• How to choose a battery for your 4WD
    Like it or not, 4WD vehicles are the pride and joy of all 4WD enthusiasts. Whether it be for a joy ride around country roads, out and about on the farms, doing it tough for tradies and boaties or...
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  • A servicing partnership
    Keeping your 4WD in tip-top shape is best seen as a partnership between yourself and a trusted 4WD workshop, saysRichard Soult of 4x4Explorer.co.nz Having moved to the UK in the early 1980s and being...
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  • Toyota targets ‘returning customers’ with new, improved Hilux
    A confident Toyota New Zealand believes its latest Hilux is good enough to entice ‘lapsed buyers’ back to the brand. NZ4WD Editor Ross MacKay explains why. The 2020 Toyota Hilux will offer ute buyers...
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  • Defender of the realm
    The wait is over FOR Land Rover’s all-new Defender. Whether it is what the diehards want is another thing altogether as NZ4WD’s resident expert on all things L-R – Ashley Lucas – discusses here after...
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  • Leatham Valley and Reefton catch-up weekend
    As many of you may be aware, we’re wintering in Marahau, close to the Abel Tasman National Park. It’s a fantastic spot but a long way from our favorite Canterbury High Country valleys and Central...
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Aiming high – Is new Sport version the best Everest yet?
Wednesday, 16 September 2020

What price a state-of-the-art Ute-based SUV able to tackle the toughest bush track, tow a ‘bloody big’ boat and not look too out of place in the CBD? Well.

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To Cape York and back – A Kiwi on Oz’s most famous 4x4 trip
Tuesday, 18 August 2020

Making it to Australia’s Cape York via the famed ‘Old Telegraph Rd’ is real ‘Bucket List’ stuff for most keen Kiwi FOUR-Wheelers.

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New Gladiator – One of these (Jeeps) is not like the other.
Tuesday, 18 August 2020

On one level Jeep’s new Gladiator looks, feels and goes just like the Wrangler it is based on.

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Central Asia Complete
Wednesday, 16 September 2020

And so, after spending 10 months covering more than 30,000km passing through 16 countries across two continents, Kiwi Overlander Aaron Rich and his family’s epic 5GoOverland.com adventure en

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Hunt on for ‘Crumpy’s iconic ‘ad’ Hilux!
Wednesday, 16 September 2020

Where is Crumpy’s original bush-bashing, rut-busting, river-running Toyota Hilux?

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Dealing with a disaster in Russia
Tuesday, 18 August 2020

Aaron Rich and his overlanding family had a dream run – mechanically-speaking – until their Mitsubishi Pajero ground to a halt on what was to be their third to last day in Russia ...

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Increase safety with a Bendix 4WD Brake Upgrade Kit
Wednesday, 16 September 2020

Whilst the original braking systems on a new 4WD vehicle from the showroom is more than adequate for the job, it can be a very different story once the vehicle is decked out with the wide range of

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Wet feet on the West Coast
Wednesday, 16 September 2020

Scott Fellers brings his littlest co-driver to explore the track into Montgomerie Hut.

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Auckland 4x4 Performance Upgrades
Tuesday, 18 August 2020

Auckland 4x4 Performance has hit the ground running after we were all thrown into the Covid-19 Lockdown.  

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Products
TERRAIN TAMER ONLINE PARTS STORE
Thursday, 28 May 2020
Terrain Tamer have ramped up their online presence in an effort to meet the dramatic uplift in demand from online shoppers in the wake of recent national quarantine and lockdown laws.
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Products
Why Choose Ryco’s Vehicle Specific Fuel Water Separator Filters and Crankcase Filter Kits?Why Choose Ryco’s Vehicle Specific Fuel Water Separator Filters and Crankcase Filter Kits?
Thursday, 19 March 2020
Crankcase filters and fuel and water separators are increasingly popular but the quality is variable, says Ryco.
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Products
How to get the most out of your electric brake controller
Thursday, 19 March 2020
An electric brake controller could save your bacon if things go pear-shaped when you are towing your boat, caravan or toy hauler.
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Video Content
SmartCharge range of AC Battery Chargers
Thursday, 14 November 2019
Shaun Whale explains why REDARC’s SmartCharge battery chargers are the perfect portable battery chargers for keeping all your toys charged and ready to go!
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Video Content
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 - Video Road Report
Wednesday, 30 October 2019
It’s fair to say Michelin knows something about tyres, given the company’s 139 years of developing and producing them.
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Video Content
Tough Dog Foam Cell
Friday, 19 July 2019
Check out how heavy duty Tough Dog Foam Cell shocks are made. Made Tough for all Tuff Trucks, Utes and 4WDs
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