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New and tested 4WDs
First official pictures of all-new INEOS Grenadier 4x4
Tuesday, 21 July 2020
Created to fulfil the vision of adventurer and INEOS Group Chairman, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the Grenadier will be a capable, durable and reliable 4x4 designed and built to handle the world’s harshest e
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Adventure NZ
Ryan's Ranger
Tuesday, 21 July 2020
Central Otago sparkie Ryan Brown owns what could well be the perfect Ford Ranger for work AND play. If you want he can sort you out with one just like it, too. Richard Soult has the story.
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News and General
Future bright for Atomic Batteries
Wednesday, 08 July 2020
The automotive and transportation industry is amongst the most exposed verticals to the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak and is currently amidst unprecedented uncertainty.
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News and General
BEST 12V SET UP FOR YOU
Friday, 03 July 2020
Speak to the 12V experts to better explain how dual battery systems work, and how to choose the right type and size charger for your needs.
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Weekend drive
A different Christmas trip
Thursday, 18 June 2020
With the weather taking a turn for the worse, David Coxon and friends are faced with a classic quandary on their return to their ‘Different Christmas Trip base at Collingwood: do they stay?
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4WD Accesories
Managing off-grid power with Redarc
Thursday, 18 June 2020
Whether you’re heading off on a day trip or a long adventure off-grid, chances are you will need some form of dual battery system.
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Adventure International
Searching for sand castles ancient desert fortresses of Khozerm
Thursday, 18 June 2020
Uzbekistan’s inhospitable deserts are home to the ruins of hundreds of ancient fortresses, many – as Overlander Aaron Rich and his family found out – practically accessible only by 4WD!
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Adventure NZ
Making the grade
Thursday, 18 June 2020
We’ve all either seen, heard or read about the Grades given to 4WD tracks here in NZ.
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Adventure NZ
First taste of freedom Central Otago
Wednesday, 17 June 2020
Post-Lockdown, NZ4WD contributor Richard Soult was hanging out to get out in the NZExplorer.co.nz Toyota Prado.
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New and tested 4WDs
Smooth Operator
Wednesday, 17 June 2020
If you are looking for a Ute in the $100+K sector, at ‘just’ $90K VW’s top-of-the-line V6 3.0 litre TDi-powered Amarok Aventura could well be considered a bargain.
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News and General
In the lap of luxury
Wednesday, 17 June 2020
Welcome to the second instalment of our latest NZ4WD feature, ‘Locals Only,’ in which we check out the sort of cool Kiwi 4x4s which see us swivelling our heads and thinking ‘damn, that’s nice.’ Thi
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New and tested 4WDs
Facelift/more power & torque for 2020 Hilux
Wednesday, 17 June 2020
Toyota NZ is set to launch a major ‘midlife’ upgrade of its top-selling Hilux ute featuring a bolder, tougher-looking exterior on most variants and a beefed up 2.8-litre turbo diesel engine that of
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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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Adventure International
Two of Uzbekistan’s Ancient Silk Road Cities Samarkand & Bukhara
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
On their way southwest from Tashkent, Kiwi Overlander Aaron Rich and family marveled at the unique Islamic architecture to be found in the ancient Silk Road cities of Samarkand and Bukhara.<
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Adventure NZ
NZ Adventures expands 4x4 Tour offerings
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
NZ Adventures is a long-established back country tour company owned by Robbie and Connie Crickett of Invercargill.
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4WD Accesories
New products from Utemaster
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
Canopies have been around for many years, but for some reason we’ve put up with the inherent restricted access, poor security and delicate build for just as long! 
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New and tested 4WDs
Welcome to the 2020 NZ4WD Ute Buyer’s Guide
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
With the COVID-19 Level 4 lockdown coinciding with our usual June issue we couldn’t leave our bubbles to physically drive anything – ute, SUV or even ordinary car – anywhere meaningful so we improv
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Adventure NZ
A weekend at Glenthorne Retreat not for the faint of heart!
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
Mid-summer and members of Christchurch’s loose-knit Cashmere 4WD Club gathered for another of their epic weekend excursions; to the Avoca and Harper Rivers, with the old retreat as their home base.
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Adventure NZ
Kauri Coast 4WD Safari 2020
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
The Kauri Coast 4WD Safari is a classic on NZ’s tag-along calendar. Ashley Lucas reports from this year’s Pre-Lockdown event.
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Adventure NZ
Last waltz up the Wilberforce
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
What’s in a name? A lot, reckons 4x4Eplorer.co.nz’s Richard Soult. Case in point, one of his ex-Christchurch trips, up the mighty Wilberforce River Valley to Fang Hill Hut!
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4WD Accesories
Skills and techniques for safe towing
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
Long-time NZ4WD contributor Ashley Lucas has been towing things since he was in his teens. Here he shares some of the lessons he has learned through the years.
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News and General
Become a supporter
Tuesday, 28 April 2020
NZ4WD covers a range of topics of interest to the 4WD vehicle buyer & driver.
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Motor Sports
Acting the G.O.A.T
Tuesday, 28 April 2020
Before the COVID-19 lockdown, the Central Zone Club Truck Challenge managed to squeeze in the second round of its 2019/20 series at Pahiatua.  Andrew Gee has the story.
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Adventure International
Cities of central Asia
Tuesday, 28 April 2020
Central Asia offers up some fascinating cities that are very different from those we are used to at home in New Zealand, or in other developed countries.
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4WD Accesories
Recovery basics
Tuesday, 28 April 2020
‘Hope for the best, but plan for the worst’ is the mantra by which best-selling author Lee Child’s ultimate tough guy character Jack Reacher  lives.
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