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Builds
Jimny taken to the max
Monday, 14 March 2022
It’s been quite a journey. Tauranga’s Aiden Richardson has ridden the crest of the Jimny cult wave, building ‘Lil Rig’ from a base road Jimny into an all-seasons, all reasons adventure wagon. It all...
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New and tested 4WDs
Blue Monday
Monday, 14 March 2022
A new start rises ahead of 1 April
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Products
Solar for the campsite
Monday, 14 March 2022
Getting power in remote places has always been a bit tricky. Even when solar became affordable and accessible to 4WD enthusiasts, the relative fragility of rigid solar panels made transporting them a...
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New and tested 4WDs
Jeep confirms new version of Grand Cherokee
Monday, 14 March 2022
A ‘magnificent seven’ is on its way
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New and tested 4WDs
Range Rover prices confirmed
Monday, 14 March 2022
It’s the long and short of the new Range Rover, and the 2022 range includes two seven-seater models and a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle for the first time. Land Rover New Zealand has confirmed...
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New and tested 4WDs
New Raptor revealed
Monday, 14 March 2022
Ford has revealed details of its most powerful Ranger – the ‘next-Gen’ Raptor.
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Video Content
We video review the 2022 Skoda Kodiaq RS
Wednesday, 23 February 2022
Most would recognise the Skoda brand for the latest batch of New Zealand Police cars. These are Superb station wagons but they are not the hero vehicles for the Skoda brand – that is the Kodiaq.
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4WD Accesories
Airplex smartens up your 4WD
Wednesday, 16 February 2022
From a start producing plexiglass weather shields for Kiwi motorists, to creating a huge range of protection and enhancement gear for 4WDs – and other vehicles – Airplex has been proudly Kiwi for f
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Motor Sports
Audi's 4WD heart
Tuesday, 15 February 2022
The compamy created a 4WD trend and continues to innovate
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Adventure NZ
The challenge of Whangamomona
Tuesday, 15 February 2022
Seven hours hard-out in the wilds of Taranaki Let’s not confuse the Forgotten Highway with the much more challenging Whangamomona Track. The former can be driven in an urban SUV, the latter is not...
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New and tested 4WDs
More details on Ford's new Ranger
Tuesday, 15 February 2022
In the February edition of NZ4WD, we took a close look at the new Ford Ranger, due here in July.
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News and General
Ralliart: Back in black
Tuesday, 15 February 2022
Mitsubishi re-boots its motorsport brand
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Adventure NZ
Your 4's: Old school 4WDs take in the scenery
Tuesday, 15 February 2022
North vs south – where are the best tracks and trails?
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Motor Sports
Counties shakedown for the Big Dog
Tuesday, 15 February 2022
Off-road racing’s truck class has been rocked by a truck-quake: immediately prior to the Government plunging New Zealand into ‘red’ on its Covid Traffic Light system, Silverdale civil contractor Jo
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Products
Dometic takes camping to a new level
Tuesday, 15 February 2022
Rooftop tents – soft or hardtop – are this year’s ‘it’ accessory. Rooftop tents are the perfect accessory for 4WD adventures.
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Adventure NZ
Camp kitchen upgraded and tested
Tuesday, 15 February 2022
Story and photos by Scott & Kristen Fellers.
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Builds
Proud testament Prado and D-Max taken to the max
Tuesday, 15 February 2022
The great monthly response to the NZ4WD ‘Kumho Your 4s, Our Places’ photo competition – and the ever-growing number of enhanced 4WDs on our roads – have convinced us: it’s time we got a bit mor
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News and General
Five stars for new Land Cruiser
Tuesday, 15 February 2022
The new Toyota Land Cruiser 300 series has received a 5-star safety rating from ANCAP, Australasia’s independent voice on vehicle safety.
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News and General
What colour is your investment?
Tuesday, 15 February 2022
Yellow, they reckon. Strewth.
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New and tested 4WDs
SUV Sales surge - Mitsubishi ascends in January
Tuesday, 15 February 2022
Buoyed by a windfall 5,000 vehicle Triton shipment in the final quarter of 2021, Mitsubishi has surged forward in the New Zealand sales stakes.
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4WD Accesories
Rugged Valley have got this covered. Literally
Tuesday, 15 February 2022
Sick of worrying about your seats? Muddy 4WD trips, dirty dog paws and spilt drinks can seriously damage your seat upholstery.
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Motor Sports
Trials 4WDs beat Covid in the Bay of Plenty
Tuesday, 18 January 2022
First blood to Thomsen and Caldow
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Adventure NZ
The Old Man Range for the old man's birthday
Tuesday, 18 January 2022
Scott Fellers greets a new decade in Southland style Story and photos by Kristen Fellers.
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Weekend drive
Going West
Tuesday, 18 January 2022
David Coxon springs into 2022 with a trip to the Whanganui River
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4WD Accesories
Enhance engine airflow
Tuesday, 18 January 2022
Hulk’s range expands into quality 4WD exhaust kits
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