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Agent of the Year 2026
Welcome to the #1 industry awards for excellence in customer service. A night of celebration for those who go above and beyond for their clients.
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About the awards

Top performers will have the 2026 RateMyAgent Awards on their radar and will do everything they can to be #1 in their area.
A RateMyAgent Award cements your position as the most successful, most trusted and most transparent agent in your area.
Every review you collect now for properties transacted in 2025 puts you in the running for a 2026 award.
Agents won an award in 2025
Those agents were involved in selling 7,909 properties in the last 12 months, worth ~$7 billion
Award winning agents make up 16% of the total residential (85k) transactions in New Zealand the last 12 months
Each agent sold on average 34 properties in the last 12 months
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Kanoa Lloyd
Your MC for the evening.Adaptable and capable of working on any platform or in any medium, Kanoa exudes professionalism yet remains effortlessly relatable. Whether you remember her from the early 2000's in children's TV show Squirt, the enduring after-school series Sticky TV, or her recent role as host of TV3's primetime show The Project; her warmth, confidence and charisma have always enabled her to forge meaningful connections with her audience, ensuring they feel engaged and at ease.
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Award categories

Agent
National Awards- Agent of the Year Top 100
- North Island Agent
- South Island Agent
- Rising Star
Region Awards
- Agent of the Year Top 5
Suburb Awards
- Agent of the Year
Agent
National Awards- Agent of the Year Top 100
- North Island Agent
- South Island Agent
- Rising Star
Region Awards
- Agent of the Year Top 5
Suburb Awards
- Agent of the Year
Teams
National Awards- Top 20 Team*
Key dates for the awards

NOW
Collect your verified RateMyAgent reviews

3rd Jan
Review deadline for 2026
20th Jan
Nominees announced
5th March
Awards night and winners announced
Hear from last years winners
“It's great, people recognise your awards more than you realise, and when it gets shared across social media, people pick up on that and give us a call.”
Brendon Moore
Barfoot & Thompson - Pukekohe
“Absolutely outstanding results for me and my real estate business, the phone calls I get from vendors wanting to utilise me and my brand has been simply amazing I highly recommend this tool.”
Dylan Turner
Ray White Orewa
“I have had vendors get in touch based on seeing my results”
Tamsin Davidson
One Agency Select Realty
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How to win:
Qualifying for the 2026 awards is simple.
- 5 sales in 2025 as the lead agent in a specific location
- 5 unique seller reviews in the same area
- Keep collecting reviews to stay in the lead
Awards Leaderboard
The live leaderboard showcases agents who are currently eligible to win an award as well as current rankings.
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FAQ
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Am I eligible to win an award in 2026?If you’ve claimed your free RateMyAgent profile and started collecting reviews, you’re on your way to claiming an award.
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What do I need to do to win an award in 2026?To be eligible for a suburb award, you must have sold at least five properties as the lead agent in a specific location and have five unique seller reviews for those properties.
RateMyAgent determines the winner from the following metrics:
- Review/Sales ratio: the percentage of properties sold with a vendor review attached in the past 12 months. Find out more about review/sales ratio here.
- Total number of properties sold in 2025.
- Average sales value of properties sold in 2025.
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What award categories are there?Property sales - New Zealand
- Agent and Agency National Top 100
- Team National Top 20
- Agent and Agency Region Top 5
- Agent and Agency Suburb Winner
- Rising Star (National)
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What Awards will be announced at the event?These Awards will be announced!
- North Island Agency of the Year 2026
- South Island Agency of the Year 2026
- North Island Agent of the Year 2026
- South Island Agent of the Year 2026
- New Zealand Rising Star of the Year 2026
- New Zealand Team of the Year 2026
- New Zealand Agency of the Year 2026
- New Zealand Agent of the Year 2026
You'll also get to celebrate 16 Agent and Agency winners for each region and may even get to see some of the Suburb and City Winners light up the screens during intermission.
Will we see you in Auckland? -
If I win, can I give a speech?Certainly! If you're fortunate enough to be an Island or National Award winner on our event night, absolutely, you'll have the exciting opportunity to share a brief speech. Remember, winners must be present to take the stage.
Have more questions? Head to our support center for more info.
