News and General

Another blue chip year
Tuesday, 11 December 2018
2018 was another blue chip year for the 4WD sector and with it NZ4WD magazine. Ford’s Ranger ute remained the top selling model despite pressure from all sides!
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A tale of an Isuzu D-Max or two….or three
Tuesday, 11 December 2018
Isuzu’s D-Max is a no-nonsense ute from the old-school as NZ4WD Editor Ross MacKay and global adventurer Robin Dicey have – separately – discovered.
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Circuit breaker
Tuesday, 11 December 2018
It’s rare I find myself agreeing with right-wing commentator Mike Hosking but the Newstalkzb talk show host makes a very good point in a recent opinion piece on electric cars.
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Spray and walk away….impressed!
Friday, 16 November 2018
Want to save thousands re-spraying your knockabout 4x4? Then you might like to follow Cunning Hack columnist Richard Soult’s lead.
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Great Scott
Friday, 16 November 2018
Been to the cinema yet to see Born Racer, aka ‘the Scott Dixon biopic?’
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Sky TV’s the limit!
Wednesday, 17 October 2018
The news that local pay-TV outfit Sky TV has failed in its bid to keep Formula 1 on its roster should come as no surprise.
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Rooftop tents & awnings gather favour
Thursday, 18 October 2018
You can’t go anywhere on or off the road these days without seeing a well set up 4x4 rocking a Rooftop Tent and/or some sort of quick fold-out awning
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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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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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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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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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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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The art of bouncing back
Wednesday, 15 August 2018
By Bryan Chang  
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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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Solar Shower sorted
Wednesday, 15 August 2018
Since my partner, Andrea, started joining me on my 4x4 Explorer adventures, I’ve had a renewed interest in making the truck as comfortable as possible for extended 4x4 Expeditions.
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New Tri-Fold Hard Cover by Airplex.
Thursday, 12 July 2018
Traditionally similar folding covers are made of vinyl and although they are ‘lockable’, they are not very secure as they can easily be ripped or cut open. 
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Drop those revs
Thursday, 12 July 2018
Aussie 4x4 aftermarket specialist Terrain Tamer is pleased to announce the release of their new Modified fifth gear set for 70 Series V8 Toyota Land Cruisers.
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Have 4x4, will explore
Thursday, 12 July 2018
As a teenager with a road-legal trail bike growing up in Gore I thought nothing of getting up early of a summer weekend and heading to Queenstown for the day...
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Airplex ute accessories
Thursday, 14 June 2018
Want a canopy, a roof rack, tray liner, hard lid, bonnet guard, monsoon or even an Ironman bullbar or three?
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Buying tyres online made easy
Thursday, 14 June 2018
Gruzo is a new website that makes finding and buying the right tyre online easy for consumers...
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Power AND refinement?
Thursday, 14 June 2018
With his latest Ford Ranger package, diesel tuning specialist Jason Frost of ECU Chips has proved that the two are no longer mutually exclusive.
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Chilly Bin organization
Thursday, 14 June 2018
Welcome to the latest in our recent line (Club Corner, 4 Work or Play) of service features.
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Mud Festival
Thursday, 14 June 2018
On the (long) walk from the car par in the paddock adjacent the Meremere drag strip I followed a couple and their young fella...
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Lighting set-up
Thursday, 17 May 2018
The Prado’s now 20-year-old lights are quite adequate for driving round cities, and even the darker suburbs, but I soon found their limits when off road, and more especially on unlit backroads...
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Ross Gregory’s Jeep CJ4
Wednesday, 16 May 2018
Masterton man Ross Gregory competes in the Central Zone Club Truck Challenge in his Jeep CJ4 often going for the overall victory...
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