Day 2 of the Motu 2021 Safari headed South from the School and Village, onto Whakarau Road, then across the heights towards Rere the waterfall, and the site of some of the more desperate fighting in the East Cape theatre of New Zealand’s “Maori Wars”. Avid Land Rover Enthusiast, and...
The Motu School 4×4 Safari is probably the longest running, and one of the more challenging 4×4 adventures available in the North Island, if not NZ. Eschewing the usual “Follow the leader” tag-along format, the Safari is a bi-annual excursion into the East Cape, where small...
It had been a long time between starts for the 50 odd Competitors who took to the course for Round 2 of the 2020/21 NZ Trials series hosted by the Hikutaia School, at Hikutaia, just out of Thames at the end of January. With Covid-19 causing the cancellation of the final round of the...
They used to say, with absolute certainty, that to finish first, you first have to finish – and nowhere does that hold true more than motorsport! Well, it did until a few years ago when Jim Richards beat Dick Johnson in a very wet Bathurst, after a big pile-up, and cemented his place in...
WORDS AND IMAGES BY MARK BAKER: VERITAS COMMUNICATIONS A 13 year epic tale of passion, dedication and perseverance will be completed at the end of 2020 when Auckland’s newest race circuit is opened. Runciman’s Kevin Hall and Manukau racer Tony McCall – both offroad racing national...
Introducing the Mazda MX-30 Mild-Hybrid MEDIA RELEASE 1 October 2021 Environmental protection and the reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is a core goal for Mazda. We are committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2050 in all areas of operations. To achieve this ambitious goal...
Geyserland 4WD Club went to see just how far north of the Daintree they could get in the 10 days we had available to them. Spoiler: It was pretty far.
Bogs, Boulders and Boys at the Top of the South Challenge! WORDS AND PICS BY LUCY JACKSON Broken drive shafts were the order of the day at the first round of the 2013 Mainland Winch Challenge Series. The event was held at Mt Riley Farm over Queen’s Birthday Weekend, and saw trucks from...
