User Guide: MotorSport New Zealand website
MotorSport New Zealand launched their new-look website on Thursday, 23 December. The new design gives the website a much-needed facelift and mobile device capability. The menus have also been streamlined to make navigating through information easier. For regular users of the website, you will notice...
Amanda Tollemache elected to MotorSport New Zealand Board
MotorSport New Zealand’s Member Clubs have elected Amanda Tollemache, Hawkes Bay, to its Board, following the 78th Annual General Meeting held over the weekend. Tollemache will serve a three-year term. Tollemache brings a wealth of experience and insight to the Board. Having previously worked at the...
Lone Star Rally of Canterbury in association Joe’s Garage preview
Lone Star Rally of Canterbury in association with Joe’s Garage returns to the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship for the first time since 2019 when it serves as round three this weekend. The one-day event is based north of Christchurch, using some iconic...
Advisory Commission elections confirmed following 78th AGM
MotorSport New Zealand can confirm the results of the Advisory Commission elections held during the organisation’s 78th Annual General Meeting. These commissions play a vital role in representing the interests of competitors, clubs, and volunteers across the various disciplines of motorsport in New Zealand. Each commission...
NZRC Entry list confirmed for Lone Star Rally of Canterbury
Three local Canterbury drivers will take it to reigning national champion and current Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship leader Ben Hunt at this weekend’s third round. The Lone Star Rally of Canterbury in association with Joe’s Garage returns to the championship for the...
Rising young New Zealander to join Tony Quinn at Queensland Raceway
Another rising star of the New Zealand motorsport landscape will receive an opportunity to compete in Monochrome GT4 Australia courtesy of the Tony Quinn Foundation, with Chris White to make his series debut at Queensland Raceway. The 18-year-old will team up with Quinn in the...
Paddon and Kennard take hard-fought rally win at Western Australia
New Zealand rally stars Hayden Paddon and John Kennard overcame intense competition and muddy conditions to win the Forest Rally, 23 to 25 May, in Western Australia. This second round of the 2025 EROAD Australian Rally Championship was run as two single day events, like the...
Supercars confirm New Zealand double-header for 2026
The Repco Supercars Championship will proudly bring racing to Christchurch from 2026, with Ruapuna Raceway set to host the first-ever Supercars event on New Zealand’s South Island — part of a groundbreaking NZ double-header. The announcement marks a major moment for Supercars and Kiwi motorsport fans...
Graduates impress in Rodin Cars inaugural programme
The first graduates of a joint opportunity between Rodin Cars and MotorSport New Zealand have completed a three-day training and evaluation course and are taking their new skills and experiences forward into their racing programmes. Two young Formula Ford drivers were recently given a unique opportunity...
Hunt goes back-to-back with South Canterbury win
Ben Hunt has extended his lead in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship after claiming victory at the South Canterbury Hydraulics Rally South Canterbury on Saturday. Hunt, the reigning national champion, backed up his opening round win at Otago last month with a...
‘Veteran’ Zeltwanger aiming for winter success aboard Toyota 86
With fifteen years of experience in the sport at the age of just 23, Massey racer Lee Zeltwanger has plenty of experience to take into a winter campaign in the Toyota 86 Trophy Series. An all-round sports fanatic who also plays seven-a-side and eleven-a-side soccer, Lee...