Past Winners
| Season | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Event report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969* | Grady Thompson | Rick Rimmer | Holden Monaro | |
| 1970* | Paul Adams | Don Fenwick | BMW 2002 | |
| 1971* | Bruce Hodgson | Mike Mitchell | Ford Cortina–Lotus | |
| 1972* | Andrew Cowan | Jim Scott | BLMC Mini 1275 GT | |
| 1973* | Hannu Mikkola | Jim Porter | Ford Escort RS1600 | |
| 1974* | Not Held | |||
| 1975* | Mike Marshall | Arthur McWatt | Ford Escort RS1800 | |
| 1976* | Andrew Cowan | Jim Scott | Hillman Avenger | |
| 1977 | Fulvio Bacchelli | Francesco Rossetti | Fiat 131 Abarth | |
| 1978 | Russell Brookes | Chris Porter | Ford Escort RS1800 | |
| 1979 | Hannu Mikkola | Arne Hertz | Ford Escort RS1800 | |
| 1980 | Timo Salonen | Seppo Harjanne | Datsun 160J | |
| 1981 | Jim Donald | Kevin Lancaster | Ford Escort RS | |
| 1982 | Björn Waldegård | Hans Thorszelius | Toyota Celica | |
| 1983 | Walter Rohrl | Christian Geistdörfer | Lancia 037 Rally | |
| 1984 | Stig Blomqvist | Bjorn Cederberg | Audi Quattro | |
| 1985 | Timo Salonen | Seppo Harjanne | Peugeot 205 T16 E2 | |
| 1986 | Juha Kankkunen | Juha Piironen | Peugeot 205 T16 E2 | |
| 1987 | Franz Wittman | Jorg Pattermann | Lancia Delta 4WD | |
| 1988 | Josef Haider | Ferdinand Hinterleitner | Opel Kadett GSi 16V | |
| 1989 | Ingvar Carlsson | Per Carlsson | Mazda 323 4WD | |
| 1990 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 | |
| 1991 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 | |
| 1992 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD | |
| 1993 | Colin McRae | Derek Ringer | Subaru Legacy RS | |
| 1994 | Colin McRae | Derek Ringer | Subaru Impreza 555 | |
| 1995 | Colin McRae | Derek Ringer | Subaru Impreza 555 | |
| 1996 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III | |
| 1997 | Kenneth Eriksson | Staffan Parmander | Subaru Impreza WRC97 | |
| 1998 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Toyota Corolla WRC | |
| 1999 | Tommi Makinen | Risto Mannisenmäki | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI | |
| 2000 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot 206 WRC | |
| 2001 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Subaru Impreza WRC 2001 | |
| 2002 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot 206 WRC | |
| 2003 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot 206 WRC | |
| 2004 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru Impreza WRC 04 | |
| 2005 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Xsara WRC | |
| 2006 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | Report |
| 2007 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | Report |
| 2008 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC | Report |
| 2009* | Not Held | |||
| 2010 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | Report |
| 2011* | Hayden Paddon | John Kennard | Subaru Impreza WRX | |
| 2012 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën DS3 WRC | Report |
*, denotes years when Rally New Zealand was not part of the World Rally Championship
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