A contribution from the Government’s Major Events Development Fund will play an important role in helping Rally New Zealand secure their position on the FIA World Rally Championship calendar for 2011 and beyond.
The funding – $250,000 – will go towards certain operational and promotional elements of the 40th running of Rally New Zealand in May [...]

Hayden Paddon is the first official entrant for Rally New Zealand 2010. Photo Credit: Lance Hastie
Rally New Zealand has accepted the first official entry for this year’s World Rally Championship event in May from two-time New Zealand rally champion Hayden Paddon.
Based in Auckland, Rally New Zealand takes place from 6 to 9 May with the [...]

Winning one of the elements in Rally New Zealand’s three-part Rising Stars driver development programme has made a very real difference to the professional career prospects in front of Stephen Barker (Scholarship, 21, Hamilton); Hayden Paddon (International Award, 22, Geraldine); and Ben Jagger (Development Award, 20, Whangarei). Photo: Rally New Zealand/Alan McDonald
With the next crop [...]