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Urewera Safari
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
The biennial Urewera Safari is always a well-planned and interesting few days away. This...
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New and tested 4WDs
New Toyota Hilux ute
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
Part of the reason Ford’s Ranger finally overtook Toyota’s Hilux in registrations last year was...
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News and General
Opposite Lock
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
Combining bulk buying power with nationwide warranty and support, Opposite Lock offers a...
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New and tested 4WDs
Jeep’s 2016 concept models
Jeep’s 2016 concept models
Tuesday, 19 April 2016
Fans of the Jeep marque were in seventh heaven at the 50th Jeep Safari gathering at Moab in.
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Events
Southern men step up
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
Winch challenge competition returned to the Deep South this year thanks to a keen group...
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Motor Sports
Aussie/Kiwi clash at Rallycross
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
Sloan Cox is the Kiwi king of rallycross and shares the title with Aussie Steve Glenney after...
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New and tested 4WDs
Proof of the pudding
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
When it comes to towing, capacity is king. Or is it? NZ4WD Editor Ross MacKay decided to find out.
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News and General
Maintaining the beast
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
Regular maintenance can save you thousands of dollars over the life of your 4WD, be it a competition winch challenge rig or daily 4WDriver.
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Events
King Country weekend
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
Friday January 15 2016. It’s mid-afternoon and with ‘Little Whale’ in tow, NZ4WD magazine contributor Murray Taylor is on his way north for the annual Ongarue School Family Safari in the King Country...
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Events
Land Rovers at Waiouru
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
January 29th 2016 and the last Land Rover Defender rolled off the assembly line at the factory in Solihull UK. At the end of that same day around 50 New Zealand Land Rover owners gathered at the NZ...
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New and tested 4WDs
Fortune(r) favours the brave
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
With SUV sales making up an increasingly large segment of the new vehicle market...
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News and General
OME BP-51 shock absorbers
Wednesday, 24 February 2016
We test a set of ARBs new OME BP-51 shock absorbers fitted to a Toyota FJ Cruiser.
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Video Content
Wrangler DuraTrac tyre test
Thursday, 25 February 2016
We video test Goodyear’s tough-looking new all-purpose 4x4 tyre.
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Events
Turning up the heat
Thursday, 18 February 2016
The third round if this season’s 4x4 Trials championships were held in sizzling temperatures at Kutarere in the Bay of Plenty on Sunday January 24. 
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News and General
The personal touch
Thursday, 18 February 2016
Time was when fleet owners were happy with the ‘poverty pack’ version of a manufacturer’s six cylinder car or four cylinder ute.
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Events
Valley of the Moa
Thursday, 18 February 2016
It's Saturday morning, November 28, 2015. We’re at the Moawhango School (north-east of Taihape, Ed) for the twelfth annual scenic 4WD fundraiser. 
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Events
Kauri Coast Safari
Thursday, 18 February 2016
Hosted by the Dargaville-based Kauri Coast 4WD Club, the Kauri Coast Safari is limited to 40 vehicles which are put into teams. While it is a 4WD safari, it is also a social event which gets all...
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New and tested 4WDs
Torque of the town (or country!)
Thursday, 18 February 2016
Toyota’s 200-series Land Cruiser gets a mid-life cut-and-tuck plus some welcome driver and safety aids for the 2016 model year.
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New and tested 4WDs
Good sport!
Thursday, 18 February 2016
The new Pajero Sport has landed in New Zealand and Mitsubishi has big plans for it. The ‘Sport...
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Events
Thomasen at the double
Wednesday, 20 January 2016
In September, Thomasen won the NZ 1000 in dominant fashion, taking the chequered flag on both days and completing the full 1000 km distance.
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News and General
The power and the glory
Wednesday, 20 January 2016
In the 10 years since Duncker completed his first Toyota 1UZ V8 conversion he has done a good 250 more.
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News and General
Gold in the hills
Wednesday, 20 January 2016
We met up with the rest of the group on Mt Buster Road, aired down and had a briefing. The plan was to travel along Long Ridge Track, having lunch at a musterer’s hut before dropping down to Tailings...
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News and General
World famous in New Zealand
Wednesday, 20 January 2016
Marketing is as much an art as a science. Take the world-wide social media phenomenon of the Land-Rover world in 2015, the story of four ex Otago Uni students and the Series 1 Land Rover they bought...
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News and General
Added value
Wednesday, 20 January 2016
As a former winner of our 4WD Station Wagon of The Year title Isuzu’s MU-X seven-seater remains highly rated by NZ4WD magazine staffers.
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New and tested 4WDs
Toyota talks tough
Wednesday, 20 January 2016
Before a comprehensive two-day drive programme late last year, Toyota NZ General Manager -Product, Spencer Morris, told the assembled motoring writers that new Hilux ‘ is the toughest (yet) most...
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