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Far North Beach Exploring

Thursday, 18 October 2018

Story and photos by Gary Cooper

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The Waikaia Bush Road

Thursday, 18 October 2018

Story & photos by Richard Soult, 4x4Explorer

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Adventure NZ

Welcome return for Winter Woolies

Thursday, 18 October 2018

The Achilles Winter Woolies trip was back on the tagalong calendar this year after a break due to the illness and passing of Craig Mott, one of the main organisers from the Desert Defenders Off Road...

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News and General

A true ‘Tuff Truck’

Wednesday, 17 October 2018

The Mercedes G-Professional is no compromise hard-core commercial workhorse. Perfect, in other words, for a serious workout in the hands of long-time NZ4WD magazine tester Ashley Lucas.

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New and tested 4WDs

Island life

Wednesday, 17 October 2018

Holden chose the (relative) wilds of Great Barrier Island for the local reveal of its new Colorado Z71 Xtreme.

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News and General

Indoor dining on the road

Wednesday, 17 October 2018

This month’s cunning hack came about for a number of reasons...

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News and General

On-line abuse

Monday, 17 September 2018

You can’t seem to go anywhere these days without (sometimes literally as happened to me the other day) walking into someone with their head down scanning their mobile phone for the latest tweet, or

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Motor Sports

Tough day in Mid-Canterbury

Thursday, 13 September 2018

Rollovers, seized motors and burnt out or broken winches...

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4WD Accesories

Help yourself how-to

Thursday, 13 September 2018

Getting out and getting your 4x4 dirty is one of the reasons – the main one arguably – you bought a 4x4 in the first place.

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Adventure International

The high road...

Thursday, 13 September 2018

Last month repatriated Kiwi Richard Soult started his two-part story on crossing the Alps by 4x4. This month he completes his amazing story.

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Adventure NZ

Wilderness Overlander

Thursday, 13 September 2018

The Wilderness Overlander trip...

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Slippery when wet

Thursday, 13 September 2018

It was more mud than ice at this year’s Offlimits Ice Buster Safari event on army land near Waiouru.3

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New and tested 4WDs

X-Class Power play

Thursday, 13 September 2018

A late relative of mine, Owen Nichol, would have loved Mercedes-Benz’s new X-Class ute.

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New and tested 4WDs

Subaru puts the Sport in SUV

Thursday, 13 September 2018

Kiwis love Subarus. We always have. However the rise and rise of the Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) has left importer Subaru New Zealand with something of a quandary.

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News and General

Let there be light!

Thursday, 13 September 2018

The initial idea was to take flexible LED strips and attach them to the rear of the truck...

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News and General

No middle ground

Wednesday, 15 August 2018

I worry about my son Andrew’s best mate, who, to protect the innocent here, we will call Bob!

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News and General

The art of bouncing back

Wednesday, 15 August 2018

By Bryan Chang

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Motor Sports

Thumbs up for new Mud Plug venue

Wednesday, 15 August 2018

A good time, by all accounts, was had by all at this year’s Clutha 4WD Club’s Mud Plug, held at a new property off Slopedown Road near Clinton.

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Motor Sports

A tremendous effort

Wednesday, 15 August 2018

First-time Winch Challenge events don’t get much better than the recent Hawke’s Bay. NZ4WD magazine’s Ashley Lucas explains why!

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Motor Sports

Cold comfort!

Wednesday, 15 August 2018

It was a risk running Rd 2 of the Superwinch Mainland Winch Challenge in Alexandra in July. But despite a definite nip in the air, a good time, generally, was had by all.

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Weekend drive

Joining (or not) the dots!

Wednesday, 15 August 2018

Looking for somewhere different for this month’s Weekend Drive, David Coxon’s regular travelling companion, Ashley, suggested an exploratory drive north of the Whanganui River. Story and photos:...

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News and General

Factory-fitted

Wednesday, 15 August 2018

With such an overwhelmingly positive response to the original one-off Holden Colorado Xtreme showcar when it appeared at Fieldays in 2016 it was obviously only a matter of time before GM’s local arm...

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