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Challenge accepted
Monday, 14 December 2020
Well, 2020 was definitely a challenging year.
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ECU-SHOP Summer Promotion
Monday, 14 December 2020
ECU-SHOP is the pioneer in Diesel Tuning.
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4WD Accesories
Redarc is on the charge in nz
Monday, 14 December 2020
Trusted Australian specialist electronics company Redarc has over 40 years’ experience developing and manufacturing world-leading in-vehicle electronic solutions. 
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New and tested 4WDs
Los tres amigos* (The three friends)
Monday, 14 December 2020
Together for just a day, three very different utilities – a RAM 1500, Toyota Hilux and Mitsubishi Triton – became los tres amigos as they ventured from Auckland to and from Hampton Downs for a p
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Products
Revamp your rooftop with Rhino-Rack
Wednesday, 02 December 2020
As leaders and innovators in the roof rack market, Rhino-Rack are kick-starting this new decade with the launch of their all-new Pioneer – the next generation of Rhino-Rack’s iconic Pioneer
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Products
Efficient Solar for Getting Off-Grid
Wednesday, 02 December 2020
Solar power in modern off-roading has never been more popular as enthusiasts endeavour to extract as much power as possible in order to have their batteries primed and ready to support their
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Video Content
2021 Ford Puma
Monday, 23 November 2020
We video review the all-new 2021 Ford Puma. The hottest ticket from Ford for 2020 is here and it’s a cracker! 
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Motor Sports
Resurgence begins with the Wairarapa Bush bros
Thursday, 19 November 2020
All was right with the world when the Club Truck Challenge (CTC) restarted for the 2021 season on November 01. Andrew Gee has the story.
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4WD Accesories
New canopy is game changer
Thursday, 19 November 2020
The Centurion Canopy is a complete game changer when it comes to using your work vehicle for weekend pursuits. 
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4WD Accesories
Let Ironman 4x4 help you with that load
Thursday, 19 November 2020
Ironman 4x4 has a large and comprehensive range of accessories to make carrying that load in the back of your 4WD utility or station wagon easier and safer.  Products include deck lin
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Adventure NZ
A Series 1 on the Matariki Safari
Thursday, 19 November 2020
Last year the Plimmer family from Hamilton took their 1956 Land Rover Series 1 on the Matariki Forestry Charity fund-raising Safari hosted by the Whangamata 4WD Club – and this year they invited me
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Adventure NZ
A trip up the Rakaia
Thursday, 19 November 2020
Now both back based in Christchurch, 4x4Explorer Richard Soult and 5GoOverland mate Aaron Rich celebrated with a recent trip to the headwaters of the mighty Rakaia River – and beyond.
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New and tested 4WDs
A (much) better mousetrap
Thursday, 19 November 2020
Two days driving Isuzu’s new Gen-3 D-Max through the South Island’s rugged High Country convinced NZ4WD mag Editor Ross MacKay that the company knows a thing or two about building ute
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New and tested 4WDs
Nissan joins the party with another Navara upgrade
Thursday, 19 November 2020
Mid-model-cycle upgrades appear flavour of the month at the moment as Ford, Toyota and now Nissan are wont to prove.
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New and tested 4WDs
Silverado is first GMSV 4X4 ute to go on sale here
Thursday, 19 November 2020
Fans of plus-size US utility vehicles here and across the Tasman  can now access some of the biggest and best full-size trucks – beginning with the Chevrolet Silverado – through the newly establish
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New and tested 4WDs
Reading the tea leaves
Monday, 02 November 2020
One day, when I retire, I’m going to take this little act to Detroit and make a fortune.
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New and tested 4WDs
Pounce of the Puma
Monday, 02 November 2020
If you liked the idea of the Ford Ecosport 1-litre small compact SUV, but weren’t overly sold on its styling, wait till you get an up close and personal with a Ford Puma. 
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New and tested 4WDs
SKODA KAMIQ
Thursday, 29 October 2020
It’s pronounced like ‘Hammock’ and it’s the SUV spinoff of the much-lauded Scala wagon/hatch, which already sets up Skoda’s latest release well.
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Adventure NZ
Daytripper
Thursday, 29 October 2020
Difficult to describe a road-trip in a new Mazda CX-30 with SkyActiv X technology in the immortal lyrics of John, Paul, George and Ringo, but then there were things “It took me so long, to find
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Adventure NZ
The Redwoods Express
Thursday, 29 October 2020
 If you’re a keen mountain biker like NZ4WD magazine Editor Ross MacKay, all roads in the upper-middle part of the North Island lead to Rotorua.  For his latest trip there he had the use of a Su
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New and tested 4WDs
Escape 2020 with the 2021 Escape
Thursday, 29 October 2020
As we write this, Ford dealers are holding off customers with long poles in anticipation of the arrival of the new model Escape, which was revealed in July of this year in a (what was for Ford)
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Adventure NZ
Happy Tauranga trails in a Honda
Thursday, 29 October 2020
With over 33,000 Honda CR-Vs registered since the model’s first debut in 1997, there’s no denying the popularity of this medium-sized SUV and for 2021, the high riding Honda has seen some radica
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Video Content
New Medium SUV Test Video - 2021 Honda CR-V
Wednesday, 28 October 2020
We video review the all-new 2021 Honda CR-V.
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4WD Accesories
Ironman 4x4’s monster winch offerings
Wednesday, 21 October 2020
Getting stuck may now be something you aim to do, just so you can put your Ironman 4x4 ‘Monster’ winch to good use.
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Adventure International
Kiwi 4WDers follow Siberia’s BAM Railway in winter
Wednesday, 21 October 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic might have forced them home early but not before Tauranga couple Jeanette and Martin Knudsen had seen and experienced Siberia at its wintry best on one of fellow Kiwi G
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