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Into the valley...
Wednesday, 13 May 2015
Hammering across a glacial valley at 200 km/h or more, wondering if the rear tyres are still doing their job or if the sharp flinty frost-shattered rocks in the loamy soil have shredded a sidewall.
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New and tested 4WDs
Do it once, do it right
Wednesday, 13 May 2015
A tricked up Volkswagen Amarok nick-named ‘Rokky’ is the vehicular star of Red Stag Timber Hunters Club show on Sky. And poster-ute of this month’s fit-out feature.In the past our features have been...
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Events
Game of two halves
Wednesday, 13 May 2015
Some 88 4WDs turned up on this overcast Saturday morning in early March, all looking to either complete the trip they started this time last year, or just do this section of the trip.
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Events
Playing possum
Wednesday, 13 May 2015
Winch Challenge competitors from all over the country gathered at Possum Palace in Northland over the Easter weekend for the Force4 Novawin event.
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New and tested 4WDs
Five of the best
Wednesday, 13 May 2015
If you already drive one it would have come as no surprise to you that last year, Ford’s all-conquering Ranger was not only named NZ4WD magazine’s Ute of the Year award, it also won the Best (overall...
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New and tested 4WDs
New Everest raises the bar – Ford
Wednesday, 13 May 2015
Ford’s all-new Everest SUV, due here later this year, will raise the bar in the SUV sector, Ford ASEAN president Matt Bradley said at its official world launch at the Bangkok International Motor Show...
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New and tested 4WDs, Video Content
Fieldays 5 Ute shootout
Tuesday, 12 May 2015
We video test five of New Zealand’s top-selling 4WD utes. Today’s double cab utes are literally...
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Events
Storm chaser
Monday, 20 April 2015
Whiteman’s Valley, Upper Hutt was where the Cross Country Vehicle Club (CCVC) held round 5 of the National 4x4 Trials series on a very pleasant day (Sunday March 8) after a stormy night with ample...
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Events
ENZED Offroad champs Rnd 1
Monday, 20 April 2015
After a day of spectacular crashes and rollovers on a challenging farm course, three drivers have emerged from the opening round of the 2015 ENZED Offroad Racing Championship at...
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News and General
Tips for self-recovery
Monday, 20 April 2015
Once stuck don’t spin the wheels as this will only dig you deeper. Get out and assess the situation as a little spade work taking off a knob or making a ‘track’ for the wheels...
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The best of ‘The Bay
Monday, 20 April 2015
The Hereworth 4WD Treks are biennial (every two years) fundraisers for the Hereworth School in Havelock North and alternate between coastal and inland Hawke’s Bay. 
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New and tested 4WDs
The Ultimate Kiwi Land Cruiser
Monday, 20 April 2015
Being a famer, contractor or tradesman has its advantages…like being able to justify the purchase ‘for work’ of one of Toyota’s iconic 79-Series Land Cruisers.
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New and tested 4WDs
New tougher, smarter Ford Ranger
Monday, 20 April 2015
Evolution rather than revolution was the underlying theme when Ford unveiled its upgraded Ranger ute at the Bangkok International Motor Show on March 23.
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Events
National 4x4 Trials Rd 4
Wednesday, 18 March 2015
The weather was great, a little chill in the air first up but it rolled into a cracker day. If you stood in the right place there was even a chance of a mud pack, as one of the volunteer marshals...
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Locking differentials explained
Wednesday, 18 March 2015
There’s an art to getting grip off-road. But there’s plenty of science as well.
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New and tested 4WDs
One tough truck
Wednesday, 18 March 2015
Andrew Satherley, or Sav as he is more commonly known, has been around motorsport from an early age competing in... 
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New and tested 4WDs
Small wonder
Wednesday, 18 March 2015
The Renegade is the new baby of the Jeep family and is based on the same “Small US Wide 4X4” platform as the new Fiat 500X SUV that it is built alongside in Italy.
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Events
Motu Safari
Wednesday, 18 March 2015
The Motu Safari is the work of Paul and Shelley Cornwall from the Motu School.
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Edendale Crank Up
Wednesday, 18 March 2015
Edendale (pop 570) is a village which straddles State Highway 1 half way between Invercargill and Gore. For 363 days of the years it is best known as the home of one of dairy giant Fonterra’s largest...
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News and General
Protecting your assets
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
While some people look at accessories just for their styling and ‘cool’ factor most are fitted because they have a purpose to fulfil.
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News and General
Great Aussie 4WD Adventure Pt 3
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
After some much-needed repairs to the camper and a service for the FJ it was time to tackle one of Australia’s more famous outback adventures, the Gibb River Road, an old cattle route that runs...
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News and General
South by south-east
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
The main safety briefing was given by the Wairarapa 4WD Club, who were providing the 4WD support for the day, and this was followed by acknowledgements from Masterton South Rotary Fundraising.
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News and General
Testing times in the south
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
If we are being absolutely truthful with ourselves, New Zealand is a very small player in the world of 4WDs and off-road tyres. 
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New and tested 4WDs
Hawk amongst the doves
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
All new Cherokee models – and this is what has some hardened 4WDists turning up their noses – are built on the Fiat Chrysler group’s ‘Fiat Compact Platform (FCP for short), the same common traverse...
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Power to the people
Wednesday, 21 January 2015
It’s the engine note that does it. Even the most mild-mannered modern engine has its own distinctive sound. 
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