1968
- Waimate Shears South Island Shearing Championship Society Inc
- President, Allan Kelly, Executive Officer Mrs Edith Grut
- Friday 18th & Saturday 19th held in the Olympia Hall
- 4 stands, & 4 events (Intermediate, senior, & open machines & blades)
1969
- Name change – South Island Spring Shearing Championship Society Inc
1970
- Venue change – Waimate Stadium
- New event – Young Farmers Inter-district shearing & woolhandling event
1973
- 5 stands
1974
- Waimate was included (2nd round) of the Caltex International incorporating the McSkimming Memorial Trophy
- Waimate was included in the Marlboro shearer of the year (1 of 11 contests)
1975
- New event – Junior blades
1977
- Waimate Shears organised a display of shearing for Queen Elizabeth II visit to Timaru
1978
- Intermediate Blade event replaced the Junior Blade event
1979
- New event – Woolhandling (1 grade)
1980
- New President – Jim Gibson
1981
- Waimate was included in the Southern Circuit woolhandling (best 3 of 6 contests)
1982
- New President – Stan Henderson
1983
- Woolhandling event moved to Russell Harts woolshed, (finals at the stadium)
1985
- New President – Allan Sheppard
- Open & Novice woolhandling
1986
- New event – Open Novice
1988
- Novice woolhandling replaced by Junior woolhandling
- Change of name – Waimate shears NZ Spring Shearing Championship Society Inc
1989
- New President – Alec Colvill
- New Executive Officer – Mrs Isobel Habraken
1991
- New event – Teams – held at Russell Harts woolshed
1992
- Woolhandling returned to the stadium
- 25th anniversary celebrated
1994
- New President – Marcus Wilson
- New event – Senior Woolhandling
1995
- Blade Test – New Zealand v South Africa
1997
- New event – Senior machine novice
- Second blade test – New Zealand v South Africia
1998
- New President – Colin Butler
1999
- New Executive Officer – Judi White
2002
- New Executive Officer – Mrs Kirsten Edh
2003
- New President – John Tangney
2005
- Went to a one-day show
2006
- New President – Warren White
2009
- New Executive Officer – Mrs Eileen Smith
2014
- Blade test – New Zealand v Australia
- All Woolhandling returned to the stadium
2016
- Because the Stadium was demolished the shears was held in the Dempsey Pavilion and marque at A & P showgrounds & all woolhandling returned to Russell Hart’s woolshed
2017
- 50th Waimate Shears held in the new A & P Shears pavilion at the Waimate A & P Showgrounds. Returned to a 2-day event, including all woolhandling at pavilion
2020
- New event & title – New Zealand Winter Comb previously held in Omarama