  We report the first investigation of the electrical and magnetic properties
of the triangular-lattice compound Zr$_2$NiP$_2$ (space group $P$6$_3$/$mmc$).
The temperature evolution of electrical resistivity follows the
Bloch-Gr\"uneisen-Mott law, and exhibits a typically metallic behavior. No
transition is visible by both electrical and magnetic property measurements,
and nearly no magnetization is detected ($M_0$ $<$ 0.002$\mu_\mathrm{B}$/Ni)
down to 1.8 K up to 7 T. The metallic and nonmagnetic characters are well
understood by the first-principles calculations for Zr$_2$NiP$_2$.
