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Smooth Operator
Wednesday, 17 June 2020
If you are looking for a Ute in the $100+K sector, at ‘just’ $90K VW’s top-of-the-line V6 3.0 litre TDi-powered Amarok Aventura could well be considered a bargain.
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News and General
In the lap of luxury
Wednesday, 17 June 2020
Welcome to the second instalment of our latest NZ4WD feature, ‘Locals Only,’ in which we check out the sort of cool Kiwi 4x4s which see us swivelling our heads and thinking ‘damn, that’s nice.’ Thi
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New and tested 4WDs
Facelift/more power & torque for 2020 Hilux
Wednesday, 17 June 2020
Toyota NZ is set to launch a major ‘midlife’ upgrade of its top-selling Hilux ute featuring a bolder, tougher-looking exterior on most variants and a beefed up 2.8-litre turbo diesel engine that of
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Products
TERRAIN TAMER ONLINE PARTS STORE
Thursday, 28 May 2020
Terrain Tamer have ramped up their online presence in an effort to meet the dramatic uplift in demand from online shoppers in the wake of recent national quarantine and lockdown laws.
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Adventure International
Two of Uzbekistan’s Ancient Silk Road Cities Samarkand & Bukhara
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
On their way southwest from Tashkent, Kiwi Overlander Aaron Rich and family marveled at the unique Islamic architecture to be found in the ancient Silk Road cities of Samarkand and Bukhara.<
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Adventure NZ
NZ Adventures expands 4x4 Tour offerings
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
NZ Adventures is a long-established back country tour company owned by Robbie and Connie Crickett of Invercargill.
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4WD Accesories
New products from Utemaster
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
Canopies have been around for many years, but for some reason we’ve put up with the inherent restricted access, poor security and delicate build for just as long! 
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New and tested 4WDs
Welcome to the 2020 NZ4WD Ute Buyer’s Guide
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
With the COVID-19 Level 4 lockdown coinciding with our usual June issue we couldn’t leave our bubbles to physically drive anything – ute, SUV or even ordinary car – anywhere meaningful so we improv
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Adventure NZ
A weekend at Glenthorne Retreat not for the faint of heart!
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
Mid-summer and members of Christchurch’s loose-knit Cashmere 4WD Club gathered for another of their epic weekend excursions; to the Avoca and Harper Rivers, with the old retreat as their home base.
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Adventure NZ
Kauri Coast 4WD Safari 2020
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
The Kauri Coast 4WD Safari is a classic on NZ’s tag-along calendar. Ashley Lucas reports from this year’s Pre-Lockdown event.
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Adventure NZ
Last waltz up the Wilberforce
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
What’s in a name? A lot, reckons 4x4Eplorer.co.nz’s Richard Soult. Case in point, one of his ex-Christchurch trips, up the mighty Wilberforce River Valley to Fang Hill Hut!
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4WD Accesories
Skills and techniques for safe towing
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
Long-time NZ4WD contributor Ashley Lucas has been towing things since he was in his teens. Here he shares some of the lessons he has learned through the years.
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News and General
Become a supporter
Tuesday, 28 April 2020
NZ4WD covers a range of topics of interest to the 4WD vehicle buyer & driver.
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Motor Sports
Acting the G.O.A.T
Tuesday, 28 April 2020
Before the COVID-19 lockdown, the Central Zone Club Truck Challenge managed to squeeze in the second round of its 2019/20 series at Pahiatua.  Andrew Gee has the story.
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Adventure International
Cities of central Asia
Tuesday, 28 April 2020
Central Asia offers up some fascinating cities that are very different from those we are used to at home in New Zealand, or in other developed countries.
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4WD Accesories
Recovery basics
Tuesday, 28 April 2020
‘Hope for the best, but plan for the worst’ is the mantra by which best-selling author Lee Child’s ultimate tough guy character Jack Reacher  lives.
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Adventure NZ
Great food, great venue, great hosts
Tuesday, 28 April 2020
South Island High Country Grand Slam tour ticks all the boxes.
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4WD Accesories
Clubbing together
Tuesday, 28 April 2020
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Whangarei 4WD Club, members invited fellow four-Wheelers from far and wide to join them for an extended Waitangi weekend of 4x4 fun on a property at Waiotek
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4WD Accesories
X-Bar is now even better
Tuesday, 28 April 2020
The new X-Bar ute body range from tow bar specialist Hayman Reese has been designed specifically to fit with each vehicle’s original rear step bumper and maintain the key X-Bar advantages of recove
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Adventure NZ
Defender of the brave
Tuesday, 28 April 2020
Welcome to NZ4WD magazine’s latest new feature, ‘Locals Only’ in which we check out the sort of cool 4x4s that see us swiveling our heads and thinking, ‘damn that’s nice!’ We kick ofF what we hope
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News and General
Free digital access to NZ4WD Issues
Thursday, 26 March 2020
During the Covid-19 crisis we have arranged for free access to our digital issues
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Products
Why Choose Ryco’s Vehicle Specific Fuel Water Separator Filters and Crankcase Filter Kits?Why Choose Ryco’s Vehicle Specific Fuel Water Separator Filters and Crankcase Filter Kits?
Thursday, 19 March 2020
Crankcase filters and fuel and water separators are increasingly popular but the quality is variable, says Ryco.
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Products
How to get the most out of your electric brake controller
Thursday, 19 March 2020
An electric brake controller could save your bacon if things go pear-shaped when you are towing your boat, caravan or toy hauler.
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Motor Sports
First JG Civil ORANZ Champs round win to Ruiterman
Wednesday, 18 March 2020
Pukekohe ace Carl Ruiterman has – literally – drawn first blood in the new-look JG Civil-backed 2020 ORANZ championship with a win in the Dalton’s 250 race in the King Country.
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4WD Accesories
An ounce of prevention
Wednesday, 18 March 2020
‘Broke the ute’s diff over the weekend, so I couldn’t come in today,’ is hardly the sort of excuse a Boss wants to hear.
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