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News and General
OME BP-51 shock absorbers
Wednesday, 24 February 2016
We test a set of ARBs new OME BP-51 shock absorbers fitted to a Toyota FJ Cruiser.
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Video Content
Wrangler DuraTrac tyre test
Thursday, 25 February 2016
We video test Goodyear’s tough-looking new all-purpose 4x4 tyre.
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Events
Turning up the heat
Thursday, 18 February 2016
The third round if this season’s 4x4 Trials championships were held in sizzling temperatures at Kutarere in the Bay of Plenty on Sunday January 24. 
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News and General
The personal touch
Thursday, 18 February 2016
Time was when fleet owners were happy with the ‘poverty pack’ version of a manufacturer’s six cylinder car or four cylinder ute.
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Events
Valley of the Moa
Thursday, 18 February 2016
It's Saturday morning, November 28, 2015. We’re at the Moawhango School (north-east of Taihape, Ed) for the twelfth annual scenic 4WD fundraiser. 
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Events
Kauri Coast Safari
Thursday, 18 February 2016
Hosted by the Dargaville-based Kauri Coast 4WD Club, the Kauri Coast Safari is limited to 40 vehicles which are put into teams. While it is a 4WD safari, it is also a social event which gets all...
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New and tested 4WDs
Torque of the town (or country!)
Thursday, 18 February 2016
Toyota’s 200-series Land Cruiser gets a mid-life cut-and-tuck plus some welcome driver and safety aids for the 2016 model year.
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New and tested 4WDs
Good sport!
Thursday, 18 February 2016
The new Pajero Sport has landed in New Zealand and Mitsubishi has big plans for it. The ‘Sport...
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Events
Thomasen at the double
Wednesday, 20 January 2016
In September, Thomasen won the NZ 1000 in dominant fashion, taking the chequered flag on both days and completing the full 1000 km distance.
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News and General
The power and the glory
Wednesday, 20 January 2016
In the 10 years since Duncker completed his first Toyota 1UZ V8 conversion he has done a good 250 more.
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News and General
Gold in the hills
Wednesday, 20 January 2016
We met up with the rest of the group on Mt Buster Road, aired down and had a briefing. The plan was to travel along Long Ridge Track, having lunch at a musterer’s hut before dropping down to Tailings...
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News and General
World famous in New Zealand
Wednesday, 20 January 2016
Marketing is as much an art as a science. Take the world-wide social media phenomenon of the Land-Rover world in 2015, the story of four ex Otago Uni students and the Series 1 Land Rover they bought...
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News and General
Added value
Wednesday, 20 January 2016
As a former winner of our 4WD Station Wagon of The Year title Isuzu’s MU-X seven-seater remains highly rated by NZ4WD magazine staffers.
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New and tested 4WDs
Toyota talks tough
Wednesday, 20 January 2016
Before a comprehensive two-day drive programme late last year, Toyota NZ General Manager -Product, Spencer Morris, told the assembled motoring writers that new Hilux ‘ is the toughest (yet) most...
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News and General
SUV Buyer’s Guide 2016
Wednesday, 09 December 2015
Talk about storming the barricades. In what seems like the blink of an eye SUVs and Utes have taken over from big (think Holden Commodore) and small (think Toyota Corolla) cars as the most popular...
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Events
Tagalong 101
Wednesday, 09 December 2015
The Tagalong safaris that are advertised in this magazine are an excellent way to see parts of the country that most people never get to visit.  
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News and General
Off-road driver training
Wednesday, 09 December 2015
We met one beautiful, crisp spring morning at Colin Burden’s Auckland ‘office’ in the old Woodhill Forestry building on Restall Rd between Kumeu and Helensville. 
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News and General
SUV Comparison test
Wednesday, 09 December 2015
The Coromandel Peninsula is a quintessential slice of Kiwi, from the laid-back olde-worlde charm of Coromandel town itself to the chic architect-designed excess of man-made beach ‘burbs like Pauanui...
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New and tested 4WDs
4WD of the Year
Wednesday, 09 December 2015
Last year Ford’s Ranger did the unthinkable – toppled Toyota’s Hilux as the country’s top-selling ute, a feat achieved after an unbroken 32 year run by the Japanese manufacturer.
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New and tested 4WDs
New model Suzuki Vitara
Tuesday, 10 November 2015
Everyone in the 4WD scene has got a Suzuki Vitara story of one kind or another. Usually they involve tales of daring-do out in the bush along the lines of an old Mark Twain quote; “it’s not the size...
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New and tested 4WDs
New model Mazda BT-50
Tuesday, 10 November 2015
In response to Ford packing the new Ranger with technology (particularly in the top spec models) Mazda has decided to take a completely different approach with the refreshed BT-50.
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New and tested 4WDs
Spider Car
Tuesday, 10 November 2015
The Swincar (that’s its real name) has been designed by a trio of French enthusiasts who have big ideas for their spider-like vehicle.
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News and General
Project 12K – Wheels & tyres
Tuesday, 10 November 2015
Because the Project 12K Jeep will be used as much on road as off tarmac, we needed a tyre with reasonable road manners as well as one which provided good characteristics and traction off-road.
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News and General
Load carrying
Tuesday, 10 November 2015
Cottle Motors & Auto Electrix Ltd occupies a prime site on the corner of Highway 16 and Access Rd in Kumeu in Auckland’s north-west.
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Events
Achilles Radial Winter Woollies 2015
Tuesday, 10 November 2015
This year’s Winter Woollies trip into the Waiouru Army Training Grounds was held a little later than usual, being more of a ‘spring’ trip because of the procedures that the Desert Defenders Off Road...
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