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Fit-Out your 4WD
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
There’s nothing worse than getting to your campsite and finding the load in the back of your 4WD wagon or ute has shifted, and the tent is now at the bottom of the pile!
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Adventure International, Adventure NZ
Rally Tours off to Silk Road
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
After a very successful 45 day Beijing to Paris self drive tour in 2009 – featured in NZ4WD magazine in Ausgust and September last year - Rally Tours NZ is expanding its horizons into central Asia....
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Lighting up your life
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Most people think that it’s winter which takes most toll on your 4WD’s battery, but the truth is quite the opposite.
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Keeping Traction
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Way back in a different time and place I was first acquainted with Kevlar in the form of a bullet resistant vest to be worn in dangerous places, which as a journalist in Africa I sometimes...
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Land Rover's new models have landed
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Way back in June last year we outlined the changes Land Rover has made to the Discovery, Range Rover and Range Rover Sport.
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Recovery techniques and equipment
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
Recovery techniques and equipment Personal safety and the protection of property are paramount when considering 4WD recovery. 
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Prado perfect?
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
Many people would say there’s nothing you need to do to a Toyota Prado to make it better. But Toyota has gone and raised the bar anyhow with its iconic off-roader, making it more capable, better on-...
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Make sure spring isn’t sprung
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
This spring has no safety cable, and could break with disastrous results. See the accompanying diagram to see how a safety cable is attached. Garage door designs may vary from this one, but the...
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ARB 4 x 4 accessories
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
ARB is Australia’s largest manufacturer of 4WD accessories and exports to more than 100 countries with products developed and tested in the Australian Outback, one of the toughest environments in the...
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Airplex's wide range
Tuesday, 15 December 2009
Airplex Industries manufactures and distributes a wide range of vehicle accessories which can be purchased from your local vehicle dealer or from Airplex directly.
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It’s an electronic watchdog
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
If you travel a lot or spend any time in large groups of people there’s always a chance your valuable stuff can go missing.
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Carry that load
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
In previous articles about load carrying we’ve concentrated on talking about the things you need to make your 4WD capable of carrying more, such as a canopy, roof rack, load cover or even a tow bar...
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Great Wall launches 5-seat 4WD wagon
Tuesday, 24 November 2009
X marks the spot where Great Wall Motors in New Zealand has moved into the mainstream passenger vehicle market with its new X240 4WD, a full five-seat station wagon based on the tough underpinnings...
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How to make sure camping is fun
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Camping is great fun – but it’s not to be taken lightly.
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Subaru goes Diesel
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Subaru has gone diesel – big time – with the launch of brand-new boxer turbo-diesels across most of its range, only the big Tribeca off-roader being excluded.
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The Ultimate Range Rover?
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Fancy an off-roader that’ll gives you all the home comforts of a rich English lord?
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Tucson replacement launched in Korea
Tuesday, 22 September 2009
Hyundai’s all-new Tucson replacement has been officially unveiled. 
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Taupo 1000
Tuesday, 22 September 2009
The only international off-road race in New Zealand and the largest (and many say best) in the Southern Hemisphere, the Asset Finance Taupo 1000, is also the toughest.
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Have a go day!
Tuesday, 22 September 2009
Do you own a 4WD but have never been off-road because you don’t feel comfortable, or know what to do?
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Toughest of the tough in Rotorua
Tuesday, 18 August 2009
This event is for the toughest of the tough winch challenge competitors, so much so that it required the services of the G. Guy Motors’ workshop breakdown vehicle to go in to clear the course of a...
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Testing the Ford Ranger
Tuesday, 18 August 2009
The Ford Ranger has been only a short time in New Zealand since it was introduced here in 2006.
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Camping in comfort
Tuesday, 18 August 2009
We 4WD explorers need mobile homes that fit somewhere between snail’s shells and six metre caravans.
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Tuning for power and economy
Thursday, 23 July 2009
I read a very interesting piece of information the other day. Modern diesel engines emit only 15 percent of the nitrous oxides and other pollutants than diesel engines made more than 10 years ago.
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Testing the Foxwing
Thursday, 23 July 2009
How do you test a roof rack awning? Well, the only way we could think of was to have one fitted to a 4WD, take it out into the country, and set it up.
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New-Look Territory for NZ
Thursday, 23 July 2009
A new look Ford Territory range has been launched in New Zealand featuring exterior design changes, interior updates, a revised model line-up and additional equipment now fitted as standard.
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