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| 69th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 6 of 12 |
| Official name: | Motogard Rally of New Zealand |
| Edition: | 10th |
| Date: | from Saturday 14-Jul-1979 to Wednesday 18-Jul-1979 |
| Surface: | Tarmac/gravel |
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| Entries: | 83 | |
| Starters: | 82 | |
| Finishers: | 37 | (45.1% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 42 | |
| Slowest: | | km/h | |
| Fastest: | | km/h | |
| Planned stage distance: | 658.00 | km | (33.0% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 657.00 | km | (33.0% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 1,335.00 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,992.00 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 6th win and 13th podium for Hannu Mikkola. |
| Second place was 1st podium for Blair Robson. |
| Third place was 2nd podium for Ari Vatanen. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 15th win and triple win were 37th to 39th podiums for Ford. |
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