About Us
The International Rally of Whangarei is based in the city of Whangarei, 160km north of Auckland in the Northland region.
The event attracts considerable international attention and is noted for it's fast flowing roads and warm hospitality. As New Zealand’s annual round of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) it is also a round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship (NZRC) and the Top Half Rally Series.
Initially based in Rotorua for nine years, the event moved north in 2007 to roads used for many years by New Zealand's round of the World Rally Championship event.
This event, like the WRC round, 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 clubs.
APRC Updates
DUNKO - the inside story of Ross Dunkerton, an Australian rally legend
DUNKO - the inside story of Ross Dunkerton, an Australian rally legend - has been written by another former Australian Rally Champion, Bob Watson more...
Former APRC driver heads to FIA
Leading New Zealand rally and former APRC driver Emma Gilmour is about to head to Geneva, Switzerland to participate in her first meeting as a member of the Women & Motor Sport Commission, part of the world governing body of motorsport the Federation Internationale de L’Automobile (FIA). more...
McRae moves from the sand to the snow
Alister McRae begins his year with Proton by competing at World Rally Championship Swedish Rally (9-12 Feb), but he had a frustrating start to 2012 with his campaign to conquer the Dakar Rally not going so well more...