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Torque about effortless...
Wednesday, 21 October 2020
Kiwis like to tow things. Big things! So NZ4WD mag Editor Ross MacKay sees a very bright future for Ram’s latest 4x4 1500, the Express Crew Cab.  
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New and tested 4WDs
Tough ask! Is new Hilux back to its best?
Wednesday, 21 October 2020
Toyota’s latest Hilux upgrade has produced several key improvements. Whether they are enough to help the iconic model reclaim the Number one spot in the market, however, is another story.
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Adventure International
Central Asia Complete
Wednesday, 16 September 2020
And so, after spending 10 months covering more than 30,000km passing through 16 countries across two continents, Kiwi Overlander Aaron Rich and his family’s epic 5GoOverland.com adventure en
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4WD Accesories
How to choose a battery for your 4WD
Wednesday, 16 September 2020
Like it or not, 4WD vehicles are the pride and joy of all 4WD enthusiasts.
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4WD Accesories
Increase safety with a Bendix 4WD Brake Upgrade Kit
Wednesday, 16 September 2020
Whilst the original braking systems on a new 4WD vehicle from the showroom is more than adequate for the job, it can be a very different story once the vehicle is decked out with the wide range of
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4WD Accesories
A servicing partnership
Wednesday, 16 September 2020
Keeping your 4WD in tip-top shape is best seen as a partnership between yourself and a trusted 4WD workshop, says Richard Soult of 4x4Explorer.co.nz
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Adventure NZ
Wet feet on the West Coast
Wednesday, 16 September 2020
Scott Fellers brings his littlest co-driver to explore the track into Montgomerie Hut.
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News and General
Aiming high – Is new Sport version the best Everest yet?
Wednesday, 16 September 2020
What price a state-of-the-art Ute-based SUV able to tackle the toughest bush track, tow a ‘bloody big’ boat and not look too out of place in the CBD? Well.
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New and tested 4WDs
Toyota targets ‘returning customers’ with new, improved Hilux
Wednesday, 16 September 2020
A confident Toyota New Zealand believes its latest Hilux is good enough to entice ‘lapsed buyers’ back to the brand. NZ4WD Editor Ross MacKay explains why.
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News and General
Hunt on for ‘Crumpy’s iconic ‘ad’ Hilux!
Wednesday, 16 September 2020
Where is Crumpy’s original bush-bashing, rut-busting, river-running Toyota Hilux?
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New and tested 4WDs
Defender of the realm
Tuesday, 18 August 2020
The wait is over FOR Land Rover’s all-new Defender.
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Adventure International
Dealing with a disaster in Russia
Tuesday, 18 August 2020
Aaron Rich and his overlanding family had a dream run – mechanically-speaking – until their Mitsubishi Pajero ground to a halt on what was to be their third to last day in Russia ...
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4WD Accesories
Auckland 4x4 Performance Upgrades
Tuesday, 18 August 2020
Auckland 4x4 Performance has hit the ground running after we were all thrown into the Covid-19 Lockdown.  
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4WD Accesories
Your one-stop ECU Shop
Tuesday, 18 August 2020
ECU-SHOP New Zealand is the trusted name in modern 4WD diesel tuning. NZ4WD Editor Ross MacKay explains why.
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Adventure International
To Cape York and back – A Kiwi on Oz’s most famous 4x4 trip
Tuesday, 18 August 2020
Making it to Australia’s Cape York via the famed ‘Old Telegraph Rd’ is real ‘Bucket List’ stuff for most keen Kiwi FOUR-Wheelers.
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Adventure NZ
Leatham Valley and Reefton catch-up weekend
Tuesday, 18 August 2020
As many of you may be aware, we’re wintering in Marahau, close to the Abel Tasman National Park.
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New and tested 4WDs
Big beauty – Haval H9 has the goods
Tuesday, 18 August 2020
NZ4WD mag Editor Ross MacKay wasn’t expecting much from Haval’s H9 SUV. Yet here vhe is saying that it’d still impress him at twice the price. What gives?
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New and tested 4WDs
New Gladiator – One of these (Jeeps) is not like the other.
Tuesday, 18 August 2020
On one level Jeep’s new Gladiator looks, feels and goes just like the Wrangler it is based on.
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Adventure International
The Aral Sea Uzbekistan to Moscow Part 1
Tuesday, 21 July 2020
As Overlander Aaron Rich and family near the end of their cross-world Odyssey they continue to be amazed and intrigued by the things they see and people they encounter along the way.
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Adventure NZ
Overland Camping Options
Tuesday, 21 July 2020
A key part of any Overlanding trip is camping out. Here we look at some of the overnight options.
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Adventure NZ
A winch weekend on the West Coast
Tuesday, 21 July 2020
With no Winch Challenge events to look forward to thanks to COVID-19 members of the Nelson 4WD Club put their rigs to good use on a recent trip to the West Coast.
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Adventure NZ
The Great Otago Gold Rush's Overlanding Legacy
Tuesday, 21 July 2020
Evidence of the role gold played in ‘seeding’ a fledgling New Zealand from the 1800s is still very much there to be discovered in Central Otago, one of 4x4Explorer main man Richard Soult’s f
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New and tested 4WDs
First official pictures of all-new INEOS Grenadier 4x4
Tuesday, 21 July 2020
Created to fulfil the vision of adventurer and INEOS Group Chairman, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the Grenadier will be a capable, durable and reliable 4x4 designed and built to handle the world’s harshest e
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Adventure NZ
Ryan's Ranger
Tuesday, 21 July 2020
Central Otago sparkie Ryan Brown owns what could well be the perfect Ford Ranger for work AND play. If you want he can sort you out with one just like it, too. Richard Soult has the story.
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News and General
Future bright for Atomic Batteries
Wednesday, 08 July 2020
The automotive and transportation industry is amongst the most exposed verticals to the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak and is currently amidst unprecedented uncertainty.
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