Celebrating digital marketing excellence

About the awards

Every quarter, we’ll be celebrating digital marketing excellence by awarding the top salesperson from each region around the country.

Winners will be seen and recognised as the best digital marketer in their region, each receiving a three month Suburb Ownership campaign on Trade Me Property in a suburb of their choice, a trophy and bragging rights, of course!

Key dates for 2025

Quarter 1

Eligibility period opens: 1 January 2025
Eligibility period ends: 31 March 2025

Quarter 2

Eligibility period opens: 1 April 2025
Eligibility period ends: 30 June 2025

Quarter 3

Eligibility period opens: 1 July 2025
Eligibility period ends: 30 September 2025

Quarter 4

Eligibility period opens: 1 October 2025
Eligibility period ends: 31 December 2025

Eligibility criteria

During each eligibility period, the salesperson with the highest overall listing engagement compared to the market in their region will win the award.

Overall listing engagement is calculated by combining total listing views and watchlist adds. The salesperson with the engagement percentage that is the highest compared to the market in that region will be the winner for that region.

Awards will be given to the top salesperson in each of the following regions: Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Hawkes Bay, Taranaki, Manawatū-Whanganui, Wellington, Nelson/Tasman, Marlborough, West Coast, Canterbury, Otago and Southland.

The awards are subject to our terms & conditions.

2025 - Quarter 1 winners

Auckland - Sven Higham

Bay of Plenty - Dee Gillard

Canterbury - Rod Cross

Gisborne - Simon Bousfield

Hawkes Bay - Caro Meo

Manawatu/Wanganui - Duncan Ashby & Kim Ahern

Marlborough - Georgia O'Malley

Nelson/Tasman - Alex Ridsdale

Northland - Alex Smits

Otago - Mark Reid

Southland - Leanne Sutherland & Dave Robinson

Taranaki - Shari Gilbert

Waikato - Richard Hartles

Wellington - Wayne Barton

West Coast - Sharon Elley

2024 - Quarter 4 winners

Auckland - James Doole

Bay of Plenty - Conrad Doyle

Canterbury - Nick Cowdy

Gisborne - Tom Harbott

Hawke's Bay - Connie Cawood

Manawatu/Wanganui - Rochelle Burton

Marlborough - Jeremy Ryan

Nelson/Tasman - Sharron Wetere

Northland - Tania Dunn

Otago - Cam Winter

Southland - Brendan Mason

Taranaki - Thomas Watt

Waikato - Kate Fielding

Wellington - Ben Atwill

West Coast - Shelley Bainbridge

2024 - Quarter 3 winners

Auckland - John Campbell

Bay of Plenty - Sharon Hall

Canterbury - Racheal Milne

Gisborne - Jenny Murray

Hawke's Bay - Tania Goldfinch

Manawatu/Wanganui - Jude & Jeff Sims

Marlborough - Janice Dreaver

Nelson/Tasman - Janice Emery

Northland - Peter Vink

Otago - Denise Casey

Southland - Rachel & Hayden

Taranaki - Emma Taylor

Waikato - Amanda Merrington

Wellington - Tim Clark

West Coast - Catherine McKenzie

2024 - Quarter 2 winners

Auckland - Steve Koerber

Bay of Plenty - Ryan Mulligan

Canterbury - Adam Heazlewood

Gisborne - Alan Thorpe

Hawke's Bay - Team Horne

Manawatu/Wanganui - Shona Howe

Marlborough - Lorraine Barrett

Nelson/Tasman - Grant Chaney

Northland - Sean Vercammen

Otago - Craig Palmer

Southland - Adam Love

Taranaki - Anna Straathof

Waikato - Kristen Gould

Wellington - Anne-Marie Durkin

West Coast - Deedee Daly

2024 - Quarter 1 winners

Auckland - Ross Hawkins

Bay of Plenty - Michael Allott

Canterbury - Peter Warren

Gisborne - Kerry Low

Hawke's Bay - Jacqui Taylor

Manawatu/Wanganui - Knud Bukholt

Marlborough - Will Porter

Nelson/Tasman - Ben Cooper

Northland - Brooke Gibson

Otago - Lawrence Peeters

Southland - Katie Davis

Taranaki - Darrell Paterson

Waikato - Belinda Sammons

Wellington - Sharalyn Fraser

West Coast - Julie Coll