Hundinga is on the Way

How many times do you wish your 4WD could turn into a boat and drive across a river or a lake?

Mustering Utes in the Country

Where the heck is Waipiata? I guess to a North Islander it’s like Whangamomona to a South Islander - in the backblocks. But very different backblocks. It’s in the spacious Maniototo Plain near Ranfurly. The Maniototo could have been formed by the sandpit controller spreading His/Her four large fingers with the middle one pointing south and pressing them into the sand.

Oddball to the Rescue

We as four-wheel drivers are constantly under attack from the media and certain segments of the community, usually for the anti-social behaviour of a few 4WD owners. But the upside is rarely reported.

Here’s a story about a 4WD owner who went the “extra mile” to help people in distress. We don’t believe it’s an isolated case, and we’d like to hear more stories about 4WDs “coming to the rescue”.

Kevin Alderson and his Land Rover special “Oddball” were featured in NZ4WD in the 2008 issue, 2008

Kevin lives at South Head, west of Auckland overlooking KaiparaHarbour.

Hilux for Comfort

One of my favourite clips on You Tube is Jeremy Clarkson’s piece on his attempts to destroy a Toyota Hilux 4WD.

Needless to say he has to set fire to it to administer the coup de grace, but prior to that it withstands driving down steep steps, crashing into a tree, being dropped by a crane, hit by a wrecking ball, submersion in the sea, and having a caravan dropped on it – and it still keeps going.

I think everyone who has been around 4Wheeling for any length of time will have marvelled at the Hilux’s ability to go on and on, and it’s no accident that they have become the working vehicle of choice for farmers, foresters and DoC.