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Adventure NZ
High Country Heritage
Wednesday, 17 August 2016
Asking “how four-wheel-drive a four-wheel-drive trip will be?” was an auspicious start for this...
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4WD Accesories
The Great Outdoors
The Great Outdoors
Wednesday, 17 August 2016
If there is a single item of outdoor equipment that symbolises a Kiwi’s love of - and indeed unique...
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Weekend drive
Woodville weekend
Wednesday, 17 August 2016
The only information I had about our first destination, the Makuri Gorge, was from a brief write up on a...
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Events
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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New and tested 4WDs
Tech helps Disco pull train
Monday, 08 August 2016
Land Rover stopped people in their tracks in June this year as a Discovery Sport SUV towed...
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Events
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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Events
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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New and tested 4WDs
RHD 4x4 RAMs arrive
Monday, 08 August 2016
The first of US truck brand RAM’s new NZ (RHD) market 4x4 trucks went on display here at the...
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New and tested 4WDs
Unimog wins again
Monday, 08 August 2016
Mercedes-Benz’s 4x4 Unimog truck has been voted best cross-country vehicle of the year in...
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New and tested 4WDs
New Renault ute
Friday, 22 July 2016
Renault has joined the turbo-diesel 4x4 double cab ute party with an all-new Nissan...
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Events
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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New and tested 4WDs
In the footsteps of T.E. Lawrence
Friday, 22 July 2016
Ford chose Jordan to showcase its current 4x4 Ute and SUV line-up. NZ4WD contributor...
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Events
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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4WD Accesories
Suspension Upgrades with OME
Friday, 22 July 2016
Aftermarket 4WD suspension is extremely complex, and determining the right solution for your...
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Weekend drive
To Rotorua and return
Friday, 22 July 2016
After the usual start heading north from our Wellington home up SH1, I took SH3 and turned off...
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Events
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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New and tested 4WDs, Video Content
Video road report - 2016 Mitsubishi ASX diesel 4WD
Video road report - 2016 Mitsubishi ASX diesel 4WD
Monday, 18 July 2016
In our latest video Damien O’Carroll takes a look at the Mitsubishi ASX diesel 4WD – and says...  
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New and tested 4WDs
First look – New VW Amarok
Thursday, 16 June 2016
It’s official. VW’s facelifted Amarok – set to arrive here before the end of the year - will be...
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New and tested 4WDs
Launched - Mahindra XUV500 auto
Thursday, 16 June 2016
So it should come as no surprise that local Mahindra importer, MD Distributors NZ Ltd, put on...
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New and tested 4WDs
Jeep Brute ute
Thursday, 16 June 2016
The story of the Brute and the path of the shipment imported here by Jeep franchise holder Fiat...
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Events
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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Events
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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Events
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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News and General
Lights, electrical systems & batteries
Thursday, 16 June 2016
Pressure on motor manufacturers to cut down or even eliminate vehicle emissions is growing, and...
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Events
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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