• Let’s go camping this summer
    Camping and 4WDs go together like summer and sun block. Or summer and late, balmy nights swapping stories around a campfire. Here 4x4Explorer’s Richard Soult offers his thoughts on how to get the...
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  • Defender of the realm
    The wait is over FOR Land Rover’s all-new Defender. Whether it is what the diehards want is another thing altogether as NZ4WD’s resident expert on all things L-R – Ashley Lucas – discusses here after...
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  • Overland Camping Options
    A key part of any Overlanding trip is camping out. Here we look at some of the overnight options. The term overlanding describes self-reliant adventure travel to remote destinations where the journey...
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  • Skills and techniques for safe towing
    Long-time NZ4WD contributor Ashley Lucas has been towing things since he was in his teens. Here he shares some of the lessons he has learned through the years.
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  • Taking the road less travelled
    Waitotara Valley Road is recognised as the longest no-exit road in New Zealand. This year, thanks to the Manawatu 4WD Club, NZ4WD Event Manager Ashley Lucas finally got to traverse it – from...
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New Models
Pounce of the Puma
Monday, 02 November 2020

If you liked the idea of the Ford Ecosport 1-litre small compact SUV, but weren’t overly sold on its styling, wait till you get an up close and personal with a Ford Puma. 

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New Models
Escape 2020 with the 2021 Escape
Thursday, 29 October 2020

As we write this, Ford dealers are holding off customers with long poles in anticipation of the arrival of the new model Escape, which was revealed in July of this year in a (what was for Ford)

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Adventure International
Kiwi 4WDers follow Siberia’s BAM Railway in winter
Wednesday, 21 October 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic might have forced them home early but not before Tauranga couple Jeanette and Martin Knudsen had seen and experienced Siberia at its wintry best on one of fellow Kiwi G

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New Models
SKODA KAMIQ
Thursday, 29 October 2020

It’s pronounced like ‘Hammock’ and it’s the SUV spinoff of the much-lauded Scala wagon/hatch, which already sets up Skoda’s latest release well.

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Adventure NZ
Daytripper
Thursday, 29 October 2020

Difficult to describe a road-trip in a new Mazda CX-30 with SkyActiv X technology in the immortal lyrics of John, Paul, George and Ringo, but then there were things “It took me so long, to find

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Other
Torque about effortless...
Wednesday, 21 October 2020

Kiwis like to tow things. Big things! So NZ4WD mag Editor Ross MacKay sees a very bright future for Ram’s latest 4x4 1500, the Express Crew Cab.

 

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Adventure NZ
Middle Earth traverse
Wednesday, 21 October 2020

With the Covid-19 coronavirus putting paid to a long-planned 4x4 trip to the South Island, Taupo pair Paula Burnett and Cameron Raupi reset their sights a little closer to home...

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Equipment
Increase safety with a Bendix 4WD Brake Upgrade Kit
Wednesday, 16 September 2020

Whilst the original braking systems on a new 4WD vehicle from the showroom is more than adequate for the job, it can be a very different story once the vehicle is decked out with the wide range of

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Equipment
Managing off-grid power with Redarc
Thursday, 18 June 2020

Whether you’re heading off on a day trip or a long adventure off-grid, chances are you will need some form of dual battery system.

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Equipment
New canopy is game changer
Thursday, 19 November 2020
The Centurion Canopy is a complete game changer when it comes to using your work vehicle for weekend pursuits. 
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Equipment
Let Ironman 4x4 help you with that load
Thursday, 19 November 2020
Ironman 4x4 has a large and comprehensive range of accessories to make carrying that load in the back of your 4WD utility or station wagon easier and safer.  Products include deck liners, ute boxes,...
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Equipment
Ironman 4x4’s monster winch offerings
Wednesday, 21 October 2020
Getting stuck may now be something you aim to do, just so you can put your Ironman 4x4 ‘Monster’ winch to good use.
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Adventure NZ
A Series 1 on the Matariki Safari
Thursday, 19 November 2020
Last year the Plimmer family from Hamilton took their 1956 Land Rover Series 1 on the Matariki Forestry Charity fund-raising Safari hosted by the Whangamata 4WD Club – and this year they invited me...
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Adventure NZ
A trip up the Rakaia
Thursday, 19 November 2020
Now both back based in Christchurch, 4x4Explorer Richard Soult and 5GoOverland mate Aaron Rich celebrated with a recent trip to the headwaters of the mighty Rakaia River – and beyond.
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Adventure NZ
Wet feet on the West Coast
Wednesday, 16 September 2020
Scott Fellers brings his littlest co-driver to explore the track into Montgomerie Hut.
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