Golfing icon Lydia Ko has won New Zealand's top sporting honour, the Supreme Halberg Award at a ceremony in Auckland.
Ko was also named Sportswoman of the Year, recognising a stellar year in which she won Olympic gold in Paris and the Women's British Open, and was inducted into the LPGA Hall of Fame.
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She won ahead of previous winners Lisa Carrington, track cyclist Ellesse Andrews, Women's T20 World Cup player of the tournament Amelia Kerr, top-ranked doubles tennis player Erin Routliffe and rower Emma Twigg for the women's award.
Olympic high jump gold medalist Hamish Kerr was named Sportsman of the Year, ahead of kayak cross Olympic gold medallist Finn Butcher, triathlete Hayden Wilde, footballer Chris Wood and jockey James McDonald.
New Zealand's Paralympic gold medallist in Paris, Anna Grimaldi, was named Para Athlete of the Year.
The women's Olympic champion K4 sprint kayak crew of Carrington, Alicia Hoskin, Olivia Brett and Tara Vaughan were named team of the year ahead of the Black Ferns Sevens, America's Cup winners Team New Zealand, rowers Lucy Spoors and Brooke Francis, and the Women's T20 World Cup-winning White Ferns.
Other winners included footballer Tyler Bindon as the Emerging Talent award and tennis' Marcus Daniell won the Leadership Award, recognising his commitment to athlete advocacy and philanthropic efforts in the sporting community.
HALBERG AWARDS WINNERS
Supreme Halberg Award: Lydia Ko (golf)
Sportswoman of the Year: Lydia Ko (golf)
Sportsman of the Year: Hamish Kerr (athletics - high jump)
Para Athlete of the Year: Anna Grimaldi (Para athletics - sprinting)
Team of the Year: Women's K4 sprint kayak crew (canoe racing)
Coach of the Year: Gordon Walker (canoe racing)
Emerging Talent: Tyler Bindon (football)
Leadership Award: Marcus Daniell (tennis)
Sir Murray Halberg Legacy Award: Michael Hynard