All to play for at BOP finale for North Island Rally Series competitors
This Saturday’s Battery Town Rally Bay of Plenty plays host to the final round of the 2025 Hawkeswood Mining North Island Rally Series (NIRS) which will see a number of titles decided by the end of the day. Heading into the event, it will be a...
Gilmour and Searcy to shakedown for Tasmania at Battery Town Bay of Plenty Rally
With four weeks until she contests the Rally Tasmania, Emma Gilmour will head to this weekend’s Battery Town Rally Bay of Plenty to get some more mileage under her belt, ahead of her debut in the Australian event. She will arrive at the one-day, Tauranga-based rally...
Rally Bay of Plenty returns drivers to famous forest roads
This weekend’s Battery Town Rally Bay of Plenty will throw a brand-new challenge at the leading Kiwi rally drivers in the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship. For the first time in over two decades, the national championship will visit some iconic stages in...
Martin, Feast rivalry to continue at home event
Their banter was a highlight of the last round of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship but don’t mistake the smiles on the faces of Andy Martin and Gavin Feast as a sign they aren’t serious about success. The two Bay of Plenty...
Brian Green Property signs on for another season
Brian Green Property Group will continue as the naming rights partner of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship in 2026. Promoters Rally New Zealand and Brian Green Property Group signed off on a new deal that extends their partnership to a staggering 15...
Mainland title another job ticked off for Stokes
Championship protagonist Robbie Stokes has ticked off another major milestone after claiming the Mainland Rally Series title at last weekend’s Hanmer Rally. The North Canterbury local added the prestigious South Island Championship to a breakthrough NZRC rally win at his home Canterbury event back in June...
Stokes too good at Hanmer Rally and wins second Mainland Rally title
Robbie Stokes (Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo) was too good for his Mainland Rally rivals winning both the Sadlers Garage Hanmer Memorial Rally and the 2025 Mainland Rally overall title on Saturday. Stokes, along with co-driver Matt Summerfield, were the first MRC competitor home in...
Palmer claims 2025 North Island Rally Series title with victory at Rally Waitomo
uentin Palmer was the driver to beat heading into the Newstead Lodge Rally of Waitomo, however, along with co-driver Michael Goudie (Skoda Fabia Rally2), the pairing won all four Special Stages on Sunday to claim the 2025 Hawkeswood Mining North Island Rally Series (NIRS) title...
Rejuvenated Mackenzie loving rally again
Haydn Mackenzie is relishing being back in an enjoyable environment after a successful move to the Rally Challenge 4WD class of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship. Mackenzie entered his Toyota Yaris Proto at last month’s Dayle ITM Goldrush Rally Coromandel and won...
Palmer the one to beat heading to Rally Waitomo
Quentin Palmer is the one to beat as the 2025 Hawkeswood Mining North Island Rally Series (NIRS) has its penultimate round at the Newstead Lodge Rally of Waitomo on Sunday. Along with co-driver Michael Goudie (Skoda Fabia Rally2), the pairing are the overall front-runners...