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Builds

Old school restoration

Wednesday, 20 April 2022

Labour of love as FJ40 returned to original glory Images by Lachlan Holt

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Patrol on safari

Wednesday, 20 April 2022

Prowling the coast in Nissan's flagship

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Ramming home the advantage

Wednesday, 20 April 2022

Evocative name, big numbers, massive presence.

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New and tested 4WDs

Ford confirms F150 for Australia

Wednesday, 20 April 2022

Truly the ‘Lucky Country’ – now about Godzone… Things are about to get interesting in the full-size pickup market. Ford’s mighty F-150 will be on sale in Australia by mid-2023, raising the prospect...

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News and General

Challenge accepted

Monday, 14 March 2022

So last month we laid it down: a north vs south challenge asking readers where the best trails and views are. The southern response has been quite strong, funnily enough.

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Motor Sports

Gimour speeds into 2022

Monday, 14 March 2022

Dunedin offroad racer and rally driver Emma Gilmour has kicked off her Extreme E season on the podium and slapped down her World Rally Championship challenge with an entry for the Rally of New Zeal

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Weekend drive

Drive South

Monday, 14 March 2022

For the third year in a row, David and May, with their travelling companions Ashley and Gillian, headed overseas to the South Island, this time to continue from where the left off last year.

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Adventure NZ

Now we're cooking!

Monday, 14 March 2022

Hard on the heels of the Fellers family’s Pajero-based camp kitchen, contributor Richard Soult shares his tried and trusted outdoor cooking setup and a couple of recipe ideas.

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Adventure NZ

Station to station in Orari Gorge

Monday, 14 March 2022

Exploring a South Island road less travelled Paul Richards explored the Orari Gorge 4WD track – in between lockdowns – with High Country Journeys.

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News and General

Maintaining the beast

Monday, 14 March 2022

Servicing 4WDs can be more challenging than servicing standard vehicles – especially because so many of us prefer to do the work ourselves.

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Tech Talk

Check once, check twice

Monday, 14 March 2022

With relatively stable weather many are still plotting a few final weekend adventures. But those who are towing might be advised to take a look around their gear before hitting the road.

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Option charts a new path for 4WD accessories

Monday, 14 March 2022

Auckland’s Joel Stirling has created a new way to supply the best of 4WD accessories. His new company, Option 4WD, imports accessories and equipment from the USA and Thailand and operates from a...

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News and General

Toyota Highlanders

Monday, 14 March 2022

The SUVs for all occasions

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Builds

Jimny taken to the max

Monday, 14 March 2022

It’s been quite a journey. Tauranga’s Aiden Richardson has ridden the crest of the Jimny cult wave, building ‘Lil Rig’ from a base road Jimny into an all-seasons, all reasons adventure wagon. It all...

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Blue Monday

Monday, 14 March 2022

A new start rises ahead of 1 April

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Products

Solar for the campsite

Monday, 14 March 2022

Getting power in remote places has always been a bit tricky. Even when solar became affordable and accessible to 4WD enthusiasts, the relative fragility of rigid solar panels made transporting them a...

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Jeep confirms new version of Grand Cherokee

Monday, 14 March 2022

A ‘magnificent seven’ is on its way

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Range Rover prices confirmed

Monday, 14 March 2022

It’s the long and short of the new Range Rover, and the 2022 range includes two seven-seater models and a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle for the first time. Land Rover New Zealand has confirmed...

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New Raptor revealed

Monday, 14 March 2022

Ford has revealed details of its most powerful Ranger – the ‘next-Gen’ Raptor.

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Video Content

We video review the 2022 Skoda Kodiaq RS

Wednesday, 23 February 2022

Most would recognise the Skoda brand for the latest batch of New Zealand Police cars. These are Superb station wagons but they are not the hero vehicles for the Skoda brand – that is the Kodiaq.

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4WD Accesories

Airplex smartens up your 4WD

Wednesday, 16 February 2022

From a start producing plexiglass weather shields for Kiwi motorists, to creating a huge range of protection and enhancement gear for 4WDs – and other vehicles – Airplex has been proudly Kiwi for f

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Motor Sports

Audi's 4WD heart

Tuesday, 15 February 2022

The compamy created a 4WD trend and continues to innovate

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Adventure NZ

The challenge of Whangamomona

Tuesday, 15 February 2022

Seven hours hard-out in the wilds of Taranaki Let’s not confuse the Forgotten Highway with the much more challenging Whangamomona Track. The former can be driven in an urban SUV, the latter is not...

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