| 118th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 7 of 12 |
| Official name: | Sanyo Rally of New Zealand |
| Edition: | 13th |
| Date: | from Saturday 25-Jun-1983 to Tuesday 28-Jun-1983 |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 59 | |
| Starters: | 59 | |
| Finishers: | 33 | (55.9% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 33 | |
| Shortest: | 4.86 | km | (SS4 Mystery Creek) |
| Longest: | 95.09 | km | (SS19 Taumata Road) |
| Slowest: | 68.39 | km/h | (SS11 Motu Road) |
| Fastest: | 139.25 | km/h | (SS1 Paparata Road) |
| Planned stage distance: | 1,071.09 | km | (40.8% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 1,071.09 | km | (40.8% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 1,553.00 | km |
| Total distance: | 2,624.09 | km |
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