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A wonderful by-product of New Zealand’s agricultural heritage is our comprehensive network of back-country roads and tracks. Some are gravel, some are dirt and others are not much more than a sheep trail up the hillside.

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Sightseeing by Quad Bike, Nelson
In Kiwi slang, the remote areas that you can see on a 4WD adventure are known as the ‘wop-wops’ or ‘the sticks’. If you’re out to see the scenery, you’re on a ‘tiki tour’. And if you find yourself ‘up the boohai’, then you’re well and truly lost.

Off-roading in New Zealand could be anything from a chauffeur-driven safari in a luxury Land Rover to a self-drive scoot around the forest on a quad bike. Experiences vary enormously according to where you are in the country. In Northland you can traverse colossal sand dunes on Ninety Mile Beach; Waikato four-wheel-driving could be a blast in a rally car or a quad bike farm tour; Marlborough might see you chasing the good life on a high country sheep station; and Canterbury could mean an alpine adventure in the foothills of the Southern Alps.

So buckle up, start your engine and hold on tight, the scenic wilderness is waiting.


Photo by: Andie Fearnley

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