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Past Games

The New Zealand University Games are the Flagship University Sporting event in New Zealand. The first NZU Games was held in 1902 with 3 sports being contested - tennis, Athletics and Debating. Now over 100 years later the Games attracts over 2000 participants in over 20 sports and is one of the largest annual multi-sporting events in New Zealand.

For information and results from past NZU Games please follow links below

2009 - Taranaki
2008 - Rotorua

2007 - Christchurch
2006 - Wellington
2005 - North Shore

Winners of the New Zealand University Games

1902-22 No overall award
1923 Otago
1924 Otago
1925 Canterbury
1926 Auckland
1927 Auckland
1928 Victoria
1929 Auckland
1930 Auckland
1932 Canterbury
1933 Canterbury
1934 Canterbury
1935 Canterbury
1936 Canterbury
1937 no tournament
1938 Victoria
1939 Otago
1940 Auckland
1941 Otago
1942 no tournament
1943 no tournament
1944 no tournament
1945 Canterbury
1946 Otago
1947 Auckland
1948 Canterbury
1949 Otago
1950 Otago
1951 Auckland
1952 Otago
1953 Otago
1954 Otago
1955 Otago
1956 Otago
1957 Otago
1958 Otago
1959 No tournament
1960 Canterbury
1961 Otago
1962 Auckland
1963 Otago
1964 Otago
1965 Otago
1966 Otago
1967 Otago
1968 Otago
1969 no engraving
1970 Otago
1971 Otago
1972 no tournament
1973 no tournament
1974 Otago
1975 Otago
1976 Otago
1977 Victoria
1978 Canterbury
1979 Auckland
1980 Otago
1981 Otago
1982 Auckland
1983 Otago
1984 Victoria
1985 Massey
1986 Otago
1987 Waikato
1988 Canterbury
1989 Auckland
1990 Otago at Otago
1991 Victoria at Victoria
1992 No tournament - meningitis
1993 Otago at Canterbury
1994 Waikato at Waikato
1995 Canterbury at Lincoln
1996 Waikato at Massey
1997 Otago at Otago
1998 Victoria at Victoria
1999 Canterbury at Canterbury
2000 Victoria at Victoria
2001 Otago at Otago
2002 Auckland at Waikato
2003 Massey at Massey
2004 Otago at Otago
2005 AUT at North Shore
2006 Victoria at Wellington
2007 Canterbury at Christchurch
2008 Victoria at Rotorua
2009 Victoria at Taranaki

Otago University have showcased their sporting tradition winning the Games Shield an impressive 35 times over Canterbury and Auckland’s 13 times a piece.