• Second 2019 ORANZ South Island win for Winn!
    Local man Greg Winn put on a master class in off-road racing as he stormed back from a first lap wrong-slot to win this year’s Ruff ‘n Tuff 250 enduro at Nelson. A few weeks after taking out the...
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  • Reefton Weekend
    Like so many great weekends away 4x4Explorer.co.nz’ main man Richard Soult’s latest one – to Reefton on the West Coast – started with a casual comment and turned into an Epic! I bought some rock...
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  • Take a tour with NZ Adventures, Fun, Friendship & Support.
    Accommodation in Motels, Meals in Restaurants, Fully Guided & Radio Communication to each Vehicle.  
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  • Outstanding in their Fieldays
    There’s always plenty for the 4WD owner and/or aficionado to see and do at Fieldays.  New Zealand’s most popular new vehicle buy, the  turbo-diesel double cab ute, was again the focus of...
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  • Albania
    Albania is a country few Kiwis know much about. As good an excuse as any, reckons keen Overlander Aaron Rich, to pack up the Shogun (Pajero) and family for a little fact-finding mission. Given that...
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What is a Club Truck?
Wednesday, 21 August 2019

There’s a place for everyone with a hi/lo ratio 4WD recreational vehicle in the Central Zone Club Truck Challenge,l as
Andrew Gee explains.

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NZ Military Vehicles Rally
Wednesday, 21 August 2019

It’s not every year that a local vehicle enthusiasts’ club celebrates its 40th anniversary, so something special was planned at Waiouru at Easter this year by the New Zealand Military Vehicle Colle

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Oteake Conservation Area
Thursday, 18 July 2019

To mark the end of the ‘open’ season, 4x4Explorer Richard Soult and a bunch of like-minded ‘Overlanders’ decided on a trip into the Oteake Conservation Park.

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Hilux SR5 + Ironman 4x4 = IRNLUX
Wednesday, 21 August 2019

Ironman 4x4  can – literally – transform your 4x4. Proof is in IRNLUX, P&B Group General Manager John Boswell’s daily driver.

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Smith nails 2019 Woodhill 100 win
Thursday, 18 July 2019

It’s hard enough simply finishing the Woodhill 100, let alone winning NZ’s toughest off-road race... as Waikato ace Paul Smith found out first-hand this year.

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All change at Dunedin Superwinch series opener
Thursday, 20 June 2019

A date swap saw very different conditions as the Dunedin round opened rather than closed the annual Superwinch Mainland Winch Challenge series this year. Vicky Newport has the story.

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Breaking the Ice (buster)
Thursday, 22 August 2019

Ice Buster is an annual winter 4WD event on the NZ Defence Force’s Military Training Grounds at Waiouru. And this year a cold snap meant it definitely lived up to its name.

 

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Latest Ironman 4x4 ‘Destination Store’ now open in Hamilton
Tuesday, 20 August 2019

The Ironman 4x4 brand and product range is well established at home in Australia and now in at least 20 other countries around the world, including New Zealand.

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4x4 suspension 101
Friday, 19 July 2019

Dollar for dollar a suspension upgrade can be one of the most cost-effective ways to improve your 4x4. But where do you start?

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Products
Toyo Open Country - For 4WD owners seeking the best in off-road performance and on-road comfort.
Monday, 29 July 2019
Whether picking the best line through ruts, taming backcountry tracks, or on a rain soaked highway trying to change lanes, Toyo’s SUV and Open Country 4WD tyres are suited to the full spectrum of...
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Products
Stay off the beaten track for longer!
Tuesday, 09 July 2019
Whether venturing into the high country, traversing sand dunes or on an alpine adventure, it’s important to have the right equipment, and that includes the battery. 
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Products
AFN Jimny makeover
Tuesday, 09 July 2019
Like the sound of Suzuki’s new Jimny but reckon it would look even better with a little ‘work?’ Then local AFN agent SUSD could well have a deal for you.
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Video Content
SUV Tyre Video Review - Grabber GT
Tuesday, 13 November 2018
We video review a newly released tyre from General Tire, the Grabber GT which is now available in New Zealand.
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Video Content
2018 Skoda Karoq - Video Road Report
Monday, 29 October 2018
We video test the 2018 Skoda Karoq.
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Video Content
New SUV Test Video - 2018 Mazda CX-8
Thursday, 25 October 2018
Mazda’s new CX-8 SUV is designed to blur the boundaries between work and play...
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