4WD Sports
Dirt Nation: Top result for Kiwi racer at the mighty Finke
Wednesday, 18 June 2025

This thing is a beast. It’s unlike any other race in Australia or New Zealand. Faster than anything this side of the ditch. Dustier too.

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New and tested 4WDs
LDV T60 MAX Plus
Tuesday, 20 May 2025

The lines for where pick up trucks see the most of their use in New Zealand are very blurred.

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New and tested 4WDs
Ram brings back big steel: Grunty 320kW Cummins diesel available
Wednesday, 23 April 2025

Apparently, the team at Ram Trucks missed the memo where we are all supposed to be driving tiny whiny electric appliances that suck out our souls.

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4WD Accesories
When should you invest in an Electric Park Brake?
Thursday, 19 June 2025

 

Aussies and Kiwis demand a lot of their 4x4 utes. It’s the versatility of these vehicles that has seen them strike a chord with buyers.

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4WD Sports
Tony McCall
Dirt Nation with Bryan Chang - May
Tuesday, 27 May 2025

Classic clash coming at Woodhill 100

Image of Tony McCall at the 2024 Woodhill 100 by Geoff Ridder

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New and tested 4WDs
Nissan premieres all-new Frontier Pro plug-in hybrid
Tuesday, 20 May 2025

When it goes on sale in China later this year, the all-new Frontier Pro will be Nissan’s first-ever plug-in Hybrid and Nissan’s first-ever electrified pickup truck and the design pays homage to ear

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News and General
‘Take it slow on ice and snow’ says Bendix
Thursday, 19 June 2025

The southern hemisphere isn’t known for its icy and snowy road conditions, but that means that come ski season, thousands of drivers head to the slopes with few skills and very little practice at m

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4WD Accesories
Redarc BCDC Alpha100 R, Its most powerful yet
Thursday, 19 June 2025

Redarc has launched of the BCDC Alpha100 R, the most powerful model in the BCDC range.

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News and General
JAC T9 smashes 24-hour endurance record
Tuesday, 20 May 2025

The JAC (“Jack”) T9's position as a reliable workhorse for Kiwi tradies has been further reinforced by the remarkable achievement of its South African stablemate, which recently shattered the count

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New and tested 4WDs
KIA Tasman on its way
Saturday, 14 June 2025
A ute like no other: Kia New Zealand has confirmed the model range for its first-ever ute, the Tasman. 
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New and tested 4WDs
Tremor: best Everest?
Friday, 13 June 2025
It may well be the standout in Ford's family of Everests. The Tremor launched a few months back in Australia, and now it has reached New Zealand.
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New and tested 4WDs
T60 steps up
Wednesday, 19 March 2025
A few years back, in the midst of the Covid lockdown, LDV gave us the T60 to test. It had the most power of any ute in its  class, and was well built and slathered in spec and tech.
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Adventure NZ
Work life balance done right
Wednesday, 19 February 2025
Sometimes in life – the planets really do align – but for it to happen twice is a bit weird.
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Adventure NZ
Living the dream on the back roads
Wednesday, 19 February 2025
Catherine and Graham Beaven are living the off-road caravan lifestyle from their base in Whanganui. The couple prefer less-travelled roads and freedom camping in New Zealand’s wild places.
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Adventure NZ
Andrew’s Everest tourer
Tuesday, 18 February 2025
Andrew Nelson had done his time in ‘hard yakka’ 4WDing and was looking for a vehicle that could be an everyday driver and  off-road capable touring wagon.
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