Adventure NZ

NZ Adventures expands 4x4 Tour offerings
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
NZ Adventures is a long-established back country tour company owned by Robbie and Connie Crickett of Invercargill.
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A weekend at Glenthorne Retreat not for the faint of heart!
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
Mid-summer and members of Christchurch’s loose-knit Cashmere 4WD Club gathered for another of their epic weekend excursions; to the Avoca and Harper Rivers, with the old retreat as their home base.
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Kauri Coast 4WD Safari 2020
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
The Kauri Coast 4WD Safari is a classic on NZ’s tag-along calendar. Ashley Lucas reports from this year’s Pre-Lockdown event.
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Last waltz up the Wilberforce
Wednesday, 27 May 2020
What’s in a name? A lot, reckons 4x4Eplorer.co.nz’s Richard Soult. Case in point, one of his ex-Christchurch trips, up the mighty Wilberforce River Valley to Fang Hill Hut!
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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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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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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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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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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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Home thoughts from abroad
Wednesday, 11 December 2019
Kiwi Aaron Rich took up serious 4WDing while on his OE in the UK. On his return home, therefore, he was able to see his homeland and its myriad off-road attractions, through fresh eyes.
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Making the Best of a Snowy Situation
Thursday, 14 November 2019
Always bring your co-driver, your chainsaw, and a Plan B. Because as Kristen Fellers explains, not all adventures go as they should!
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High times on the 3009m Col de Sommelier Story & photos by Richard Soult.
Thursday, 14 November 2019
To escape the winter 4x4Explorer.co.nz founder Richard Soult headed to the UK and Europe to plot routes for his latest project 4x4ExloreEurope.
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White out
Friday, 18 October 2019
You definitely needed your ‘woolies’ this ‘winter’ as a late cold snap turned the Desert Defenders’ annual ‘spring’ safari white. Ashley Lucas reports from the (cold) front!  
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The Nevis Road 
Friday, 18 October 2019
The Nevis Road, in Northern Southland, is an absolute classic and should be on every Overlander’s bucket list reckons 4x4Explorer.co.nz’s Richard Soult. 
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Big Skies and Braided Rivers
Friday, 20 September 2019
Christchurch’s Cashmere 4WD Club is anything but formal, nevertheless they gathered together for an official winter drive through some of Canterbury’s stunning back country. 
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Mount Studholme
Thursday, 19 September 2019
Some great 4x4 trips are hidden in plain sight. A trip to, up, then back from Mt Studholme in South Canterbury, is one of them. Richard Soult of 4x4 Explore.co.nz has the story. 
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Breaking the Ice (buster)
Thursday, 22 August 2019
Ice Buster is an annual winter 4WD event on the NZ Defence Force’s Military Training Grounds at Waiouru. And this year a cold snap meant it definitely lived up to its name.  
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NZ Military Vehicles Rally
Wednesday, 21 August 2019
It’s not every year that a local vehicle enthusiasts’ club celebrates its 40th anniversary, so something special was planned at Waiouru at Easter this year by the New Zealand Military Vehicle Colle
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Reefton Weekend
Tuesday, 20 August 2019
Like so many great weekends away 4x4Explorer.co.nz’ main man Richard Soult’s latest one – to Reefton on the West Coast – started with a casual comment and turned into an Epic!
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Take a tour with NZ Adventures, Fun, Friendship & Support.
Tuesday, 30 July 2019
Accommodation in Motels, Meals in Restaurants, Fully Guided & Radio Communication to each Vehicle.  
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Oteake Conservation Area
Thursday, 18 July 2019
To mark the end of the ‘open’ season, 4x4Explorer Richard Soult and a bunch of like-minded ‘Overlanders’ decided on a trip into the Oteake Conservation Park.
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Wairarapa 4WD Club Life Flight Fundraiser 2019
Thursday, 18 July 2019
Cancelled last year due to the weather, this year the Wairarapa 4WD Club’s Life Flight fund raising 4WD tag-along was all go(od). Murray Taylor has the story.
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Take a tour with NZ Adventures
Tuesday, 16 July 2019
Take a tour with NZ Adventures, Fun, Friendship &  Support. Accommodation in Motels, Meals in Restaurants, Fully Guided & Radio Communication to each Vehicle.
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Hereworth 4WD Trek 2019
Thursday, 20 June 2019
The latest Hereworth 4WD Trek was based on Poukawa Station in rural Hawke’s Bay. Ashley Lucas has the story.
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The Clarence River Valley
Thursday, 20 June 2019
There’s some stunning country between the Inward (aka Inland) and Seaward Kaikoura Ranges as 4x4 Explorer’s Richard Soult found out on a recent ‘re’ recce! 
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