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Adventure NZ
Manawatu 4WD Club Canteen Safari 2019
Monday, 27 May 2019
The Manawatu 4WD Club ventured west to Ngamatapouri
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New and tested 4WDs
Focus on adventure for latest RAV4
Monday, 27 May 2019
Toyota’s latest RAV4 line-up has something for everyone – even the adventurous 4WD enthusiast, says NZ4WD.
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Products
Raising the X-Bar offroad
Friday, 03 May 2019
Merging over 65 years of towbar expertise with tough 4×4 design, Hayman Reese has released its latest innovation in towbars, the X-Bar.
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Products
Cookes’ Snatch Strap
Friday, 03 May 2019
Cookes first introduced their Snatch Master 4WD eight-tonne Recovery Strap to New Zealand over 25 years ago.
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Events
The Desert defended
Monday, 22 April 2019
Andrew Gee and his fellow Central Zone Club Truckers ventured to their own ‘far north’ (Waiouru) on Sat March 23 for the fourth round of this season’s series.
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Weekend drive
Dannevirke Explore Pt 1
Monday, 22 April 2019
There’s more to Central Hawke’s Bay than the main road through Dannevirke as David Coxon found on a recent recce. Story & photo by David Coxon
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Adventure International
Into the Sahara part 2
Monday, 22 April 2019
In this, his second article on he and his family’s 4WD expeditions in Morocco, keen Kiwi overlander Aaron Rich takes us to where the Sahara meets the Atlantic Ocean
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Adventure NZ
‘The (Recovery) kit I carry’ 
Monday, 22 April 2019
Regular NZ4WD contributor Richard Soult of 4x4Explorer has learned the hard way about what Recovery gear Kiwi Overlanders need to carry.
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Events
Ahuroa 4WD Fundraiser 2019
Monday, 22 April 2019
Organised and run by the Rodney Off Road Club, the Ahuroa 4WD trip is a fundraiser for the Ahuroa Volunteer Fire Brigade. NZ4WD’s Ashley Lucas attended this year’s and filed this report.
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Adventure NZ
Macetown day trip
Monday, 22 April 2019
The trip to Macetown is a right of passage for 4WD owners from all over New Zealand. Richard Soult of 4x4Exlorer.co.nz explains why. 
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4WD Accesories
Raised Wrangler
Monday, 22 April 2019
Want the trickest-looking Jeep Wrangler Rubicon this side of a Utah ‘rock garden?’ 
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New and tested 4WDs
Mahindra - Back for more?  
Monday, 22 April 2019
Indian marque Mahindra is being re-launched here. Sean Willmot updates us on the whos, whats, whys and wheres?
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New and tested 4WDs
New Jimny impresses 
Monday, 22 April 2019
Everyone – or so it seems – loves Suzuki’s new retro-look Jimny. For good reason, says NZ4WD Editor Ross MacKay after the off-road only NZ launch last month. Photo by Ashley Lucas
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News and General
Home on the range
Monday, 22 April 2019
These days 4x4Explorer’s Richard Soult literally lives and works out of his Toyota Prado. Here’s what he did to help make that possible. Story and photo by Richard Soult
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News and General
Let’s clean up OUR act!
Monday, 22 April 2019
The tone of her voice alerted me straight away. This wasn’t going to be one of my wife Delia’s usual mid-to-late afternoon ‘how-was-your-day-and-when-can-we-expect-you-home?’ calls.
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New and tested 4WDs, Video Content
2019 Mitsubishi Triton 4WD VRX - Video Road Report
Friday, 22 March 2019
We video test the 2019 Mitsubishi Triton 4WD VRX
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News and General
Steering wheel or keyboard, you choose!
Thursday, 14 March 2019
I see, a month or so ago, a mean-spirited reader took a poke at the Ford Ranger Raptor cover pic and story in the Feb issue of the mag…..
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Motor Sports
Superwinch time down south!
Thursday, 14 March 2019
The 2019 Superwinch Mainland Challenge kicks off - in Dunedin this time - in May. Story & photo by Vicky Newport
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Weekend drive
Hills & Canyons of the Manawatu
Thursday, 14 March 2019
Like many of our regular Weekend Drive trips, this one started by meeting our regular travelling companions, Ashley and Gillian at a café.
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Adventure NZ
Into the Sahara Pt 1
Thursday, 14 March 2019
hile living and working in the UK keen Kiwi overlander Aaron Rich, wife Sylvia and their two children did some serious off-roading
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4WD Accesories
Get in behind!
Thursday, 14 March 2019
Modern vehicles have all sorts of electronic aids to support the driver’s uncanny and innate skills, making towing safer now that ever.
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Events
Diesel ‘n dust
Thursday, 14 March 2019
After an absence of three years on the 4WD events calendar, the Te Awamutu Rotary Club was back this year with another 4WD Safari based in the Kawhia ar
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Adventure NZ
Queenstown weekend
Thursday, 14 March 2019
A 4WD is more than a ticket to adventure. As roving NZ4WD correspondent Richard Soult is finding out heading off-road is also a great way to make friends...
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New and tested 4WDs
All new Jimny on sale already!
Thursday, 14 March 2019
A new square-rigged look has done wonders – already – for Suzuki’s iconic Jimny. NZ4WD Editor Ross MacKay explains why!
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Events
History comes to life at annual Crank Up event
Thursday, 14 March 2019
With Land Rover one of the featured marques this year...
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