Events

Landslip 4x4 Rally
Wednesday, 18 January 2017
On November 12 last year I went along to the Southern Trail Blazers 4WD Club’s...
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For 2016 the Manukau Winch Challenge was held a little later in the year  
Challenge accepted
Wednesday, 18 January 2017
For 2016 the Manukau Winch Challenge was held a little later in the year and this allowed...
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New champion Mike Fraser
Fraser spearheads northern trifecta at Twizel
Wednesday, 16 November 2016
North Shore, Auckland, offroader Mike Fraser is the new national champion, taking the title in...
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Done and dusted - Mainland Superwinch Challenge Rnd 6 (Final)
Done and dusted - Mainland Superwinch Challenge Rnd 6 (Final)
Wednesday, 16 November 2016
Dunedin is a great venue with clubrooms complete with a huge bunk room, kitchen and showers...
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Youth and experience
Youth and experience
Wednesday, 16 November 2016
We had some new competitors and the return of an old regular (Neville) at the second round...
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Central Zone Club Truck Challenge
Central Zone Club Truck Challenge Rnd 1
Thursday, 20 October 2016
The club has used the site at Wainuioru south-east of Masterton for the last few years and because...
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Winch Challenge
Taking up the challenge
Thursday, 20 October 2016
At some stage or other, whether it is watching from a handy hill at an event, or flicking through the...
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Central Districts 4x4 Club Show
Wednesday, 17 August 2016
The show was all inside which considering the temperature was a great venue. I spent my time walking...
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Winches get a workout at Cust
Wednesday, 17 August 2016
We had all sorts of terrain and challenges at Cust, with mud, water, winch hills and ruts with...
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Mainland Superwinch Challenge Rnd 1
Monday, 08 August 2016
Alexandra proved a perfect spot for the opening round of this year’s Mainland Superwinch Challenge...
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NZ Adventures’ 2016/17 Season
Monday, 08 August 2016
Invercargill-based couple Robbie and Connie Crickett’s company, NZ Adventures, offers fully...
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Fieldays defies the doubters
Friday, 22 July 2016
Crowds flocked to this year’s National Farm Fieldays at Hamilton’s Mystery Creek for a look at...
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Honey job a sweet number
Honey job a sweet number
Friday, 22 July 2016
Life is full of unexpected turns, not the least this year when I did some work, as a driver, for...
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Fraser wins Woodhill
Friday, 22 July 2016
This year’s Woodhill 100 - held over the June 04-05 weekend - drew the biggest entry in...
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75 years of Jeep 4WDs
Thursday, 16 June 2016
In July 1940, the U.S. military informed automakers that it was looking for a “light reconnaissance vehicle”...
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Wairarapa Parkinson’s fundraiser
Thursday, 16 June 2016
The Farriers Bar and Eatery car park in Masterton was my destination under an overcast sky on...
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Methven Lions Club 4WD Safari
Thursday, 16 June 2016
This year’s Methven Lions Club Glenfalloch to Lake Heron 4WD Safari saw approximately 370...
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Suzuki Extreme 4x4 Challenge
Thursday, 16 June 2016
A win for the Biggs brothers, Scott and Jarred, and a ‘world-first’ back flip from Hamish Auret...
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National 4x4 Trials Championship Rnd 6 (final)
Thursday, 19 May 2016
The course for the 2015/16 series final was set in a basin area with Mt Taranaki in the...
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Community involvement
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
One of a number of trips undertaken as part of the councils’ initiative was a tour (two actually) into.
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DIY South Island Safari
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
With ‘being in the bush’ in our blood, it was not long after we arrived in New Zealand in 2000...
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Urewera Safari
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
The biennial Urewera Safari is always a well-planned and interesting few days away. This...
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Southern men step up
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
Winch challenge competition returned to the Deep South this year thanks to a keen group...
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