2025 Te Tohu Hāpai and Te Tohu Taumata Honourary Awards are now open

Friday, 13 June 2025

NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN UNTIL 31 JULY 2025 for Te Tohu Hāpai Award special service award and the Te Tohu Taumata. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to recognise players, administrators, officials, coaches and volunteers who’ve contributed significantly to tennis during their lifetime.
 
There's no better way to recognise those making a difference in New Zealand.
This is an important way for the tennis community to recognise outstanding achievements and service to our sport. Don’t let these fantastic people miss out on being recognised!
 
The Tennis NZ Honours Committee have established criteria for both awards and have prepared the nomination forms which can be found in the links below.

Te Tohu Hāpai Award 

To support, carry, lift or elevate (dedication to the sport)
Encompasses and recognises a wide range of service both on the national level and within the tennis communities in New Zealand.

Criteria & Nomination Form

 

Nominations must be received by 5.00pm 31 July 2025. Late applications will not be accepted.

 

Te Tohu Taumata

Means the summit, outstanding, remarkable (leadership of the sport).

Te Tohu Taumata is Tennis NZ Constitutional Life Membership. Those conferred this honour have led the sport of tennis at international or pre-eminent national level and are exemplified by the following benchmarks:

• Ko te Mana Rangatira - Leadership in Tennis
• Ko te Mana Hiranga – Excellence in Tennis
• Te Mana Motuhake - Legacy in Tennis

Criteria & Nomination Form

 

Nominations must be received by 5.00pm 31 July 2025. Late applications will not be accepted.

 Email your filled out form to [email protected] to enter.

We are seeking worthy applicants from throughout New Zealand and ask that you all consider people within your own communities to nominate.

View a list of the 2024 winners

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