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Xtreme Gravel Gear - XGG

Saturday, 10 December 2022

Xtreme Gravel Gear is here New Zealand and guess what?

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4WD Accesories

The 4WD supply company is just what you need

Saturday, 10 December 2022

Have you ever seen something in a catalogue and thought: Yeah, that’s cool. That’s what I need for my truck!” Only to find that your whatever it is can’t actually be sourced in New Zealand?

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Tech Talk

Trip preparation and off-road driving tips

Saturday, 10 December 2022

As Benjamin Franklin said, “By failing to plan, you are planning to fail.

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New and tested 4WDs

Large 4WD’s done three ways

Saturday, 10 December 2022

Normally when we set out to do a comparison test for the Annual, we select three similar vehicles (say three models of ute) and test them on and off-road.

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News and General

Overall 4WD of the year winner 2022

Saturday, 10 December 2022

With the arrival of the ‘ute tax’ and the blip that occurred when it came to pass, one might have thought a sea change was coming for the light commercial vehicle market.

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News and General

Kumho tyres ‘Your 4s’ winners

Saturday, 10 December 2022

Every month we invite readers and adventurers to send us images of their exploits in the great outdoors.

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Products

Ali Arc powering ahead

Saturday, 10 December 2022

As 2022 comes to a close, Ali Arc Industries is reflecting on one of its most challenging years in business since being founded some 34 years ago.

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Motor Sports

It’s Ruiterman for the win

Tuesday, 15 November 2022

Labour Weekend saw the sun set on the Offroad Association of New Zealand (ORANZ) New Zealand off-road Racing Championship for 2022 at Burnside Rd, Makarau just north-west of Auckland.

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Products

Take it easy with Yakima

Tuesday, 15 November 2022

From the invigoration of a first light fly-fishing cast to a close of day campfire at sunset, Kiwi adventurers have it pretty sweet in this country.

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News and General

4WD Restomods

Tuesday, 15 November 2022

Five go mad off-road There’s something really cool about old iron 4WDs.

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Products

Kingone winches

Tuesday, 15 November 2022

Kingone has a winch for the job The Kingone winch range covers a wide variety of applications.

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News and General

Perentie 6x6’s find new homes after service life

Tuesday, 15 November 2022

Perentie –a mighty Landie Our mates in Australia have long had a policy of self-reliance in defence matters.

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Products

Which is better for your ute – a canopy or a lid?

Tuesday, 15 November 2022

Crown Canopies fuse high-performance materials for greater strength and durability

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Weekend drive

Collecting the K-Pod camper

Tuesday, 15 November 2022

After eight months of waiting my K-Pod teardrop-style camper was finally ready to collect from the manufacturer in Tauranga. Our plan was for a two-day trip up to Tauranga then a four-day trip bac

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Adventure NZ

A wintery South Island adventure

Tuesday, 15 November 2022

Steve Kirk-Burnnand battles flood damage and snow in an epic South Island adventure

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Products

Just cool it

Friday, 11 November 2022

Transmissions love their coolers, The automatic transmission is one of the most significant inventions in the automotive industry’s history, making driving much easier and helping with better fuel...

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News and General

The Main Event

Monday, 24 October 2022

We have more pages for our SUV Buyer’s Guide this year and that’s despite production slowdowns, superconducting chip material shortages, Covid and shipping issues, which proves conclusively that a:

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Products

Explore new possibilities with Goodyear’s SUV tyre range

Monday, 24 October 2022

Goodyear is always at the forefront of innovation, dedicated to offering superior tyres developed with our consumers’ needs at the core.

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Products

Essential products for the versatile SUV

Monday, 24 October 2022

At this point in a magazine of this nature, it would be fair to expect some commentary regarding incidental products and accessories which enhance the usefulness of the SUV you have chosen.

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New and tested 4WDs

In search of the blue-gray crow

Monday, 24 October 2022

Isuzu MU-X – out and about in filthy weather

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New and tested 4WDs

Karoq and roll is King

Monday, 24 October 2022

As the man said, “Who doesn’t like a little bit of ELO (Electric Light Orchestra)?” and the song title from that fabulous band sums up the new generation Karoq SUV from Skoda very well.

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New and tested 4WDs