The 1916 New Zealand rugby league season was the ninth season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand.
See also: List of New Zealand Kiwis matches. New Zealand played no international matches in 1916.
Auckland again held the Northern Union Cup at the end of the season.
See also: Auckland Rugby League club trophies. City won the Auckland Rugby League's competition and the Roope Rooster.[1]
Ponsonby United captain Scotty McClymount won the title of favourite player in a public charity vote held to raise funds for the War effort. City's Albert Asher was second and Grafton's Karl Ifwersen finished third.[2]
The Wellington Rugby League's competition was suspended from 1916 until 1918. The Canterbury Rugby League's competition was suspended for the 1916 season.[3]