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What price your new ute?
Tuesday, 25 May 2021
As demand for contemporary turbo-diesel, double-cab utes continues to defy gravity, what price does, er, final retail price have on the one you eventually buy?
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News and General
Land Rover Defender named 2021 World Car Design of the Year
Tuesday, 25 May 2021
Land Rover’s all-new Defender has been named 2021 World Car Design of the Year at the annual World Car Awards.
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Adventure NZ
Up Eyre Creek
Tuesday, 25 May 2021
It was a case of ‘third time’s the charm’ for 4x4Explorer’s Richard Soult on his latest attempt to find out what lies behind Shepherds Creek hut, in the Eyre Creek area west of Athol in Nor
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Adventure NZ
Project $12K Jeep Cherokee Maintenance and repairs update
Tuesday, 25 May 2021
It’s been a while since we last updated Project 12K, probably so long some of you might have even forgotten we still had a budget project Jeep Cherokee.
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Tech Talk
Tips for safer towing
Tuesday, 25 May 2021
With no new towing missions to report on this month, we canvassed specialist Hayman-Reese for some helpful driving hints for when you have a serious load on behind.
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Adventure NZ
Oxford Series One
Tuesday, 25 May 2021
Recently I was invited by Mike Sheppard, Chairman of the Canterbury Combined 4WD Clubs, to attend the Basil Phelps skills competition day where I was introduced to ‘Oxford’ arguably the most famous
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Video Content
The Bendix Ultimate 4WD Brake Upgrade Kit for hard-working 4WDs
Friday, 30 April 2021
The Bendix Ultimate 4WD Brake upgrade Kit for hard-working 4WDs
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Events
Horan gets a golden start to 2021
Wednesday, 21 April 2021
Thundertruck racer Raana Horan took his shiny gold Nissan Titan V8 to outright victory in the inaugural Mickey Thompson New Zealand Stadium Off-road Racing Championship, held at Manukau in Auckland
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Adventure NZ
Barn bay or bust!
Wednesday, 21 April 2021
The Otago Land Rover Club has been trekking in and out of the supposedly inaccessible Barn Bay in remote South Westland for years.
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Products
Kingone winch product release
Wednesday, 21 April 2021
The new KDS-8.0SR winch from Kingone has been developed with the Suzuki Jimny 4WD in mind.
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Products
Recovery gear from Ironman 4x4
Wednesday, 21 April 2021
Sold in more than 120 countries, Ironman 4x4 will deliver the comfort and safety you demand as well as quality and value for money.
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Adventure NZ
Putting the High into High Country Journeys
Wednesday, 21 April 2021
High Country Journeys describe their latest Great Central Otago and Mackenzie Explorer Tour as ‘a six-day/seven-night package, popular with clients looking for something with a little more
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Adventure NZ
Four Seasons in one day
Wednesday, 21 April 2021
4x4Explorer Richard Soult is forced to come up with Plans Bee-through-Zee as a sudden midsummer cold snap wrecks havoc on his original guided route through the Central Otago high country.
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News and General
Scott & Kristen Fellers’ 1993 Mitsi Pajero Build
Wednesday, 21 April 2021
From humble beginnings regular NZ4WD contributor Kristen Feller’s husband Scott has transformed a venerable ’93 model Mitsubishi Pajero 4WD into a capable overland adventure rig.   
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News and General
Gutsy Gladiator is a towing Powerhouse
Wednesday, 21 April 2021
Sure, there probably are better models ‘for play’ in Jeep’s latest Wrangler line-up.
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News and General
Impressive D-Max ticks other boxes too
Wednesday, 21 April 2021
With the Editor focusing on its ability to tow things, we handed Isuzu’s latest LS-spec D-Max over to colleague Mark Baker to see what he thought about using it for everything else.
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News and General
New ‘Trail Boss’ model to join NZ-bound Silverado ute line-up
Wednesday, 21 April 2021
GMSV has released details of the latest addition to its NZ-bound RHD Chevrolet Silverado 4WD utility line-up, the new LT Trail Boss.
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News and General
Mather/Verner take first 4x4 trials series win
Wednesday, 17 March 2021
The Hikutaia School National 4×4 Trial was the scene for the second round the Lucas Oils-supported 2020/21 series hosted by the Thames Valley 4WD Club in late January.
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News and General
Central Zone Jamboree
Wednesday, 17 March 2021
Wellington was the place to be over Waitangi Weekend (5-8 Feb) as the Cross-Country Vehicle Club (CCVC) hosted the Central Zone (CZ) Jamboree for the NZ Four Wheel Drive Association (NZFWDA
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4WD Accesories
Bendix promotes the advantages of braided brake hoses for 4WD vehicles
Wednesday, 17 March 2021
Braided brake hoses included in the Bendix Ultimate 4WD Upgrade Kits are now available in a range for individual purchase and offer a number of advantages over the factory fitted hoses fitted to th
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4WD Accesories
Be prepared for any eventuality
Wednesday, 17 March 2021
When it comes to power, performance, and durability you always want to rely on the best.
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Adventure NZ
Return to Ngaroma
Return to Ngaroma
Wednesday, 17 March 2021
Now very much a farming district south-east of Te Awamutu, Ngaroma was once a thriving timber town.
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Adventure NZ
It's a small world
Wednesday, 17 March 2021
Getting together with a bunch of like-minded individuals in New Zealand’s great outdoors is what Overlanding is all about… as 4x4Explorer Richard Soult discovered on a recent trip ‘up the M
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News and General
Family ‘Pocket Rocky’ Build
Wednesday, 17 March 2021
Paul Taylor likes to do things his own way; hence his choice of a Daihatsu Rocky as the basis of a tough, go-anywhere/do-anything Overland build.
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News and General
Better by Design - We put Isuzu’s new D-Max Ute to the Tow test
Wednesday, 17 March 2021
By now the message should have got through; Isuzu’s all-new Gen-3 D-Max is a serious piece of kit.
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