A brief history ...
A brief history of New Zealand's domestic first-class competition
The Plunket Shield started in 1906 and was presented by the then governor-general, Lord Plunket, and was played on a challenge basis between then and 1920-21 (and usually won by either Canterbury or Auckland) since which time it has been a league. The original four teams - Auckland, Canterbury, Otago and Wellington - were joined by Central Districts in 1950-51 and Northern Districts in 1956-57. The instigation of the Shell Trophy in 1975-76 saw the system revamped.
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1921-22 | Auckland |
| 1922-23 | Canterbury |
| 1923-24 | Wellington |
| 1924-25 | Otago |
| 1925-26 | Wellington |
| 1926-27 | Auckland |
| 1927-28 | Wellington |
| 1928-29 | Auckland |
| 1929-30 | Wellington |
| 1930-31 | Canterbury |
| 1931-32 | Wellington |
| 1932-33 | Otago |
| 1933-34 | Auckland |
| 1934-35 | Canterbury |
| 1935-36 | Wellington |
| 1936-37 | Auckland |
| 1937-38 | Auckland |
| 1938-39 | Auckland |
| 1939-40 | Auckland |
| 1940-45 | Not played - Second World War |
| 1945-46 | Canterbury |
| 1946-47 | Auckland |
| 1947-48 | Otago |
| 1948-49 | Canterbury |
| 1949-50 | Wellington |
| 1950-51 | Otago |
| 1951-52 | Canterbury |
| 1952-53 | Otago |
| 1953-54 | Central Districts |
| 1954-55 | Wellington |
| 1955-56 | Canterbury |
| 1956-57 | Wellington |
| 1957-58 | Otago |
| 1958-59 | Auckland |
| 1959-60 | Canterbury |
| 1960-61 | Wellington |
| 1961-62 | Wellington |
| 1962-63 | Northern Districts |
| 1963-64 | Auckland |
| 1964-65 | Canterbury |
| 1965-66 | Wellington |
| 1966-67 | Central Districts |
| 1967-68 | Central Districts |
| 1968-69 | Auckland |
| 1969-70 | Otago |
| 1970-71 | Central Districts |
| 1971-72 | Otago |
| 1972-73 | Wellington |
| 1973-74 | Wellington |
| 1974-75 | Otago |
| 2009-10 | Northern Districts |
| 2010-11 | Canterbury |
| 2011-12 | Northern Districts |
| 2012-13 | Central Districts |
| 2013-14 | Canterbury |
| 2014-15 | Canterbury |
| 2015-16 | Wellington |
| 2016-17 | Canterbury |
Shell Trophy
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1975-76 | Canterbury |
| 1976-77 | Otago |
| 1977-78 | Auckland |
| 1978-79 | Otago |
| 1980-81 | Auckland |
| 1981-82 | Wellington |
| 1982-83 | Wellington |
| 1983-84 | Canterbury |
| 1984-85 | Wellington |
| 1985-86 | Otago |
| 1986-87 | Central Districts |
| 1987-88 | Otago |
| 1988-89 | Auckland |
| 1989-90 | Wellington |
| 1990-91 | Auckland |
| 1991-92 | Central Districts / Northern Districts |
| 1992-93 | Northern Districts |
| 1993-94 | Canterbury |
| 1994-95 | Auckland |
| 1995-96 | Auckland |
| 1996-97 | Canterbury |
| 1997-98 | Canterbury |
| 1998-99 | Central Districts |
| 1999-00 | Northern Districts |
| 2000-01 | Wellington |
State Championship
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2001-02 | Auckland |
| 2002-03 | Auckland |
| 2003-04 | Wellington |
| 2004-05 | Auckland |
| 2005-06 | Central Districts |
| 2006-07 | Northern Districts |
| 2007-08 | Canterbury |
| 2008-09 | Auckland |
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