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Short Course in Waikato
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
The New Zealand Off-road Racing Short Course championships are held annually at the Waikato Winter Show at the Claudlands Showgrounds where ORANZ competitors battle through brackets of classes racing...
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North Island Teams Recovery
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
Ron and Debbie Strume opened their gates to some of the local North Island 4WD Clubs for a two day teams recovery event during May, and members from the South Waikato 4WD Club, Bay of Plenty Four...
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A French Revolution
Wednesday, 23 June 2010
We were standing out at Extreme 4WD Park, near Helensville, west of Auckland, wondering just what was going on. Lots of the fences near the old shearing shed had been taken down, our cross-axle test...
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GET MORE POWER
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
Do you find your 4WD hasn’t get enough power to get you up steep hills when you’ve a load of people and camping gear on board?
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New Jeep Cherokee pictures
Monday, 21 June 2010
Chrysler Group has released images of the all-new Jeep Grand Cherokee, expected here early next year. Highlights of the new Jeep include a choice of three 4WD systems, new Jeep Quadra-Lift air...
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4WD Training
Tuesday, 18 May 2010
Would you let a new employee handle a chain saw without ensuring they knew how to use it properly?
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2WD option for next Land Rover
Monday, 17 May 2010
Land Rover has announced that it will introduce a 2WD option (in addition to the 4WD version) for the new compact Range Rover. On sale in 2011, the 2WD vehicle will emit less than 130 g/km of CO2 -...
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Tie it down
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Airplex has come out with a new easy-to-use system to ensure loads don’t shift in your 4WD, ute, van, trailer or truck.
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Rational and emotional ix35
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Hyundai claims its new ix35 will meet both the rational and emotional needs of small SUV buyers.
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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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