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Weekend drive
Tuesday, 10 November 2015
The three tracks along the ridgeline on either side of the Manawatu Gorge are all public roads rated as quite easy 4WD trips. However any track in such an exposed area needs to be treated with...
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Events
Superwinch Mainland Challenge Round 4
Tuesday, 10 November 2015
The fourth and final round of the Superwinch Mainland Challenge was hosted by the Mid-Canterbury 4WD club at Makikihi south of Timaru over the October 16/17 weekend.
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New Mazda BT-50 if you make a ute, it shouldn’t look happy
Tuesday, 13 October 2015
It would not be unfair of us to say that Mazda has struggled somewhat with the latest BT-50. Standing in the shadows as the all-but-identical under the skin Ford Ranger soars high and beats the...
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Events
Polaris NZ 1000
Monday, 05 October 2015
From pole position on Friday to an exhausted but elated sideways slide through the chequered flag on Sunday Tauranga racer Ben Thomasen dominated the 2015 Polaris NZ 1000.
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News and General
Camping
Monday, 05 October 2015
We all know that there are major differences between the Australian and New Zealand 4WD markets.
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News and General
Winches and winching
Monday, 05 October 2015
There are exceptions but for those chasing mud at some point a winch will normally become a requirement.
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News and General
Project 12K – Suspension upgrade
Monday, 05 October 2015
Jeep suspension upgrades are big business in ‘The States with so many options available; Rugged Ridge, Iron Rock, Rough Country, just to mention a few. In fact it was hard to try and select what...
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Events
BMW Alpine Experience
Monday, 05 October 2015
Snow - it’s cold, it’s wet and it’s generally unpleasant. It is also generally unpleasant to drive on, as it is slippery and means you have to slow down and be sensible, therefore snow cannot be fun.
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New and tested 4WDs
First drive Ford Ranger
Monday, 05 October 2015
You’d have to have been living under a rock these last few months to have missed word of the first major upgrade to NZ4WD’s Ute and overall 4WD of the Year, the Ford Ranger.
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New and tested 4WDs
New model Toyota Prado
Monday, 05 October 2015
Toyota’s Prado remains a stand-out in the SUV sector. But is a new diesel engine enough to keep it ahead of the pack?
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Wrangler DuraTrac tyre test
Sunday, 20 September 2015
We video test Goodyear’s tough-looking new all-purpose 4x4 tyre. Love the aggressive, chunky look of a mud tyre but spend most of the time behind the wheel of your 4WD on tarseal? Then watch our...
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Events
Superwinch Mainland Winch Challenge Rnd 2
Wednesday, 16 September 2015
The round saw action on Saturday over stages put together near Sawyers Arms Road and on Sunday on private land in Cust (no night stages).
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Events
Mt Egmont vs Wanganui Interclub
Wednesday, 16 September 2015
This year’s round was hosted by Mt Egmont and held on the outskirts of Waverley township; a wee bit of a drive for Egmont club members but right in Wanganui’s backyard.
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Adventure International, Adventure NZ
Rally Tours’ Silk Road 4x4 expedition
Wednesday, 16 September 2015
On July 15 this year a three-4WD Rally Tours NZ Silk Road 4x4 expedition convoy arrived in Vladivostok, Russia’s far eastern seaport after being on the road for 75 days and covered 19,000km passing...
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Events
Destinations - Australia Pt 2
Wednesday, 16 September 2015
Finally got permission and have some time and money! Here is a summary of three outback tracks/routes we discovered on our big lap.
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Events
West Coast winter trip
Wednesday, 16 September 2015
Waiuta Lodge is a large (sleeps 30), historic lodge situated at Waiuta, a ghost town now but once home to one of New Zealand’s most valuable gold mines.
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News and General
Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac 4x4 tyre
Wednesday, 16 September 2015
In its new Wrangler DuraTrac, Goodyear has come up with an all-terrain tyre which combines an aggressive look with features which tick all the various performance requirements boxes on as well as off...
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New and tested 4WDs
New Ford Everest
Wednesday, 16 September 2015
The Everest marks a return to a tough ladder chassis for a Ford SUV in these parts of the world, with a suite of off-road electronics to complement its impressive 225mm of ground clearance and class-...
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Events
Central Zone Club Truck Challenge
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
Sandra Sarginson, a long-time competitor in the series, took on organizing the fifth and final round of the series at Turakina with help from Pete Murphy and other club members.
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Events
Superwinch Mainland Challenge
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
This is the second year running the Nelson Four Wheel Drive Club has hosted the first round of the Superwinch series on private farmland near Richmond where the views are awesome and once again we...
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News and General
Destinations – The Molesworth
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
After missing out on a South Island trip due to not booking soon enough I decided that we would do the Molesworth trip run by the Molesworth Tour Company.
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News and General
Destinations - Australia
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
Want to plan an epic Australian 4WD adventure and need to convince the wife you actually know what you are doing?
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Events
King Country weekend
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
The location was the GoBush block deep in the heart of the North Island’s King Country, and having seen photos of the location and read about it, it was time to visit.
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New and tested 4WDs
Land Rover Discovery Sport
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
Think of that poster boy for all things adventure, Edward Michael ‘Bear’ Grylls, and you’ve pretty well got Land Rover’s new Discovery Sport in one.
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New and tested 4WDs
New model Toyota Hilux
Wednesday, 12 August 2015
John says the Hilux has great new styling, a fantastic interior – with a lot more room inside, particularly in the back – plus metallic finishes on the dash, steering wheel and doors, and hand...
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