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New and tested 4WDs
2019 Mitsubishi Triton 4WD VRX - Video Road Report
Thursday, 14 March 2019
We video test the 2019 Mitsubishi Triton 4WD VRX
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News and General
Your first 4WD
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Over the weekend just past I conducted a poll of sorts, the key question, what was your first 4WD?
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Motor Sports
Longest, toughest RFC Grand Final
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Winch Challenge events don’t get any longer, or tougher, than the final round of the 2018 RFCGS (Rain Forest Challenge Global Series) in Malaysia.
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Events
Top Tuff Truck trio
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Tuff Trucks don’t get any tougher than those built to contest the Superwinch Mainland Winch Challenge. Here series publicity officer Vicky Newport profiles the three 2018 series’ class winners.
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Weekend drive
Roving the Wairarapa
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
David Coxon was in his element when asked to run a gentle back road trip around the Wairarapa for a group of Land and Range Rover owners.
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Adventure NZ
Wellington’s South Coast
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Wellington’s South Coast, is a great place to spend a day, a week or even longer says NZ4WD contributor Murray Taylor.
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Events
The mighty Motu!
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
With changes afoot for the 2021 event Ashley Lucas made sure he made the most out of his trip to the 2019 Motu Safari. 
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4WD Accesories
SUSD adds tough edge to Amarok
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Hawke’s Bay is the home of SUSD, a company making a big name for itself in dedicated protection equipment for 4WDs. Story by Mark Baker Photo courtesy SUSD
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Adventure NZ
Exploring the Wairau Valley
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
The Wairau Valley is a great place to combine 4Wheeling with other activities as Richard Soult of 4x4Explorer.co.nz has discovered.
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New and tested 4WDs
The charge of the Rhino
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
The Rhino is SsangYong’s all-new Actyon ute replacement. We sent Sean Willmot to the NZ launch to check it out.
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New and tested 4WDs
Makeover for Mitsi’s top-selling Triton
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Still unmistakeably a Mitsubishi Triton, the MY 19 facelifted model has seen a significant range of enhancements...
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News and General
Up on the roof!
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Story and photos by Russell Pullar Living in Timaru, I love getting out at weekends and on longer trips around Otago and Canterbury in my 1997 diesel Toyota Prado.
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News and General
You’ve got to be in to win!
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Hello there, and welcome to 2019, a year I seem to have started on the back foot already? How so?
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Motor Sports
Let loose on the Landslip
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Twenty One competitors fronted up to take on the ten challenges the convenor of the Southern Trail Blazers 4WD club’s...
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Motor Sports
A few good men
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
In the spirit of last month’s U2-themed report Andrew Gee uses Movie titles and popular song lyrics to help us picture the second round of this season’s Central Zone Club Truck Challenge held near
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Motor Sports
Slippery when wet!
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Rain dances have been banned from the next Novawinch Manukau Winch Challenge. Ashley Lucas explains why in his report on the recent 2018 event.
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Weekend drive
Road to ‘Somewhere’
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
A Whanganui base gave David Coxon the opportunity to explore some more remote areas of the country.
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Adventure NZ
Moawhango School Scenic 4WD Safari
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
They come near and far each year to explore the high tussock and farmland of Moawhango, between Taihape and Waiouru. Murray Taylor has the story.
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Adventure NZ
Offlimits’ Operation Stirling 2018
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Early December 2018 and it was time, again, for the combined annual 4WD “Operation Stirling” and the side by sides and quads...
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4WD Accesories
Dyno tuning offers huge gains
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Auckland’s Eastern Automotive Performance Centre offers a drive-in/drive-out dyno tuning service which can transform the way your modern turbo-diesel ute or SUVs performs.
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Adventure NZ
90 Mile Beach
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
By the time that you read this, we will be deep in the South Island Exploring and logging routes for 4x4Explorer.
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New and tested 4WDs
Ford’s Millennial Falcon (GT)
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Good old Ford eh? While other car companies play it safe the Ranger Raptor is all about performance, on as well as off the road. NZ4WD Editor Ross MacKay has the story. Photo by Mark Baker
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News and General
Installing a drawer system
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
NZ4WD columnist Richard Soult has just created a new set of drawers and sleeping platform for chump change. He outlines how and why here.
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4WD Accesories
Absolutely Fantastic New 4x4 accessories 
Friday, 11 January 2019
If you’ve never heard of AFN 4x4, don’t fret about it.  We’re about to help you out; so pay attention. 
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News and General
Another blue chip year
Tuesday, 11 December 2018
2018 was another blue chip year for the 4WD sector and with it NZ4WD magazine. Ford’s Ranger ute remained the top selling model despite pressure from all sides!
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