kuoi - South Brighton

The Shanks Family
Event Guard of the
Year
The purpose of this award is to recognise a
member who has made an outstanding
contribution to the event guarding of surf sports
competitions in the 2022/2023 season.
Nominees
Doug Heaton - Waimairi
Jamie Lock - Taylors Mistake
Tim Harris - North Beach
Zavian Fletcher - New Brighton
Zeke De Gouw - Spencer Park

Coach of the
Year
The purpose of this award is to recognise a
member who has made an outstanding
contribution to the coaching of surf sport teams
and/or individuals in the 2022/2023 season.
Nominees
Ben Keys - Waimairi
Dave Smith - Taylors Mistake
Dean Le Warne - North Beach
Dylan Neal-Hill - Spencer Park
Logan Penrose - New Brighton
Malcolm MacDonald - South Brighton
Mark Robberds - Sumner
Tom Denman - Sumner

Allan Lee
Team of the Year
The purpose of this award is to recognise a team
who have achieved outstanding results in the
2022/2023 season.
Nominees
South Brighton Open Male Beach Relay
(Morgan Foster, George Reid, Mathieu Reid, Luca Mackenzie)
South Brighton Open Female Beach Relay
(Anna Manning, Ashleigh Archer, Annie O'Neill, Mihiroa Pauling)
Sumner Open Male Board Rescue
(Ben Isles, Jack Simmons)
Taylors Mistake Open Male Board Relay
(Conor Dempster, Flynn Hamilton, Taylor Chamberlain)

The Leon "Flash"
Peters
Team of the Year
The purpose of this award is to recognise a large
craft team who have achieved outstanding results
in the 2022/2023 season.
Nominees
New Brighton U23 Male Surf Boat Crew
(Isaac Davies, Liam Bunting, Cameron Long, James Kitchenman,
Lachland Hill, Logan Penrose)
North Beach U19 Female Canoe Crew
(Matilda Le Warne, Izzy McCone, Olivia Gainsford, Ana Schraa)
North Beach Open Male IRB Crew
(Zachary Fenwick-Bull, Brendan Hall)
Spencer Park U23 Male IRB Crew
(Zeke De Gouw, Liam Walker, Caleb Stewart, Emma Blackwell,
Greer Poulsen)
Sumner Open Female IRB Crew
(Kate Suter, Harakeke Mote, Sophie Berill)
Waimairi Open Male Canoe Crew
(Carl Righton, Mark Cresswell, Greg Shea, Josh Edmonds)

Te Onepoto Award for
Junior Surf Coaching
The purpose of this award is to recognise
coaching contribution to Junior Surf in the
2022/2023 season.
Nominees
Campbell Penrose - New Brighton
Elliot Duke - Taylors Mistake
Jack Watts - Rarangi
Josh Edmonds - Waimairi
Katie Hughes - Nelson
Luca Mackenzie - South Brighton
Myffy Roberts - Spencer Park
Sjaan Bowie - Sumner
Tim Harris - North Beach

Te Onepoto Award for
Junior Surf Service
The purpose of this award is to recognise service
and administration for Junior Surf in the
2022/2023 season.
Nominees
Amy Willcox - Spencer Park
Ben Quane - Sumner
Dean Le Warne - North Beach
Julie Jorgensen - South Brighton
Kathryn Newbery - Taylors Mistake
Katie Hughes - Nelson
Kirsty Cullen - New Brighton
Maia Smith - Waimairi

Sportsman of
the Year
The purpose of this award is to recognise a male
who has achieved outstanding results in
competition in the 2022/2023 season.
Nominees
Ben Cutler - Waimairi
Carl Tresfield - Sumner
Harrison Bentley - New Brighton
Louis Clark - Taylors Mistake
Morgan Foster - South Brighton
Taylor Chamberlain - Taylors Mistake
Thomas McIntyre - Spencer Park

Sportswoman of
the Year
The purpose of this award is to recognise a female
who has achieved outstanding results in
competition in the 2022/2023 season.
Nominees
Izzy McCone - North Beach
Lucy Stroud - Taylors Mistake
Kiera Hall - Sumner
Rosie Falcous - South Brighton
Stella Crossan - Spencer Park

