Motorcycle10 May 2023
Sine Gottwald has successfully completed a top-to-bottom ride of Africa on an e-motorcycle, without a support crew. Electric bikes and long distances aren’t something you tend to associate together. Let's face it, most e-motorcycles lack the energy density to haul long distances, especially with...
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Automotive10 May 2023
Maserati named a number of its cars after winds because, in its opinion, that’s what the cars go like — the wind! The dramatic mid-engine Bora, named after the katabatic wind of the same name — a sometimes hurricane-force wind that blows off the Adriatic Sea — was the star of the show when i...
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Automotive10 May 2023
Hot Holdens are already highly prized but this month for Star Insurance Marketplace Ben Selby assesses what the rising tide is doing for the family versions. The demise of Holden Australia as we knew it in 2017 left a bitter taste in the mouths of the Holden faithful. In the wake of the collapse ...
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Automotive10 May 2023
This month for Star Insurance Marketplace Ben Selby examines the financial premium attached to vehicles with a star-studded connection. Celebrity and classic cars go hand in hand. Since the dawn of 20th century popular culture, cool cars have been brand boosters for the rich and famous and the ult...
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CamperCare22 February 2023
Gary maps the Whakarewarewa Forest Loop - a newly opened Great Ride that takes in the sights and encircles Rotorua's epic mountain bike rides. The Kiwi home of mountain bike trails assisted down-hilling, jump areas, bike parks and legendary international riding events and hundreds of tracks, Rotor...
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CamperCare22 February 2023
With stretches of golden sand, rock pools and a world-renowned surf break, Ahipara is a seaside playground. Add in the sub-tropical weather, friendly locals and a dash of history, and you have an ideal holiday destination. If Ahipara was in the UK it would surely be called Ahipara-by-the-Sea becau...
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CamperCare21 February 2023
Forgotten history and forgotten sights on the Forgotten Highway. Following 19th-century bridle paths, State Highway 43 traverses remote gorges through dense native forest for much of its 150km length. A short section of the Tangarakau Gorge remains unsealed, unique for one of our state highways, b...
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Automotive21 February 2023
This is a series of articles penned by guys like us; dead keen on their bikes and lifelong devotees of two motorised wheels for one convoluted, but individual reason. it makes their life better. In life we meet many people. Some pass through with nods and the odd word, others may become lifelong f...
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