Motorsport: NZ Rally confirmed for 2012

Jari-Matti Latvala in action during the 2010 Rally of New Zealand. Photo / Getty Images

The World Motorsport Council's ratified New Zealand's place on the World Rally Championship calendar next year.

Rally NZ was provisionally reinstated last month.

It's one of 12 events on the schedule but the dates have not yet been finalised.

World Motorsport Council vice President Morrie Chandler says New Zealand is a popular rally for the drivers.

He says they enjoy the roads and the country when they get here.

The New Zealand Rally will rotate with Australia which is hosting a rally this year.

- NEWSTALK ZB