LIFESAVING
AWARDS

Regional Lifeguard
of the Year
The purpose of this award is to recognise a
member who has made outstanding development
and enhancement of the Paid Lifeguard Service
capability within the local area during the
2022/2023 season.
Nominees
Jem Lilburne - Waimairi
Sophie Berrill - Sumner
William Simmons - Sumner

Beach Education
Instructor of the
Year
The purpose of this award is to recognise a
member who has made outstanding contribution
to the Beach Education Service in the Canterbury
Area throughout the 2022/2023 season.
Nominees
Alanah Fern - South Brighton
Gabriella de Latour - South Brighton
Grace Rowland - Taylors Mistake
Jem Lilburne - Waimairi
Keke Mote - Sumner

Instructor/Examiner
of the Year
The purpose of this award is to
recognise a member who has made an outstanding
contribution to the development and enhancement of
Surf Lifeguard capability within the local area during the
2022/2023 season, or a member who has made an
outstanding contribution to the local area examination
capability and has gone above and beyond
during the 2022/2023 season.
Nominees
Andrew MacFarlane - Waikuku Beach
Brendon Ferguson - Rarangi
Dean Le Warne - North Beach
Gabriella De Latour - South Brighton
Ian Rae - Taylors Mistake
Linda Poulsen - Spencer Park
Per Tonascia - Sumner
Rachael Cleeve - Waimairi

Rescue of the
Year
The purpose of this award is to recognise and reward
members involved in outstanding rescues
during the 2022/2023 season.
Nominees
Sumner SLSC - 12th November 2022
Spencer Park SLSC - 13th November 2022
New Brighton SLSC - 14th December 2022
Taylors Mistake SLSC - 3rd February 2023
Rarangi SLSC - 2nd March 2023
Taylors Mistake SLSC - 11th March 2023

Rookie Lifeguard
of the Year
The purpose of this award is to recognise a rookie
lifeguard who has made outstanding contribution to their
training and becoming a lifeguard during the 2022/2023
season.
Nominees
Alexander Williams - Waimairi
Fenix Raasch - Spencer Park
Hannah Gard - Taylors Mistake
Isaac Richardson - Waikuku Beach
Jessica Borcherds - New Brighton
Ruby Marshall - Rarangi
Tyler Lodge - South Brighton
Zara Harrington - Sumner

Emerging Lifeguard
of the Year
The purpose of this award is to recognise an emerging
lifeguard who has made outstanding contribution and
showing leadership traits of an advanced lifeguard during
the 2022/2023 season.
Nominees
Aggie Weston - Taylors Mistake
Grace Costello - Waimairi
Harrison Bentley - New Brighton
Jack Watts - Rarangi
Jessica Macdonald - Spencer Park
Lochie Ellison - Sumner
Markus Jorgensen - South Brighton
Olivia Gainsford - North Beach
Tiah Stanton - Nelson
Tomos Brooks - Waikuku Beach

Patrol Support
of the Year
The purpose of this award is to recognise an emerging
lifeguard who has made outstanding contribution and
showing leadership traits of an advanced lifeguard during
the 2021/2022 season.
Nominees
Mike Smith - Taylors Mistake
Peter Drake - Waikuku Beach
Riki Fahey - North Beach

Lifeguard
of the Year
The purpose of this award is to recognise a member who
has made an outstanding contribution to the delivery and
development of drowning prevention services for SLSNZ. It
is aimed at active Surf Lifeguards undertaking lifeguarding
duties in the 2022/2023 season.
Nominees
Courtney Moir - Nelson
Dean Le Warne - North Beach
Gary Rowse - Rarangi
Isaac Davies - New Brighton
Jesse Webb - Waimairi
Lucy Stroud - Taylors Mistake
Per Tonascia - Sumner
Riley Stewart - Spencer Park
Stella Reid - South Brighton

SUPREME
AWARDS

Volunteer
of the Year
The purpose of this award is to recognise an
outstanding member who has made a significant volunteer
contribution to enhancing Surf Lifesaving
within their local area during the 2022/2023 season.
Nominees
Brendon Ferguson - Rarangi
Craig Goldsmith - Taylors Mistake
Lachlan Hill - New Brighton
Matt Sheppard - South Brighton
Noah Hosie - Nelson
Phil Straver - North Beach
Todd Robertson - Waimairi
Troy Reed - Spencer Park