The 1944 New Zealand rugby league season was the 37th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand.
See also: List of New Zealand Kiwis matches. New Zealand played in no international matches due to World War II.
West Coast again held the Northern Union Cup at the end of the season.
The West Coast defeated Canterbury 23–18.
See also: Auckland Rugby League club trophies. City won the Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial Trophy, Rukutai Shield and Stormont Shield.[1] Ponsonby won the Roope Rooster.
Randwick won the Wellington Rugby League's Appleton Shield.[1]
Addington won the Canterbury Rugby League's Massetti Cup.[1]
The competition consisted of Hornby, Linwood, Addington, Riccarton, Sydenham-Rakaia and Woolston-Hollywood.[2]
Addington defeated Blackball 11–10 to win the Thacker Shield and also defeated Randwick 19–18.[2]