| Year | Champion | Club | Venue |
| 1893 | J. A. Somerville | Otago | Otago |
| 1894 | H. Macneil | Otago | Christchurch |
| 1895 | G. Gosset | Christchurch | Hutt |
| 1896 | M. S. Todd | Otago | Otago |
| 1897 | D. Pryde | Hutt | Auckland |
| 1898 | W. Pryde | Hutt | Christchurch |
| 1899 | A. D. S. Duncan | Wellington | Wellington |
| 1900 | A. D. S. Duncan | Wellington | Otago |
| 1901 | A. D. S. Duncan | Wellington | Auckland |
| 1902 | S. H. Gollan | Napier | Christchurch |
| 1903 | Kurepo Tareha | Napier | Napier |
| 1904 | A. H. Fisher | Otago | Otago |
| 1905 | A. D. S. Duncan | Wellington | Auckland |
| 1906 | S. H. Gollan | Napier | Christchurch |
| 1907 | A. D. S. Duncan | Wellington | Napier |
| 1908 | H. C. Smith | Otago | Otago |
| 1909 | A. D. S. Duncan | Wellington | Auckland |
| 1910 | H. B. Lusk | Christchurch | Christchurch |
| 1911 | A. D. S. Duncan | Wellington | Wanganui |
| 1912 | B. B. Wood | Christchurch | Wellington |
| 1913 | B. B. Wood | Christchurch | Otago |
| 1914 | A. D. S. Duncan | Wellington | Auckland |
| 1915–18 | Not played during war | ||
| 1919 | H. E. Crosse | Napier | Napier |
| 1920 | Sloan Morpeth | Hamilton | Hamilton |
| 1921 | A. G. Sime | Greymouth | Christchurch |
| 1922 | A. D. S. Duncan | Wellington | Manawatu |
| 1923 | J. Goss, Jnr. | Wanganui | Wanganui |
| 1924 | L. Quin | Eltham | Auckland |
| 1925 | T. H. Horton | Masterton | Christchurch |
| 1926 | A. D. S. Duncan | Wellington | Miramar |
| 1927 | Sloan Morpeth | Maungakiekie | Hamilton |
| 1928 | T. H. Horton | Masterton | Otago |
| 1929 | Sloan Morpeth | Maungakiekie | Wanganui |
| 1930 | H. A. Black | Miramar | Manawatu |
| 1931 | Rana Wagg | Hutt | Christchurch |
| 1932 | Rana Wagg | Hutt | Wellington |
| 1933 | B. V. Wright | Otago | Titirangi |
| 1934 | B. M. Silk | Wanganui | Wanganui |
| 1935 | J. P. Hornabrook | Masterton | Christchurch |
| 1936 | J. P. Hornabrook | Manawatu | New Plymouth |
| 1937 | B. M. Silk | Wanganui | Hamilton |
| 1938 | P. G. F. Smith | Akarana | Otago |
| 1939 | J. P. Hornabrook | Masterton | Miramar |
| 1940–45 | Not played during war | ||
| 1946 | W. G. Horne | Wellington | Manawatu |
| 1947 | B. M. Silk | Wanganui | New Plymouth |
| 1948 | A. Gibbs | Otago | Otago |
| 1949 | J. Holden | New Plymouth | Hastings |
| 1950 | D. L. Woon | Waitikiri | Christchurch |
| 1951 | D. L. Woon | Waitikiri | Titirangi |
| 1952 | H. Berwick | St. Michael's (N.S.W.) | Wanganui |
| 1953 | D. L. Woon | Hamilton | Otago |
| 1954 | D. L. Woon | Hamilton | Wellington |
| 1955 | S. G. Jones | Hastings | Auckland |
| 1956 | P. A. Toogood | Kingston Beach (Tasmania) | Christchurch |
| 1957 | E. J. MacDougall | Pukekohe | Manawatu |
| 1958 | W. J. Godfrey | Titirangi | Hamilton |
| 1959 | S. G. Jones | Hastings | Paraparaumu Beach |
| 1960 | R. R. Newdick | North Shore | Invercargill |
| 1961 | S. G. Jones | Hastings | New Plymouth |
| 1962 | S. G. Jones | Hastings | Titirangi |
| 1963 | R. D. Durry | Paraparaumu | Wanganui |
| 1964 | S. G. Jones | Hastings | Hamilton |
Co-creator
McLintock, Alexander Hare