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Auckland 4x4 – great gear for 4WDs

Monday, 17 October 2022

Long experience in 4WD accessories and systems

Ute buyer’s guide

Monday, 17 October 2022

What’s next for our most-loved vehicles?

Fieldays is back

Wednesday, 14 September 2022

Fieldays, the Waikato region’s annual agricultural trade show, returns in a temporary new date this year. Due to New Zealand’s continued response to the Covid-19 pandemic, it happens from 30 November...

Durango Hellcat

Wednesday, 14 September 2022

Slightly unhinged mega-SUV will crack 180mph!

The most exclusive Range Rover ever

Wednesday, 14 September 2022

Literally an odd number: only 17 Carmels will be built.

Fuel pain with no gain

Wednesday, 14 September 2022

Kiwis are accustomed to complaining about the amount of tax and excise levied on petrol and diesel, but things got a bit silly in the second quarter of this year.

The Cat Bus goes a-rambling

Tuesday, 16 August 2022

Getting away from it all in a mighty ‘Mog camper 1987 Mercedes Unimog U1700L Ex-New Zealand Defence Force

Triton 2023 spied

Tuesday, 16 August 2022

New range will include a PHEV

Pathfinder’s back – and it’s dropped the CVT!

Sunday, 14 August 2022

Nissan’s new Pathfinder is heading down under and will arrive with a transverse V6 engine, traditional nine speed automatic transmission, semi-autonomous driving technology, spacious seating for up

Utes and SUVs (still) rule

Sunday, 14 August 2022

It’s close – very close – at the top. The first five entries in the sales charts for 2022’s opening half-year are all utes or SUVs and many of them are selling in the thousands and separated by just...

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

Your 4s, Our Places

Wednesday, 20 April 2022

Our north-South challenge is getting some traction Joanne Morley sent us this month’s Opening Shot among a whole raft of images from northern trails, a cool ‘out there’ pic off the Taupō-Napier...

Challenge accepted

Monday, 14 March 2022

So last month we laid it down: a north vs south challenge asking readers where the best trails and views are. The southern response has been quite strong, funnily enough.