• Into the Sahara Pt 1
    hile living and working in the UK keen Kiwi overlander Aaron Rich, wife Sylvia and their two children did some serious off-roading
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  • Queenstown weekend
    A 4WD is more than a ticket to adventure. As roving NZ4WD correspondent Richard Soult is finding out heading off-road is also a great way to make friends...
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  • All new Jimny on sale already!
    A new square-rigged look has done wonders – already – for Suzuki’s iconic Jimny. NZ4WD Editor Ross MacKay explains why! Suzuki’s funky new fourth-generation Jimny Sierra is here and such was the...
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  • Pouto Light House weekend
    After doing a presentation on 4X4Explorer to the Auckland 4WD club
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    SUV Tyre Video Review - Grabber GT
    We video review a newly released tyre from General Tire, the Grabber GT which is now available in New Zealand. The Grabber GT has specifically been produced by General Tire – a company with a 100-...
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Adventure NZ
Four Kiwis on the Silk Road
Friday, 16 November 2018

Imagine a clear blue sky, the atmosphere perfectly still and the weather amazing.

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New Models
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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Adventure International
I’ve got a truck, a route and a week. Pt 1
Wednesday, 15 August 2018

Using my 2005 Range Rover, nick named, by my mates, the “Drive-By”, I wanted to explore the French and Italian Alps.

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Equipment
Start at the start: insight breeds better 4x4s
Friday, 16 November 2018

The best way to create a vehicle that meets the demands placed on it day-in and day-out is by having a clear understanding of what its role will be: weekend warrior? Hard-working tradie’s mate? Long distance off-road tourer?

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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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Other
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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Adventure NZ
Glacier Challenge
Wednesday, 15 August 2018

Getting to and from Macaulay Hut is one of Close to Home contributor Richard Soult’s favourite overland trips...

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Video Content
SUV Tyre Video Review - Grabber GT
Tuesday, 13 November 2018
We video review a newly released tyre from General Tire, the Grabber GT which is now available in New Zealand.
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Video Content
2018 Skoda Karoq - Video Road Report
Monday, 29 October 2018
We video test the 2018 Skoda Karoq.
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Video Content
New SUV Test Video - 2018 Mazda CX-8
Thursday, 25 October 2018
Mazda’s new CX-8 SUV is designed to blur the boundaries between work and play...
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Weekend drive
Hills & Canyons of the Manawatu
Thursday, 14 March 2019
Like many of our regular Weekend Drive trips, this one started by meeting our regular travelling companions, Ashley and Gillian at a café.
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Weekend drive
Roving the Wairarapa
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
David Coxon was in his element when asked to run a gentle back road trip around the Wairarapa for a group of Land and Range Rover owners.
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Weekend drive
Road to ‘Somewhere’
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
A Whanganui base gave David Coxon the opportunity to explore some more remote areas of the country.
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