New Zealand: Governors: 1841-1907

Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies
3 May 1841 - 10 Sep 1842	William Hobson
Officer administering the Government of Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies
10 Sep 1842 - 26 Dec 1843	Willoughby Shortland
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies
26 Dec 1843 - 18 Nov 1845	Robert FitzRoy
Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty’s Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies
18 Nov 1845 - 1 Jan 1848	George Grey [1][2]
Governor-in-Chief and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Islands of New Zealand
1 Jan 1848 - 7 Mar 1853	George Grey (from 1848 Sir George Grey) [2]
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies
7 Mar 1853 - 6 Sep 1855	Sir George Grey [2][3]
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies
6 Sep 1855 - 4 Dec 1861	Thomas Robert Gore Browne [4][5]
4 Dec 1861 - 5 Feb 1868	Sir George Grey
5 Feb 1868 - 14 Jun 1873	Sir George Ferguson Bowen [6]
14 Jun 1873 - 9 Jan 1875	Sir James Fergusson, Baronet, of Kilkerran in the County of Ayrshire [1][7]
9 Jan 1875 - 17 Apr 1879	George Augustus Constantine Phipps, Marquess of Normanby, Earl of Mulgrave, Viscount Normanby and Baron Mulgrave, of Mulgrave, all in the County of York, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom ; and Baron Mulgrave of New Ross, in the County of Wexford, in the Peerage of Ireland [4][8]
17 Apr 1879 - 29 Nov 1880	Sir Hercules George Robert Robinson [9]
29 Nov 1880 - 20 Jan 1883	Sir Arthur Charles Hamilton-Gordon
20 Jan 1883 - 2 May 1889	Sir William Francis Drummond Jervois [1]
2 May 1889 - 7 Jun 1892	William Hillier Onslow, Earl of Onslow
7 Jun 1892 - 10 Aug 1897	David Boyle, Earl of Glasgow
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Her/His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies
10 Aug 1897 - 20 Jun 1904	Uchter John Mark Knox, Earl of Ranfurly
Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies
20 Jun 1904 - 25 Sep 1907	William Lee Plunket, Baron Plunket, of Newton in County Cork

Also in South Australia.
Also in New Munster and New Ulster.
Following the departure of Grey on 31 Dec 1853, the functions of Governor devolved on Chief Officer in Command of Military Forces Wynyard who took the oath of office on 3 Jan 1854:

Officer administering the Government, and Commander-in-Chief in and over the Islands of New Zealand

31 Dec 1853 - 6 Sep 1855

Robert Henry Wynyard
Also in Tasmania.
Following the departure of Browne on 2 Oct 1861, the functions of Governor devolved on Administrator of the Government Grey who took the oath of office on 3 Oct 1861:

Administrator of the Government of the Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies

2 Oct 1861 - 4 Dec 1861

Sir George Grey
Also in Queensland and Victoria.
Following the departure of Fergusson on 27 Nov 1874, the functions of Governor devolved on Chief Justice Sir George Alfred Arney who did not assume the government. The Administrator of the Government Marquess of Normanby arrived to New Zealand on 3 Dec 1874 and took the oath of office on the same day:

Administrator of the Government in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies

3 Dec 1874 - 9 Jan 1875

George Augustus Constantine Phipps, Marquess of Normanby, Earl of Mulgrave, Viscount Normanby and Baron Mulgrave, of Mulgrave, all in the County of York, in the Peerage of the United Kingdom ; and Baron Mulgrave of New Ross, in the County of Wexford, in the Peerage of Ireland
Following the departure of the Marquess of Normanby on 20 Feb 1879, the functions of Governor devolved on:

Administrator of the Government in and over Her Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies

20 Feb 1879 - 27 Mar 1879

John Prendergast

27 Mar 1879 - 17 Apr 1879

Sir Hercules George Robert Robinson
Also in New South Wales.