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...
Book to celebrate 50 years of the Otago Rally
A new book covering the first 50 years of the Otago Rally is currently in pre-production, with a release date set for the early part of 2026. The Dunedin-based event has become one of New Zealand’s ‘must-do’ rallies since it was first run in 1976, and...
Bawden wins, Palmer extends lead in North Island Rally Series
Todd Bawden/Katrina Renshaw (Ford Fiesta MkII R5) have won the latest round of the 2025 Hawkeswood Mining North Island Rally Series (NIRS), beating home Quentin Palmer/Michael Goudie (Skoda Fabia Rally2) with William Menzies/Doug Dolan putting in another solid performance in their much older car (Mitsubishi...
Hunt holds off Stokes for third win
Defending national champion Ben Hunt has claimed his third win of the Brian Green Property Group New Zealand Rally Championship after winning the Dayle ITM Goldrush Rally Coromandel on Saturday. Hunt (Skoda New Zealand Fabia Rally 2) took the win in the championship’s return to the...
John Kennard leads new MotorSport New Zealand Rally Safety Notes provider
MotorSport New Zealand have agreed to assign the Rally Safety Notes provider contract from Neil Allport Motorsports to Rally Notes New Zealand Limited. Rally Notes New Zealand Limited is a new company led by experienced international co-driver John Kennard, of Blenheim, supported by Ian McKee,...