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Monday, 18 July 2022

The name really does say it all Camping and exploring New Zealand’s great outdoors is a passion for many 4WDers. But what happens when the appeal of roof-top campers or tents has worn off or when the...

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New and tested 4WDs

A Discovery for the new generation

Monday, 18 July 2022

Land Rover’s Discovery started as a much-needed ‘bridge’ model between the prosaic pre-Defender ‘Landies’ and the ‘off road car’ we now know and love as the old-time classic Range

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News and General

Terry Austin’s Pajero build

Monday, 18 July 2022

Terry Austin’s off-road vision made real in red Terry Austin had been looking for something to replace his elderly and well-travelled 4WD ute. He was looking to switch out to petrol, and to have a...

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Jeep Grand Cherokee L

Monday, 18 July 2022

Raising the stakes with a long list of ‘firsts’

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News and General

Bronco six-wheeler

Monday, 18 July 2022

After midnight, it’s a Bronco! Everyone’s doing it: now there’s a six-wheeled Ford Bronco.

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News and General

Cat thefts on the rise

Monday, 18 July 2022

Difficult days as thieves target valuable metals Cat thefts have hit the headlines in New Zealand. Not the furry night-marauders though, these are the expensive sort sitting under our vehicles.

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Chevy range updated for 2023

Monday, 18 July 2022

Trail Boss retires, LTZ stays, new model joins the range. GMSV has revealed details of the 2023 Silverado model range updates and enhancements which will feature on the new Model Year 2023 Silverado...

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Motor Sports

The year of the UTV: Woodhill 100 is reborn

Friday, 17 June 2022

Matamata driver Dion Edgecombe has fought through to his first win in New Zealand’s oldest and fastest forest offroad endurance race.

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Adventure NZ

In praise of Southern overlanding

Friday, 17 June 2022

The south has something the north cannot quite offer: some amazing and scenic routes through very old and historic places.

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Products

CTEK offers clever charge solutions

Friday, 17 June 2022

Charging any battery just got a whole lot simpler with the CTEK CS One. Its revolutionary APTO (adaptive charging) technology takes the trickiness out of charging a vehicle’s battery system.

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Products

Hankook has the battery for 4WD applications

Friday, 17 June 2022

Hankook makes some excellent 4WD tyres, but how many of us knew the company is also a major battery manufacturer?

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Products

Option 4WD lights up with KC

Friday, 17 June 2022

Baja-born and bred, super-tough, super-bright KC HiLites are now available in New Zealand exclusively through Joel Stirling’s Option 4WD in Auckland.

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Builds

Surf's up - Sean Goddard's V8 4WD

Friday, 17 June 2022

Sean Goddard has always wanted to do a no-holds-barred 4WD build.

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New and tested 4WDs

Mitsubishi Pajero Sport

Friday, 17 June 2022

There’s a reason New Zealand’s favourite vehicle is no longer a three-box passenger car, or a hatchback.

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News and General

Range Rover Sport shows its lines

Friday, 17 June 2022

Hard on the heels of the ‘spy’ images in last month’s NZ4WD of the new Range Rover Sport testing at the Nurburgring in Germany came confirmation of spec and tech details.

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News and General

UK gets Ranger Raptor first

Friday, 17 June 2022

Ford has changed the launch order of its next-Gen Rangers in the UK, pushing out the high-performance Raptor first. The regular model range is scheduled to arrive in 2023.

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News and General

New Zealand fuel prices hit record highs

Friday, 17 June 2022

From the South Pacific, as economists here talk about fuel staying above $3.00/litre for the immediate future, it’s hard to imagine the same fuel being $1.10 a litre.

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News and General

Your 4s, Our Places

Wednesday, 18 May 2022

On his southern tour, Wellington reader Jonathan Goodson was joined by some other overlanding enthusiasts from the North Island.

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Motor Sports

Biggs takes the final win

Wednesday, 18 May 2022

Lucas series wraps up at Putaruru Defending champion Scott Biggs and Jamie Taylor had no real opportunity to contest the title this year thanks to Covid lockdown. They did however win the final round...

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Products

Roughing it? Yeah, nah

Wednesday, 18 May 2022

Yakima has the shower solution for adventuring Sandy feet, dirty paws, and muddy bikes and muddy people. Yakima’s RoadShower is a trusty sidekick that provides pure luxury in the outdoors – the...

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Adventure NZ

Battle is rejoined

Wednesday, 18 May 2022

The north vs south debate continues Regular contributor Kevin Isemonger is a North Islander – but he sees the beauty and benefit of both our main islands for the 4WD fraternity.

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Builds

In praise of Jeep off-road greatness

Wednesday, 18 May 2022

Imagine being able to tow an offroad/overland vehicle to the location of choice in utter comfort. Imagine setting up a base camp, offloading the ‘Trailer Queen’ (TQ) off-roader and going out...

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News and General

Doing it right

Wednesday, 18 May 2022

Making overlanding and adventuring more fun No matter if the ride is old-school cool or ultra-modern, off-road adventures go best when time has been invested in the right kit-out for the planned...

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New and tested 4WDs