| 46th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 5 of 11 |
| Official name: | South Pacific Rally - New Zealand |
| Edition: | 8th |
| Date: | from Sunday 1-May-1977 to Saturday 7-May-1977 |
| Surface: | Tarmac/gravel |
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| Entries: | 102 | |
| Starters: | 100 | |
| Finishers: | 35 | (35.0% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 75 | |
| Shortest: | 2.03 | km | (SS75 Auckland Domain) |
| Longest: | 102.40 | km | (SS44 Pehira to Rakauroa) |
| Slowest: | 0.00 | km/h | (SS1 Hawkins Hill) |
| Fastest: | 0.00 | km/h | (SS68 Pio Pio) |
| Planned stage distance: | 2,211.06 | km | (58.5% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 2,092.59 | km | (55.4% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 1,684.00 | km |
| Total distance: | 3,776.59 | km |
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