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News and General
What the heck is a Jimry?
Monday, 11 November 2024
This is called the Jimry apparently. A slightly disturbing mash-up of Suzuki’s cult Jimny 4WD and the company’s Every van.
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News and General
Mazda freshens the BT-50
Monday, 11 November 2024
Mazda has updated its BT-50 4WD diesel ute in the first significant refresh for more than four years.
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News and General
BYD Shark arriving soon
Monday, 11 November 2024
The BYD Shark 6 Ute, first seen at the National Fieldays event in June, is about to arrive in New Zealand.
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New and tested 4WDs
Suzuki Jimny Five Door - Light, agile and great fun
Thursday, 24 October 2024
Suzuki offers an automatic for all reasons
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News and General
Waterproofing that 4WD
Monday, 14 October 2024
Winter’s gone, no real need to be thinking about water intrusion, right? Nope.
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Adventure International
Explorer on safari in Africa
Monday, 14 October 2024
Dave McLeod, editor of NZ4WD’s sister publication Company Vehicle, was invited on a memorable trip to Africa driving Ford’s Everest SUV. Here’s what he saw, and did.
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Adventure NZ
A hard drive up the Denniston
Monday, 14 October 2024
Some of my fondest memories as a kid are of camping in the mountains of Northern California with my family.
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Events
Automechanika
Monday, 14 October 2024
The bi-annual Automechanika show in Frankfurt is the world’s largest expo focussing on automotive repair, parts and accessories.
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Events
4x4 Outdoor Expo Christchurch
Monday, 14 October 2024
The 4x4 Outdoor Expo in Christchurch kicked off on a warm spring Saturday. The two day event at the Wolfbrook Arena was full of eye popping 4WDs and all the cool gear you could ever want.
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New and tested 4WDs
Mitsubishi Triton GLX-R tested
Monday, 14 October 2024
It’s not often NZ4WD gets a fully loaded 4WD to test. Canopies, racks and storage systems are usually left to the aftermarket which means magazines seldom get to try out this important gear.
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4WD Accesories
Ironman 4x4’s new rooftop tent range
Monday, 14 October 2024
Welcome to the all-new IRONMAN 4x4 rooftop tent collection.
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News and General
A new swamp buggy
Monday, 14 October 2024
The mad world of swamp buggy all-terrain vehicles is getting popular. Joining the Atlas, profiled recently by NZ4WD, and the Sherp, apparently available in New Zealand, is Atrina.
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News and General
Hard working Hilux
Monday, 14 October 2024
Jamie Winsloe’s 1993 Toyota Hilux has been reborn several times. Built for hard farm work back in the early 2000s in Christchurch, it went to a farmer near Lake Hood in Canterbury.
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News and General
Carry that gear in style
Monday, 14 October 2024
Fully Equipped has established itself as a prominent supplier of aftermarket automotive accessories for utes and 4WDs in New Zealand and around the world.
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News and General
Nissan reveals new Patrol
Monday, 14 October 2024
The long-awaited new-generation Nissan Patrol has been shown in Abu Dhabi, but there’s a long wait for a right-hand drive version.
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News and General
Ford launches Ranger PHEV hybrid
Monday, 14 October 2024
Plug-in hybrid pickups take a step forward with Ford confirming its new Ranger PHEV.
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Products, Video Content
OZTENT RS-2 Double Swag
Wednesday, 02 October 2024
OZTENT RS-2 Double Swag
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News and General
Important safety tips for 4WD off-road driving
Tuesday, 24 September 2024
Driving a 4WD off-road in New Zealand provides a great way to explore our rugged landscapes, but this comes with challenges that require careful preparation.
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Motor Sports
Championship offroad racing at Tect Park
Monday, 16 September 2024
Driving his single-seater race car, Asher Morgan has taken a clean sweep in the final regional round of the 2024 CT Civil New Zealand Off-road Racing Championship.
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News and General
Grenadier straps on armour
Monday, 16 September 2024
“Protection’ vehicles like the Rexvani Tank might look amazing, but many of those who need armoured transport also need to be reasonably invisible.
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News and General
Rover’s return
Monday, 16 September 2024
Brandon Braybrook’s dad Colin introduced him to 4WDing. The family’s 1985 Land Rover 110 took them on many off-roading, touring and camping adventures.
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Adventure NZ
Anniversary 4WD trekking
Monday, 16 September 2024
Regular contributor Kevin Isemonger attended the New Zealand 4WD Association’s annual general meeting and was lucky enough to drive all five trips organised as part of the weekend.
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New and tested 4WDs
Driving Isuzu’s D-Max X-Terrain
Monday, 16 September 2024
Rain hammered Auckland all Saturday. In the evening, there was lightning and gusty wind. Prospects for a beach drive and photography on the Sunday were not great.
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News and General
A cool Jimny watch and a great deal
Monday, 16 September 2024
Suzuki has included its super-popular Jimny in its in-house no-deposit finance offer for the first time.
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Adventure International
Outback drive resets the bucket list
Monday, 16 September 2024
After driving 2,700kms in two days to get to Alice Springs for the 2024 Finke Desert Race, Kiwi photographer Mike Peffers and mate Jack Talbot had time to take a more leisurely drive back to Sydney
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