1986 National Provincial Championship
The 1986 season was the eleventh year of the National Provincial Championship, a provincial rugby union competition in New Zealand. Wellington were the winners of Division 1.
Division 1
The following table gives the final standings:| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 131 | +143 | 40 | |
| 2 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 308 | 85 | +223 | 36 | |
| 3 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 282 | 153 | +129 | 31 | |
| 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 199 | 187 | +12 | 25 | |
| 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 179 | 214 | -35 | 22 | |
| 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 147 | 234 | -87 | 16 | |
| 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 189 | 205 | -16 | 15 | |
| 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 147 | 176 | -29 | 13 | |
| 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 123 | 241 | -118 | 13 | |
| 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 176 | 225 | -49 | 12 | |
| 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 166 | 339 | -173 | 8 |
Division 2
The following table gives the final standings:| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 59 | +159 | 28 | |
| 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 172 | 58 | -114 | 25 | |
| 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 153 | 80 | +73 | 21 | |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 200 | 111 | +89 | 17 | |
| 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 138 | -62 | 13 | |
| 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 93 | 181 | -88 | 8 | |
| 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 571 | 173 | -398 | 5 | |
| 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 502 | 219 | -283 | 1 |
Division 3
The following table gives the final standings:| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 68 | +93 | 28 | |
| 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 74 | +18 | 21 | |
| 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 139 | 94 | +45 | 18 | |
| 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 88 | 95 | -7 | 15 | |
| 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 118 | 116 | +2 | 14 | |
| 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 78 | 122 | -44 | 14 | |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 70 | 121 | -51 | 10 | |
| 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 82 | 136 | -54 | 6 |