The public will again get the chance to take part in the 2011 Westpac Halberg Awards by selecting their 'Favourite Sporting Moment' from a shortlist of six moments of sporting action.
'New Zealand's Favourite Sporting Moment', brought to you by High Performance Sport New Zealand, was introduced by the Halberg Trust last year with the twin aims of engaging the public more closely with New Zealand's pre-eminent sports awards and enhancing awareness of the Trust's disability sport work.
One voter will win four tickets to the Westpac Halberg Awards (including accommodation and travel) and will be hosted by event partner High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ), a new subsidiary of SPARC, responsible for developing and supporting the country's elite athletes so we have more winners on the world stage.
Halberg Trust Chief Executive, Steve Hall, says public response to 'New Zealand's Favourite Sporting Moment' in the voting process last year exceeded expectations.
Voting for 'New Zealand's Favourite Sporting Moment' opens today (Wednesday 28 December) and can be made via text or online at www.skysport.co.nz Voting closes at 12pm on Thursday 09 February, the day of the Westpac Halberg Awards. For full voting details visit www.skysport.co.nz
The six special sporting moments for 2011, from which the public can select their 'Favourite Sporting Moment':
1. NZ Breakers - Win Australian National Basketball League Championship; Breakers v Taipans, ANBL Final, North Shore, New Zealand
2. Valerie Adams - Dominates the field to win Gold; IAAF World Championships, Daegu, Korea
3. Men's Pair - Hamish Bond and Eric Murray win Gold; World Rowing Championships, Bled, Slovenia
4. NZ Warriors - Lewis Brown's try sends Warriors to NRL Grand Final; Warriors v Storm, NRL Preliminary Final, Melbourne, Australia
5. All Blacks - The final whistle; All Blacks v France, Rugby World Cup Final, Auckland, New Zealand
6. Blackcaps - Doug Bracewell bowls Nathan Lyon to win test match; Blackcaps v Australia, Hobart, Australia
Last year, Winston Reid's header for the All Whites against Slovakia at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa was the public's 'Favourite Sporting Moment'. It beat other outstanding sporting moments including the Silver Ferns double overtime Commonwealth Games victory and Nathan Fein's last minute try to win the Four Nations for the Kiwis.
The Westpac Halberg Awards will take place on Thursday 09 February 2012.
The public can vote through www.skysport.co.nz or by texting their vote using the following codes:
NZ Breakers - Text SM1 to 2227
Valerie Adams - Text SM2 to 2227
Men's Rowing Pair - Text SM3 to 2227
NZ Warriors - Text SM4 to 2227
All Blacks - Text SM5 to 2227
Blackcaps - Text SM6 to 2227