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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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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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YOUR4s photo comp 2018

Tuesday, 11 December 2018

Congratulations to our March 2018 featured photographer Kyle Birchall from Tuakau, south-west of Auckland, for his NZ4WD magazine Your4s/Kumho Tyres overall 2018 competition-winning photog

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4WD Accesories

The sky’s the limit

Tuesday, 11 December 2018

Adding that all important personal touch to your 4WD has never been easier - or more affordable.

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Adventure International

Slickrockin’ through the Old West

Tuesday, 11 December 2018

The planned highlight of our trip was Slickrock 4WDing in Moab, Utah, the epicentre of 4WDing in the US.

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News and General

A tale of an Isuzu D-Max or two….or three

Tuesday, 11 December 2018

Isuzu’s D-Max is a no-nonsense ute from the old-school as NZ4WD Editor Ross MacKay and global adventurer Robin Dicey have – separately – discovered.

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New and tested 4WDs

Four work or play

Tuesday, 11 December 2018

Individually we rated these four 4WDs as the best in their particular category in 2018. Collectively though?

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New and tested 4WDs

New-look Triton ute on way

Tuesday, 11 December 2018

Performance and safety upgrades to Mitsubishi’s new-look Triton will make it one of the most advanced utes in the segment with the local distributor predicting big things for the re-specced and re

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News and General

Circuit breaker

Tuesday, 11 December 2018

It’s rare I find myself agreeing with right-wing commentator Mike Hosking but the Newstalkzb talk show host makes a very good point in a recent opinion piece on electric cars.

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New and tested 4WDs

NZSUV 2018

Wednesday, 21 November 2018

SUVs are everywhere. They now account for almost half of all new vehicles sold.

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Motor Sports

# You Too?

Friday, 16 November 2018

With a little help from mega rock band U2’s back catalogue of songs...

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Ruiterman is new NZ offroad champion

Friday, 16 November 2018

He came, he saw and at West Melton over Labour Weekend, Pukekohe Yamaha racer Carl Ruiterman conquered.

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Motor Sports

Dunner Stunner!

Friday, 16 November 2018

So that’s it then the 2018 Season is all done; meaning five rounds of competitive challenges, and some great teams featuring all sorts of different combinations (fathers/sons, partners, friends and ...

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Weekend drive

Coastal explore (and a bit more!)

Friday, 16 November 2018

Having a full day to get to Whanganui for a conference gave David Coxon an opportunity to explore some of the coastal side roads that he usually ignores in his haste to get the next destination.

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4WD Accesories

Start at the start: insight breeds better 4x4s

Friday, 16 November 2018

The best way to create a vehicle that meets the demands placed on it day-in and day-out is by having a clear understanding of what its role will be: weekend warrior? Hard-working tradie’s mate? Long...

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