The Plunket Shield was replaced in 1974 by the Shell Trophy after Shell Oil became the principal sponsor of New Zealand cricket.
1970–71 – Central Districts
1971–72 – Otago
1972–73 – Wellington
1973–74 – Wellington
1974–75 – Otago
1975–76 – Canterbury
1976–77 – Otago
1977–78 – Auckland
1978–79 – Otago
1979–80 – Northern Districts
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 shared
1992–93 – Northern Districts
1993–94 – Canterbury
1994–95 – Auckland
1995–96 – Auckland
1996–97 – Canterbury
1997–98 – Canterbury
1998–99 – Central Districts Stags
1999–2000 – Northern Districts Knights
England 1970–71
[ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by 8 wickets
[ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
[ 2nd Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – Pakistan won by an innings and 166 runs
[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
[ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 5 wickets
[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – Australia won by 297 runs
England 1974–75
[ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – England won by an innings and 83 runs
[ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
[ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – India won by 8 wickets
[ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
[ 3rd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by an innings and 33 runs
[ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
[ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – Australia won by 10 wickets
England 1977–78
[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 72 runs
[ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by 174 runs
[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
[ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – Pakistan won by 128 runs
[ 2nd Test] at McLean Park, Napier – match drawn
[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
For information about this tour, see: West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1979–80
[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 62 runs
[ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
1st Test at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
2nd Test at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by 5 wickets
3rd Test at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – Australia won by 8 wickets
[ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by an innings and 25 runs
[ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 6 wickets
England 1983–84
[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
[ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by an innings and 132 runs
[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
[ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by an innings and 99 runs
[ 3rd Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – New Zealand won by 2 wickets
[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
[ 2nd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by 8 wickets
[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
[ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – West Indies won by 10 wickets
[ 3rd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 5 wickets
England 1987–88
[ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
[ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
[ 3rd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
[ 1st Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – game abandoned: heavy rain prevented the toss and any play; called off on the third day
[ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 9 wickets
[ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 10 wickets
[ 2nd Test] at McLean Park, Napier – match drawn
[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
[ 2nd Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – match drawn
[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
England 1991–92
[ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by an innings and 4 runs
[ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – England won by 168 runs
[ 3rd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
[ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – Australia won by an innings and 60 runs
[ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – match drawn
[ 3rd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by 5 wickets
[ 1st Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – Pakistan won by 33 runs
[ 1st Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – match drawn
[ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – Pakistan won by 5 wickets
[ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – Pakistan won by an innings and 12 runs
[ 3rd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – New Zealand won by 5 wickets
[ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – South Africa won by 93 runs
[ 1st Test] at McLean Park, Napier – Sri Lanka won by 241 runs
[ 2nd Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – match drawn
[ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – match drawn
[ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – West Indies won by an innings and 322 runs
[ 1st Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – Pakistan won by 161 runs
[ 1st Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – match drawn
[ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
England 1996–97
[ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
[ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – England won by an innings and 68 runs
[ 3rd Test] at Lancaster Park, Christchurch – England won by 4 wickets
[ 1st Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – New Zealand won by an innings and 36 runs
[ 2nd Test] at Trust Bank Park, Hamilton – New Zealand won by 120 runs
For information about this tour, see: Bangladeshi cricket team in New Zealand in 1997–98
[ 1st Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 10 wickets
[ 2nd Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – New Zealand won by an innings and 13 runs
[ 1st Test] at Carisbrook, Dunedin – game abandoned: no toss was made; abandoned due to persistent rain
[ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by 4 wickets
[ 3rd Test] at WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton – match drawn
[ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – match drawn
[ 2nd Test] at Jade Stadium, Christchurch – match drawn
[ 3rd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – South Africa won by 8 wickets
[ 1st Test] at Eden Park, Auckland – Australia won by 62 runs
[ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – Australia won by 6 wickets
[ 3rd Test] at WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton – Australia won by 6 wickets
[ 1st Test] at WestpacTrust Park, Hamilton – New Zealand won by 9 wickets
[ 2nd Test] at Basin Reserve, Wellington – New Zealand won by an innings and 105 runs
Playfair Cricket Annual 1971 to 2000 editions
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1971 to 2000 editions