The ABC Excellence Awards recognise top-performing business brokers and teams across New Zealand.
Here is the full list of winners from the 2026 awards.
Momentum and Marketing Awards
Highest Volume of ECAs — Shaun Khanna
Highest Volume of Sales — Linda Harley
Best Self Promotion — Peter Nola
Best Hi Viz Video — Ricky Cockerill & Mat Nicolson
Business Executive Support Team Regional Broker of the Year — Steve Davey
Business Executive Support Team Auckland Broker of the Year — Angus Rodwell
Lister of the Year — Angela Zhu
Deal of the Year — Ben Smith & Daren Leng
100 Club (New Entrants) — Steve Davey, Munish Verma
200 Club (New Entrant) — Angela Zhu
Regional Branch of the Year — Tauranga
Performance and Growth Awards
Highest Volume of Appraisals — Matt Kirke
Rising Star of the Year — Doug Chetwynd
Most Improved GCI — Donna Apes
Hi Viz Marketing Leader — Donna Harpur-Swain
High Achievers — Sue Bennett, Warren Chamberlain, Steve Davey, Greig Garthwaite, Linda Harley, Suresh Kumar, Daren Leng, Steve Smith, Munish Verma, Jeremy Warner, Stu Winter, Ollie Wright, Angela Zhu
Top Performer Award
Salesperson of the Year - First Place — Linda Harley
Salesperson of the Year - First Runner-up — Munish Verma
Salesperson of the Year - Second Runner-up — Warren Chamberlain
What these awards recognise
The ABC Excellence Awards highlight consistent performance, strong buyer and seller engagement, and the ability to successfully bring businesses to market and through to sale.
This year's awards were proudly supported by our event partner, realestate.co.nz — building a stronger relationship that helps support our brokers, strengthens our marketing reach, and creates better pathways to connect with New Zealand business owners looking to buy or sell.
The evening was hosted by comedian Jeremy Corbett, who brought his trademark energy to a fantastic night celebrating the best in New Zealand business sales.
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