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Not just for Cockys
Monday, 31 July 2006
Whilst farmers are the obvious target market for the National Fieldays, the event has a much wider
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Sneaking a Peek - Ford Escape preview
Friday, 30 June 2006
Ford launched the revitalised Escape on June 15, but we were able to get an early look at the upgraded soft-roader fresh off the boat. We had the chance to take it for a drive and get some first...
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KidCare Foundation
Friday, 30 June 2006
The four wheeling community is very good at fundraising for communities and charities and the KidCare Foundation Woodhill day, as assisted by the Manukau 4WD Club was no exception.
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Dubai Desert Dash
Tuesday, 27 June 2006
Negotiating steep razor back sand dunes and dodging four wheel drives of every description that travel in all directions through the harsh desert environment - Dubais annual overnight fun run is a...
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Tanks for the memories
Thursday, 22 June 2006
Something we’d all like to do is to drive a tank off-road. We narrowly missed out on the chance to drive the NZ Army’s Scorpion. Now that’s actually a light reconnaissance vehicle, rather than a tank...
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Pouto Readers Trip
Thursday, 22 June 2006
This was the second time a NZ4WD Readers’ Trip had included Pouto Point and the historic Pouto lighthouse, at the entrance of the Kaipara Harbour. The task of actually getting there from Pouto Point...
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Do you know the way with Santa Fe?
Thursday, 22 June 2006
It’s an unusual situation for a vehicle to be released to the general public before the media gets a look in, but such was the case with the new 2006 model Hyundai Santa Fe.
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Time out in Tararua
Tuesday, 02 May 2006
February 2004 may seem a while ago, but the devastating floods that destroyed so much of the southern Tararua District two years ago are still a nightmare memory to local farmers.
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Did someone order rain?
Tuesday, 02 May 2006
Well, it certainly arrived but the show must go on  
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Doing it in style - Volkswagen Touareg V6 TDi
Tuesday, 02 May 2006
Volkswagen Touareg V6 TDi proves more able than expected  
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Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand - the adventure begins
Tuesday, 02 May 2006
Peter and Linda Stopforths story
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Jock's Baby - the classic Suzuki LJ50
Tuesday, 11 April 2006
What to do? That is the difficult question facing Steve McMinn regarding his latest acquisition.
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Big Brother arrives on the scene
Tuesday, 11 April 2006
The Kyron XDi 270 adds another cylinder and more fruit  
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the model 4WD
Tuesday, 11 April 2006
It may not be PC in some macho 4WD circles to mention toys, other than the ‘toys for boys’ with real 38 inch donuts, but here we go anyway.I’ve been amazed lately by the huge variety of quality...
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Big Shoes to fill
Monday, 27 February 2006
First impressions are important. With the Kyron that impression will vary depending on the angle from which it is first viewed. It looks as if two or more designers worked quite independently on the...
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Kaukapakapa Kaipara Coastal Kaper
Monday, 27 February 2006
The Kaper is organised jointly by the Auckland Land Rover Owners’ Club and Kaukapakapa School and runs every other year. As with other such events the school helps with the admin, sourcing land...
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A new view of mapping
Monday, 27 February 2006
Freshmap is a computer based topographical mapping system of New Zealand. Where it varies from most of its competitors is that, instead of utilising scanned and "seamlessly joined" copies of the...
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Sema show 2005
Thursday, 02 February 2006
The SEMA show has got to be the petrol head paradise – just so many stunning cars on display you get overload after the first day and a half and then there is what the show is really about, all the...
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Out in the ST-X
Thursday, 02 February 2006
There’s plenty tough but not much rumble when the luxurious D40 Navara tackles the rough and tumble
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Defender with a difference
Monday, 21 November 2005
Descendent of an old favourite comes to the aid of Land Rover owners
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Class of 2000 - 14 used buys
Monday, 24 October 2005
We check out how the 4WDs tested new in 2000 stack up on the second hand market  
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Terracan down Kawhia Way
Monday, 03 October 2005
The Terracan goes adventuring in some rugged back-road country
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Beam me up - Lighting feature
Monday, 29 August 2005
Lighting improvements are often overlooked when a vehicle is modified for increased performance, yet the role a lighting system plays in passenger safety is critical. Foul weather, night driving and...
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