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With deep knowledge of the Wanaka market, Sharon provides expert guidance whether you're buying or selling. She thrives on building lasting relationships and truly believes real estate is her calling.
Sharon and her team are committed to continual improvement, always refining their service and strategies to stay ahead. Already, in 2025, her leadership has been recognised with several major accolades: Bayleys Number One Salesperson in New Zealand, RateMyAgent’s Agent of the Year for Wanaka, and sixth nationwide out of 16,000 agents for marketing excellence by realestate.co.nz.
Sharon has ranked in the top 5% of Bayleys salespeople nationwide for over a decade. She was Bayleys No.1 Residential Salesperson for four consecutive years (2018–2022) and earned the overall No.1 Salesperson title in 2018/2019, 2021/2022 and now 2024/2025. In 2019, she was awarded the prestigious REINZ Residential Salesperson of the Year, recognising her as the top performer across all real estate companies in New Zealand.
2024/2025
#1 Bayleys Salesperson - Residential
#1 Bayleys Salesperson - Overall
Bayleys Top Achiever
2021/2022
#1 Bayleys Salesperson - Overall
#1 Bayleys Salesperson - Residential
Marketer of the Year – Bayleys Wanaka (Donnelly Property Team)
VMI Marketing Award – Bayleys Wanaka (Donnelly Property Team)
#1 Salesperson - Bayleys Wanaka
2018/2019
#1 Bayleys Salesperson - Residential
#1 Bayleys Salesperson - Overall
Individual Residential Salesperson of the Year - REINZ
VMI Marketing Award – Bayleys Wanaka (Donnelly Property Team)
#1 Salesperson - Bayleys Wanaka
2015/2016
#3 Bayleys Salesperson - Residential
#5 Bayleys Salesperson - Overall
#1 Salesperson - Bayleys Wanaka
2012/2013
Top 5% of Bayleys Salespeople
#1 Salesperson - Bayleys Wanaka
2023/2024
#2 Bayleys Salesperson - Residential
#3 Bayleys Salesperson - Overall
Marketer of the Year - Bayleys Wanaka (Donnelly Property Team)
VMI Marketing Award – Bayleys Wanaka (Donnelly Property Team)
#1 Salesperson - Bayleys Wanaka
2020/2021
#1 Bayleys Salesperson - Residential
#2 Bayleys Salesperson - Overall
Marketer of the Year – Bayleys Wanaka (Donnelly Property Team)
VMI Marketing Award – Bayleys Wanaka (Donnelly Property Team)
#1 Salesperson - Bayleys Wanaka
2017/2018
#2 Bayleys Salesperson - Residential
#3 Bayleys Salesperson - Overall
VMI Marketing Award – Bayleys Wanaka (Donnelly Property Team)
#1 Salesperson - Bayleys Wanaka
2014/2015
#3 Bayleys Salesperson - Residential
#1 Salesperson - Bayleys Wanaka
2022/2023
#4 Bayleys Salesperson - Residential
#6 Bayleys Salesperson - Overall
#1 Residential Salesperson of the Year – REINZ
VMI Marketing Award – Bayleys Wanaka (Donnelly Property Team)
Bayleys Most Completed Deals - Small Franchise
National Ebu of the Year - High Performance (Team Sharon Donnelly)
Top 10 Listing Agents – OneRoof
#1 Salesperson - Bayleys Wanaka
2019/2020
#1 Bayleys Salesperson - Residential
Top 5% of Bayleys Salespeople
VMI Marketing Award – Bayleys Wanaka (Donnelly Property Team)
#1 Salesperson - Bayleys Wanaka
2016/2017
#1 Bayleys Salesperson - Residential
#3 Bayleys Salesperson - Overall
#1 Salesperson - Bayleys Wanaka
2013/2014
#3 Bayleys Salesperson - Residential
#1 Salesperson - Bayleys Wanaka
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