About Us
The International Rally of Whangarei is based in the Northland city of Whangarei, 160km north of Auckland.
The event attracts considerable international attention as New Zealand’s annual round of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC). It is also a round of the Vantage Aluminium Joinery New Zealand Rally Championship and the Top Half Rally Series and, for two years, was a qualifying round for the FIA Pirelli Star Driver competition.
For nine years the New Zealand round of the APRC was based in Rotorua and the move to the north in 2007 allowed competitors to enjoy the fast and smooth roads that were used for many years by our World Rally Championship event, Rally New Zealand.
The event is run by Rally New Zealand, an organisation that boasts the support of hundreds of highly skilled volunteers who help make the Whangarei event extremely successful.
Rally New Zealand Ltd is a not-for-profit organisation owned in partnership by MotorSport New Zealand and a number of it’s member car club
APRC Updates
APRC and World Rally Championship share same route
Both the WRC Rally of New Zealand and the APRC Rally of Whangarei will share the same roads, giving locals a double dip of international competition, this article from the Northern Advocate newspaper more...
Paddon prepares for Pirelli Star Driver training in Europe
Hayden Paddon's quest for success in this year's Production World Rally Championship starts with a Pirelli Star Driver training programme in Edinburgh, Scotland on 14 March. more...
Facebook page for International Rally of Queensland
The International Rally of Queensland has a new Facebook Page full of information and latest news "Errol and Brian have been out checking the course and all reports are that the roads are in great condition more...