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4WD Accesories
Once you go MAC you’ll never look back
Thursday, 18 August 2022
Load-rated ‘hard lids’ are fast becoming the preferred tray-covering/securing option for utility owners, with Hamilton-based manufacturer MAC Ute Accessories being one of the key players.
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4WD Accesories
Ali Arc takes the lead
Thursday, 18 August 2022
First bars for the new Ranger Ford has the whole of New Zealand abuzz with the arrival of the new ‘next-gen’ Ranger.
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4WD Accesories
4WD accessories for every taste
Thursday, 18 August 2022
Enhancement and personalisation unlimited The 4WD kit-out and fit-out market is primed to explode. 
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Products
Utemaster puts a lid on next-Gen Ranger
Thursday, 18 August 2022
Ute accessory manufacturer Utemaster have just released a range of products for the next-gen  2022 Ford Ranger. New products include the Centurion Canopy-known for its iconic “full width doors” for...
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4WD Accesories
Crossbars and roof trays
Thursday, 18 August 2022
Rhino-Rack’s first bars for the new Ranger
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4WD Accesories
Check out Auckland 4X4 Performance for ARB
Thursday, 18 August 2022
Auckland 4x4 Performance owner Richard Brooks says his team are excited to see the release of the new next-gen Ford Ranger models.
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New and tested 4WDs
A Ranger for all reasons
Thursday, 18 August 2022
Model range walk-through   XL: The next generation starts here.
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Motor Sports
Ford tough - downunder
Tuesday, 16 August 2022
Tough truck: where were you in ‘92?
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Weekend drive
In search of solitude
Tuesday, 16 August 2022
David Coxon wraps up his southern tour Story and photos by David Coxon
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Adventure NZ
East Cape caper
Tuesday, 16 August 2022
In which Kevin Isemonger joins a convoy of hardy Land Rover enthusiasts on a tour through history on the North Island’s East Coast.
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News and General
The Cat Bus goes a-rambling
Tuesday, 16 August 2022
Getting away from it all in a mighty ‘Mog camper 1987 Mercedes Unimog U1700L Ex-New Zealand Defence Force
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Products
Mix, shake and shoot
Tuesday, 16 August 2022
The perfect protective coating for 4WD vehicles
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New and tested 4WDs
Next-Gen Ranger ready for battle
Tuesday, 16 August 2022
Things are looking up for the market hero
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News and General
Triton 2023 spied
Tuesday, 16 August 2022
New range will include a PHEV  
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New and tested 4WDs
Hilux gets wide
Tuesday, 16 August 2022
Australia gets a Raptor rival  
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New and tested 4WDs
First no-camo look at VW Amarok
Sunday, 14 August 2022
Bigger, with more power and much more utility: VW has dropped the camo off its 2023 Amarok.
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News and General
Pathfinder’s back – and it’s dropped the CVT!
Sunday, 14 August 2022
Nissan’s new Pathfinder is heading down under and will arrive with a transverse V6 engine, traditional nine speed automatic transmission, semi-autonomous driving technology, spacious seating for up
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News and General
Utes and SUVs (still) rule
Sunday, 14 August 2022
It’s close – very close – at the top. The first five entries in the sales charts for 2022’s opening half-year are all utes or SUVs and many of them are selling in the thousands and separated by just...
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Products
4WD suspension
Wednesday, 20 July 2022
Dollar for dollar a suspension upgrade can create the most impressive change in the performance of a 4WD. The choice is vast – replacement OEM-spec struts, coil springs, leaf springs and shock...
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Motor Sports
Return of the Offroad Grand Prix
Monday, 18 July 2022
Save this date: 19 November 2022
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Adventure NZ
Tackling the Ararimu Safari in a Series I
Monday, 18 July 2022
Charity farm drive raises dollars for Ararimu community pool Kevin Isemonger was keen for some off-roading after being stuck in Auckland by Covid lockdowns that seemed endless. He jumped at the...
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Products
Lift Junkie raises the stakes
Monday, 18 July 2022
Suspension lift kits for all purposes The popularity of utes in this country is news to no one but enhancing those vehicles by raising the height and improving the ride is becoming more popular as a...
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Products
Outdoor Caravans for Kiwi adventuring
Monday, 18 July 2022
The name really does say it all Camping and exploring New Zealand’s great outdoors is a passion for many 4WDers. But what happens when the appeal of roof-top campers or tents has worn off or when the...
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New and tested 4WDs
A Discovery for the new generation
Monday, 18 July 2022
Land Rover’s Discovery started as a much-needed ‘bridge’ model between the prosaic pre-Defender ‘Landies’ and the ‘off road car’ we now know and love as the old-time classic Range
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News and General
Terry Austin’s Pajero build
Monday, 18 July 2022
Terry Austin’s off-road vision made real in red Terry Austin had been looking for something to replace his elderly and well-travelled 4WD ute. He was looking to switch out to petrol, and to have a...
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