Williams announced her arrival on the world stage in a big way in 2013, winning the world junior surfing championship in Brazil after coming into the tournament as a wildcard entry.
The Whangamata teen is the first Kiwi to win a junior or open Association of Surfing Professionals title, with last year's result giving her seeding into the highest rating qualification contests for the elite 17-women ASP world tour.
Robertson is another to have claimed a world title last year - he was a member of the men's eight that won gold at the U23 world rowing champs in Austria.
The 20-year-old has since advanced to the senior New Zealand rowing squad, training alongside the likes of Olympic gold medallists Hamish Bond and Eric Murray on a daily basis.
Awarded a development contract with the Magic last year, Price has wasted little time in making her mark in the world's top netball league, the ANZ Championship. The 18-year-old midcourter was this year elevated to a fulltime contract.
Price, the daughter of Australian rugby league legend Steve, is the first netballer to win a Future Star award since 1979, when Margaret Forsyth, a former Silver Fern and now one of Price's coaches at the Magic, was honoured.
Another promising young athlete to stand out in team sports is 16-year-old basketballer Tai Wynyard, who has recently returned from New York where he was invited to attend the prestigious Jordan Brand Classic, home of the USA's premier high school All-Star games.
The Rangitoto College student, who spent his summer holidays training with the NZ Breakers, and plays for the Super City Rangers in the NBL, also has a strong sporting pedigree - his parents Jason and Karmyn are multiple timbersports world champions.
Wynyard has dreams of following in the footsteps of Steven Adams to play in the NBA, and Breakers high performance manager Michael Fitchett believes the youngster, who already stands at 2.04m, has the elite strength and co-ordination to do so.
Gaze is the current NZ champion in cross country mountain biking and Oceania U23 champion, and is tipped for a big future on the European circuit. The Te Awamutu teen has been consistently ranked in the top five UCI World U19 XCO riders last year, winning the World Cup in Val di Sole, Italy.
Jones is a member of Yachting New Zealand's NZL sailing team, made up of sailors identified as potential medallists at the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
The 19-year-old is campaigning in the Nacra 17 - a mixed gender catamaran to be introduced at the 2016 Games - alongside Jason Saunders.
The pair have made a strong start to their campaign, finishing ninth at last year's world championships, and fifth at the World Cup in Melbourne.
The winners receive $1500 training grants from the Herald and a product prize pack. The winners, their parents and coaches will be guests at an awards function later this month.
