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
Rifat takes maximum APRC points
Rifat Sungkar and co-driver Scott Beckwith put themselves back in title contention in the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship, after securing maximum points at the Rally of New Caledonia on Sunday. more...
2010 Rally Caledonia - Full Report
Brendan Reeves got his ideal 22nd birthday present by winning outright the 2010 Rally of New Caledonia and clinching the Pacific Cup more...
Reeves celebrates his birthday with convincing win
Young Australian rally duo, Brendan Reeves and Rhianon Smyth, have taken a convincing victory in Rally New Caledonia, round 5 of the Asia Pacific Rally Championship, winning the event by over 5 minutes. more...