Rangitikei Hunt Coast to Coast
Back in 2014 and 15 the Rangitikei Hunt Club hosted a two part Coast to Coast traverse of the North Island, from Turakina in the West, to Maungakuri Beach in…
Wentworth Valley Camping
Most North Island Off-roaders will have heard of the Maratoto and Old Wires tracks on the western slopes of the North Kaimai Ranges, a few kms South of Thames, and…
Motu School 4×4 Safari Reveals Some Graphic NZ History
Day 2 of the Motu 2021 Safari headed South from the School and Village, onto Whakarau Road, then across the heights towards Rere waterfall, and the site of some of…
Motu School 2021 Safari
At the end of the 2019 Motu School East Cape Safari, school principal Paul Cornwall hinted at a major change in the style of the Safari, in response to changing…
The Rotary Club of Te Awamutu 4WD Safari – Ngaroma 2021.
The Ngaroma School has recently lost its school bus service, and a key part of the Safari was to support the community’s own bus service. Ngaroma 2021 starts with thanks…
Tunnelling into Taranaki’s Hidden Treasure
It was Kevin Isemonger’s suggestion that started it. I was collecting the new Defender from Landrover to explore the Forgotten World Highway, on the way to the Taranaki Best Pairs…
Maniototo, Day 5 – When History gets Personal
I was told to stand in the middle of the Ranfurly Motor Camp and turn through 360degrees. “See all those Peaks and Ranges” said Greg Carroll from the Otago Recreational 4WD…
OR4Gs Maniototo Muster – Ida Valley
I was told to stand in the middle of the Ranfurly Motor Camp and turn through 360degrees. “See all those Peaks and Ranges,” said Greg Carroll from the Otago Recreational 4WD…
Lake Ohau and the Hopkins River
It’s a real 2 for the price of one deal. Some of the most stunning camping spots in the country, most of them freedom camping for self-contained vehicles, and then…
OR4Gs Maniototo Muster – Mount Pisgah
I was told to stand in the middle of the Ranfurly Motor Camp and turn through 360degrees. “See all those Peaks and Ranges,” said Greg Carroll from the Otago Recreational…