Charlotte Gardner with Jordan Sievwright - Bay of Plenty auction manager and auctioneer.
Charlotte Gardner with Jordan Sievwright - Bay of Plenty auction manager and auctioneer.
EVES Real Estate has held its annual awards to recognise its top performers for 2024/25 across the Bay of Plenty region.
More than 300 salespeople, property managers, and support staff were at Mercury Baypark in Mount Maunganui last night for an evening of celebration and recognition.
The standout ofthe night was Charlotte Gardner of EVES Pāpāmoa, whose “drive, focus and all-around excellence” were recognised with five awards: Salesperson of the Year, Top VMI Generated Award, Top Auction Achiever, the Golden Hammer Supreme Auction Excellence and Greatest Number of Deals Settled.
The Individual Salesperson of the Year went to Dirk Merwe of EVES Mount Maunganui, while Katy Laidlaw of EVES Pāpāmoa/Mount was named Property Manager of the Year.
The award for Top Office of the Year was won by EVES The Lakes, reflecting their high-performing team and commitment to care and results.
Rookie of the Year was Lacy Hawke from EVES The Lakes while Greatest Growth Year-on-Year went to Chris Royal from EVES Cherrywood.
The Cherrywood office also won Office Growth of the Year.
Marketing Campaign of the Year was awarded to Katie Burke and Jon Parrington from EVES Mount and EVES The Lakes respectively for their emotive storytelling in the campaign to sell 10 Church Rd, Maketū - the family bach of former Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick.
The campaign to sell former Rotorua mayor Steve Chadwick's family bach at Maketu won Marketing Campaign of the Year. Photo / Supplied
The EVES Exceptional Community Spirit Award went to Gary Singh from EVES Rotorua, while the EVES Exceptional Every Day Award was won by Karen Worley.
Sales Administrator of the Year was Catherine Quarterman from EVES Pāpāmoa while Property Management Administrator of the Year was Stevie Hukatai from EVES Pāpāmoa.
Personal Assistant of the Year went to Vicki Whitely from EVES The Lakes and Property Manager Excellence Award was won by EVES Tauranga’s Anne Moffatt.
The Realty Services Excellence award went to Mary Derksen.
Chief executive Heath Young said the event was a powerful reminder of the depth of talent across the business.
