Awards and honours

Each year, Aoraki runs an Awards resentation night to mark the end of a season.

Awards

Sportswoman of the Year (Paddle)

• 2018 - Amber Murphy 
• 2019 - Cherie Prangnell 
• 2020 - Melinda Griffiths
• 2021 - Teagan Killick
• 2022 - Karen Lloyd- Griffiths
• 2023 - Lauren Morris
• 2024 - Dana Goodwin

Sportsman of the Year (Paddle)

• 2018 - Isaac Sutherland
• 2019 - Sione Areli
• 2020 - Cam Knauf
• 2021 - Shaun Brown
• 2022 - not awarded
• 2023 - Ray Hanson
• 2024 - Simon Crawford

Coach of the Year (Cup)

• 2015 - Rick Smith
• 2016 - Peter Mitchell
• 2017 - Evan Roper
• 2018 - Russell Stocks
• 2019 - Peter Johnson
• 2020 - Noel Anderton
• 2021 - Marie Childs
• 2022 - Mike Brown and Evan Roper
• 2023 - Ray Cooper
• 2024 - Mike Robinson

Manager of the Year (Shield)

• 2018 - Marie Childs
• 2019 - Ian Stothers
• 2020 - Sharon Moody
• 2021 - Amy Meikle-McClurg
• 2022 - Sharon Moody
• 2023 - Cathy & Shaun Butler
• 2024 - Marie Childs

Most Improved Team of the Year

• 2018 - Rangiora High School
• 2019 - Wahine Toa
• 2020 - Amazon Hearts
• 2021 - Pegasus Dragons
• 2022 - Waimak Vibe
• 2023 - Ōtepoti Dragons
• 2024 - Waimak Vibes Wahine

Team of the Year

• 2018 - Abreast of Life
• 2019 - Southern Dragons
• 2020 - Southern Dragons
• 2021 - Wahine Toa
• 2022 - Ngā Anahera Hoe
• 2023 - Rangi Ruru GHS
• 2024 - Amazon Hearts

School Team of the Year

• 2019 - Marian College
• 2020 to 2023 - not presented
• 2024 - Papanui High School

Presidents Award

This is a burnt Sweep Oar mounted on a wooden base.

• 2021 - not awarded
• 2022 - Cynthia Brown
• 2023 - Mike Robinson
• 2024 - Amy McClurg

Julian Yee

Aoraki also awards the "Julian Yee Award" Awarded annually to the team that best represents the ideals of: sportsmanship, competitiveness and collegiality throughout the season. Those were the values that Julian drove at Sampan Warriors.

Julian is one of the Legends of Christchurch Dragon Boating. Jubes was a key paddler in Sampan Warriors for many years even before becoming an inaugural Aoraki Dragon Boat board member. In 2012, Jubes was in Rarotonga for a wedding, and went with family members for a walk, but suffered a fatal heart attack. His massive funeral in Christchurch was testament to his warmth, and the mana of the man. Even before he helped found Aoraki, Julian had done so very much for Dragon Boating.  If you wanted to know anything about the history of Dragon Boating - Julian had the answers...

• 2022 - Ōtautahi Paddling Club
• 2023 - Northern Phoenix
• 2024 - Rainbow Warriors

Life Membership

While not necessarily members of Aoraki Board, the following have been granted Life Membership of Aoraki Dragons:

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