Nisbet McRobie (5 November 1872 – 27 September 1929) was a New Zealand rugby union player, master printer, newspaper proprietor, and politician.

In 1896 he became the first player from the Southland union to play for the New Zealand national side, when he appeared in a match against the touring Queensland team.

[1] After completing his printing apprenticeship, McRobie worked for The Press in Christchurch, The Timaru Herald, and The New Zealand Times in Wellington, becoming the factory manager for the latter newspaper in 1904.

In 1909 he purchased the Waihi Daily Times, but sold that publication in 1915, and moved to Auckland, where he became the manager of Business Printing Works Limited.

[3] He finished in third place, behind the incumbent, Hugh Poland of the Liberal Party, and the Socialist candidate, Pat Hickey.