The canoeist is both 2016 Sportswoman of the Year and winner of the Supreme Award at tonight's Halberg Awards.

All the winners from the Halberg Awards.

Guy Heveldt and Laura McGoldrick dish out their predictions on who this year's Halberg award winners will be.

Jonathan Coleman declined to meet two parents of disabled children who were dissatisfied with the Halberg Disability Sports Foundation

The Halberg disability foundation is under fire for paying out less than $200,000 a year to disabled children - despite raking in more than $2.5m in revenue.

A passion for cricket and a thirst to constantly improve his game have been singled out as the key attributes that led to Tauranga's Kane Williamson being named New Zealand's Sportsman of the Year.

Kane Williamson has claimed the hotly-contested sportsman of the year prize after a stellar 2015 saw him rise to the top of the world.

Steve Hansen claimed the first award of the evening, being named coach of the year after guiding the All Blacks to Rugby World Cup glory.

The All Blacks took out the team of the year - beating Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, Hamish Bond and Eric Murray and the Black Caps - and then won the Halberg Supreme Award.

It marked the third time the All Blacks have won the supreme award, after their wins in 1987 and 2011, also following World Cup success.

Just 24 hours after being named New Zealander of the Year, Richie McCaw was back on centre stage accepting the supreme Halberg Award on behalf of the All Blacks.

Rugby all but swept the field, Lydia aced one more award and Kane was able to notch yet another honour.

Follow all the live updates from the Halberg Awards, where the All Blacks, Black Caps and Lydia Ko will be squaring off.

Champion sailors Peter Burling and Blair Tuke chat to Radio Sport's D'Arcy Waldegrave ahead of tonight's Halberg Awards, where they are nominated in the 'Team Of The Year' category.

Sports editor for nzherald.co.nz Cameron McMillan and NZME. sports journalist Kris Shannon debate the Halberg Award nominees ahead of tonight's awards show.

It's always a contentious debate but three Herald sports writers make their picks to win the supreme Halberg Award tomorrow night.

The Black Caps may have their sights on victory in the ODI series but they proved to be winners today after hosting disabled twin brothers Ashvin and Arvinth.

The All Blacks and Black Caps feature strongly in the list of finalists for the Halberg Awards.

Kiwi sports fans had the chance to rub shoulders with some of our country's brightest stars at a glitzy and glamourous event in Auckland last night.

Sky boss John Fellet denies any influence over Halberg Award invitations after Martin Crowe lashed out at his former employer for not being invited.

I once wrote a really angry column when a football team that didn't win a game won the Halberg supreme award.