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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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New and tested 4WDs
Subaru claims G.O.A.T status for new outback
Wednesday, 17 March 2021
Actually, you can make that the G.O.O.A.T tag, says colleague Sean Willmot after returning from the launch drive programme in the Nevis Valley.
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News and General
CCVC Wellington South Coast Beach Clean Up
CCVC Wellington South Coast Beach Clean Up
Wednesday, 17 March 2021
On a wet and windy Saturday morning at the end of October last year over 30 vehicles and 70 club members turned out on Wellington’s South Coast to help clean-up the beach.
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Products
So what’s the low-down on ECU Remapping?
So what’s the low-down on ECU Remapping?
Thursday, 18 February 2021
The potential improvements from having your car or 4X4’s ECU remapped are many and varied – particularly if you entrust the job to an industry expert like Auckland-based NZ Performance.
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News and General
Flatout at footrot flats
Wednesday, 17 February 2021
The second round of the 2020-21 Central Zone Club Truck Challenge was hosted by series’ stalwarts, the Hintz family at their property near Taihape on Sunday Jan 17.
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Adventure NZ
Manawatu 4WD Club Charity Fundraising Safari 2021
Manawatu 4WD Club Charity Fundraising Safari 2021
Wednesday, 17 February 2021
Rain affected play on this year’s Manawatu 4WD Club charity Safari in the remote Waitotora Valley in late January.
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4WD Accesories
Ironman 4x4 - Plenty of Protection
Ironman 4x4 - Plenty of Protection
Wednesday, 17 February 2021
Ironman 4x4 offers a huge range of protection equipment to suit your 4x4, all available through the company’s ever expanding NZ dealer network.
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4WD Accesories
There’s a Toyota accessory for every Hilux adventure
There’s a Toyota accessory for every Hilux adventure
Wednesday, 17 February 2021
The 2021 Toyota Hilux has turned up the heat on the hotly contested utility market with a range of new and redesigned protection accessories, many of which are showcased on the new loca
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Adventure NZ
The Motu Safari 2021
The Motu Safari 2021
Wednesday, 17 February 2021
The Motu Safari was back on the calendar this summer with the same mix of stunning East Coast tracks and trails but a new simplified three-day format.
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Adventure NZ
Marble hill on my mind
Marble hill on my mind
Wednesday, 17 February 2021
He’s passed by literally hundreds of times over the years but it was only recently that 4x4Explorer Richard Soult decided to stop and spend some quality time around Marble Hill on the Lewis Pas
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News and General
A Trans-Tasman Defender built for going places
A Trans-Tasman Defender built for going places
Wednesday, 17 February 2021
There’s a fascinating ‘back story’ to 2020 Your4s photo comp winner Merv Moodie’s late model Land Rover Defender featured in his winning portfolio. 
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New and tested 4WDs
Earthcruiser’s 79-series Land-Cruiser-based Extreme XTR250
Earthcruiser’s 79-series Land-Cruiser-based Extreme XTR250
Wednesday, 17 February 2021
Aussie-based rugged camper specialist Earthcruiser can now sell you a Toyota Land-Cruiser 79-series-based on and off-road camper ready for that ‘trip-of-a-lifetime’.
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Events
Moawhango Safari a sell-out again
Moawhango Safari a sell-out again
Wednesday, 17 February 2021
“Twas the night before Christmas…OK it was a bit earlier than that – the night of Friday November 27, 2020 in fact - yet it sure felt like it as I headed for bed, with the anticipation of being on
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New and tested 4WDs
Subaru reveals ‘greatest Outback ever’
Subaru reveals ‘greatest Outback ever’
Wednesday, 17 February 2021
An all-new version of New Zealand’s most popular Subaru model – the Outback – is in showrooms now – and Subaru of New Zealand’s Managing Director, Wallis Dumper reckons it is just what your local d
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Adventure NZ
Join the (4x4) club
Sunday, 17 January 2021
4WD club membership offers many advantages, as NZ4WD magazine publisher Cathy Parker can attest.
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Adventure NZ
Remembering the ‘Forgotten World’
Sunday, 17 January 2021
Remote it definitely is, but as Weekend Drive correspondent David Coxon says, if you make the effort to drive there, the Republic of Whangamomona has a lot to offer.
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