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Adventure NZ
Great food, great venue, great hosts
Tuesday, 28 April 2020
South Island High Country Grand Slam tour ticks all the boxes.
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4WD Accesories
Clubbing together
Tuesday, 28 April 2020
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Whangarei 4WD Club, members invited fellow four-Wheelers from far and wide to join them for an extended Waitangi weekend of 4x4 fun on a property at Waiotek
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4WD Accesories
X-Bar is now even better
Tuesday, 28 April 2020
The new X-Bar ute body range from tow bar specialist Hayman Reese has been designed specifically to fit with each vehicle’s original rear step bumper and maintain the key X-Bar advantages of recove
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Adventure NZ
Defender of the brave
Tuesday, 28 April 2020
Welcome to NZ4WD magazine’s latest new feature, ‘Locals Only’ in which we check out the sort of cool 4x4s that see us swiveling our heads and thinking, ‘damn that’s nice!’ We kick ofF what we hope
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News and General
Free digital access to NZ4WD Issues
Thursday, 26 March 2020
During the Covid-19 crisis we have arranged for free access to our digital issues
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Products
Why Choose Ryco’s Vehicle Specific Fuel Water Separator Filters and Crankcase Filter Kits?Why Choose Ryco’s Vehicle Specific Fuel Water Separator Filters and Crankcase Filter Kits?
Thursday, 19 March 2020
Crankcase filters and fuel and water separators are increasingly popular but the quality is variable, says Ryco.
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Products
How to get the most out of your electric brake controller
Thursday, 19 March 2020
An electric brake controller could save your bacon if things go pear-shaped when you are towing your boat, caravan or toy hauler.
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Motor Sports
First JG Civil ORANZ Champs round win to Ruiterman
Wednesday, 18 March 2020
Pukekohe ace Carl Ruiterman has – literally – drawn first blood in the new-look JG Civil-backed 2020 ORANZ championship with a win in the Dalton’s 250 race in the King Country.
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4WD Accesories
An ounce of prevention
Wednesday, 18 March 2020
‘Broke the ute’s diff over the weekend, so I couldn’t come in today,’ is hardly the sort of excuse a Boss wants to hear.
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Adventure International
Tajikistan Part 2 Peeking into Afghanistan
Wednesday, 18 March 2020
Last month Kiwi Overlander Aaron Rich described his family’s entry into Tajikistan via a snowy mountain pass at 4,282 metres.This month they continued exploring Tajikistan’s Pamirs, reaching
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Adventure NZ
Taking the road less travelled
Wednesday, 18 March 2020
Waitotara Valley Road is recognised as the longest no-exit road in New Zealand.
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4WD Accesories
Ironman 4x4 Plenty of Protection
Thursday, 13 February 2020
All Ironman 4x4 products are carefully designed, engineered and tested in Australia. Products include replacement bull bars, side steps and rails, rear bars and underbody protection.   
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News and General
Up on the roof!
Thursday, 13 February 2020
Looking for a slightly unusual solution to a problem, David Coxon decided to go down the DIY route.
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Events
FIGHT TO THE FINISH
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
Thirty of the world’s best Winch Challenge teams gathered in Malaysia in December last year to contest the final round of the 2019 Rainforest Challenge Global Series (RFCGS).
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Adventure International
TIME TO CHECK OUT TAJIKISTAN
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
As they traversed the Pamir mountain range through Tajikistan Kiwi Overlander Aaron Rich and his family spent several days at dizzyingly high (+3000m) altitudes –but lived to tell the tale!<
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4WD Accesories
ARB says Safety first
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
An experienced team of designers and engineers ensure that ARB products not only keep up with style trends, but remain industry leaders in strength and compatibility with vehicle systems such as SR
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Adventure International
MOAB ON MY MIND
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
While in the US visiting the SEMA Trade show last year NZ4WD columnist Peter Vahry figured it would be rude not to check out Moab’s famous rock-based trails.
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4WD Accesories
The NZ4WD test team review the Hankook Dynapro AT2 (RF11) Tyre
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
The Hankook Dynapro AT2 (or RF11), is the successor to the well-liked and highly-regarded RF10, an all-terrain (A/T) tyre with a reputation for long life and quietness.
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Adventure NZ
Trail Blazers celebrate 40th anniversary
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
Half a lifetime’s worth of fun and fellowship is set to be celebrated in Gore over the Easter weekend this year as members present and past gather to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Southern
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News and General
Your4s comp winner
Thursday, 16 January 2020
NZ4WD reader wins with Kumho
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News and General
Iconic Kiwi Hilux back to its best
Thursday, 16 January 2020
Winch trucks lead a hard life. Fortunately one of New Zealand’s most well-travelled originals has been given a second lease on life. Daniel Richardson has the story.
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Adventure International
Destination Kel Suu, Kyrgyzstan
Thursday, 16 January 2020
The extremes – in terms of altitude, topography and climate – in Kyrgyzstan are incredible. All the better for a 4WD adventure, reckons Kiwi Overlander Aaron Rich.
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Products
Sound better, go faster, for longer
Thursday, 16 January 2020
 There are some impressive gains to be had from ECU tuning as Sean Willmot discovered when he paid a visit to NZ Performance Tuning.
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Adventure NZ
Matariki Forestry 4x4 Charity Run
Thursday, 16 January 2020
Hosted by the Whangamata 4WD Club the Matariki Forestry 4x4 Charity run was held over the October 19 -20 weekend. Ashley Lucas was there and filed this report. 
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News and General
Toughening up the Prado
Thursday, 16 January 2020
While 4x4Explorer’s Richard Soult was plotting trips in Europe over the winter he had Scott from Opposite Lock in Christchurch prepping his Prado for the coming Kiwi summer.
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