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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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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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New and tested 4WDs, Video Content
New Zealand’s top-selling 4WD utes
Wednesday, 08 June 2016
We video test six of New Zealand’s top-selling 4WD utes. Today’s double cab utes are literally...
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Events
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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Events
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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News and General
Products & Accessories
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
When Scott Newble, the man behind New Zealand’s first Opposite Lock outlet, set up shop in...
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Events
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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News and General
New Yamaha UTV
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
While it might be the all-singing, all-dancing YXZ1000R that is attracting the lion’s share of interest...
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News and General
4x4 Ute Shootout
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
It’s the gift, that for ‘car’ makers with a suitable model, just keeps on giving. I’m talking, of course...
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News and General
BMW SUV range review
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
Mercedes-Benz has long had a huge weak spot in its model line-up - it didn’t have any SUVs...
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News and General
A Hut to call home
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
In 2014 the Combined 4WD Clubs group started talks with the Department of Conservation...
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Motor Sports
2016 Polaris Offroad Championship
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
After destroying his car’s Chev LS2 V8 engine in a fiery explosion at the pre-season Teng Tools...
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Motor Sports
National 4x4 Trials Championship Rnd 5
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
The fifth round of the NZ National 4x4 Trial Series was organised by the Windy City Club...
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News and General
Weekend drive
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
Having driven south from Napier to Pourerere then north up the beach to the northern...
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Adventure International, Adventure NZ
Recovery Equipment
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
Greg has four Toyota Land Cruisers, two 80 Series vehicles and two 100 series units. The...
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Events
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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New and tested 4WDs
New Toyota Hilux ute
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
Part of the reason Ford’s Ranger finally overtook Toyota’s Hilux in registrations last year was...
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News and General
Opposite Lock
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
Combining bulk buying power with nationwide warranty and support, Opposite Lock offers a...
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New and tested 4WDs
Jeep’s 2016 concept models
Jeep’s 2016 concept models
Tuesday, 19 April 2016
Fans of the Jeep marque were in seventh heaven at the 50th Jeep Safari gathering at Moab in.
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Events
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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Motor Sports
Aussie/Kiwi clash at Rallycross
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
Sloan Cox is the Kiwi king of rallycross and shares the title with Aussie Steve Glenney after...
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New and tested 4WDs
Fortune(r) favours the brave
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
With SUV sales making up an increasingly large segment of the new vehicle market...
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Video Content
Wrangler DuraTrac tyre test
Thursday, 25 February 2016
We video test Goodyear’s tough-looking new all-purpose 4x4 tyre.
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New and tested 4WDs
Good sport!
Thursday, 18 February 2016
The new Pajero Sport has landed in New Zealand and Mitsubishi has big plans for it. The ‘Sport...
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