Presented by Margaret Coutts. 1970 Christchurch; 1971 Christchurch; 1972 Christchurch; 1973 Auckland; 1974 Christchurch; 1975 Christchurch; 1977 Christchurch; 1978 Auckland; 1979 Christchurch; 1980 Auckland; 1981 Christchurch; 1982 Christchurch; 1983 Christchurch; 1984 Auckland, 1985 Auckland; 1986 Christchurch; 1987 Christchurch; 1989 Christchurch; 1990 Auckland; 1991 Auckland; 1992 Auckland; 1993 Christchurch; 1995 Manawatu; 1995 Northern; 1998 Canterbury; 1998 Canterbury; 2000 Central; 2001 Northern; 2002 Northern; 2003 Northern; 2005 Central; 2006 Southern; 2007 Northern; 2008 Southern; 2009 Southern; 2010 Northern; 2012 Central; 2014 Southern; 2016 Northern.

The Aotearoa Turi Shield is presented to the Zone which has accumulated the most points over the period of a New Zealand Deaf Games tournament. Every team receives points in their respective sporting categories (e.g. four teams entered, 1st = 4 points, 2nd = 3 points, 3rd = 2 points, 4th = 1 point). The winner is announced at the Sunday Social & Prizegiving Evening.

Photo shows the Aotearoa Turi shield on the Awards Evening at the 13th Sports Convention in Palmerston North Sports Convention (1970); the first time it was presented. Another photo shows Owen Gibbons from Auckland with Ray Forman and the Aotearoa Turi Shield at the 39th N.Z. Deaf Games in Auckland – at the Auckland Deaf Society Balmoral hall, in 1996.