All Articles

Wednesday, 01 August 2018

Designed to power up and run the most demanding appliances with ease and reliability, Projecta’s new 24V IP3000-24 inverter joins the Intelli-wave family as its most powerful inverter to date.

read»

News

LVVTA axle tests saving lives

Wednesday, 01 August 2018

It was the failure of a Magnum-brand cast iron I-beam axle in 2012 that first brought to LVVTA’s attention the substandard casting process which had been adopted by some I-beam axle manufacturers.

read»

Other

Loyalty is king when it comes to vehicle servicing

Wednesday, 01 August 2018

Usually, servicing your vehicle is a grudge purchase for owners, coming, as it often does, in those months when the budget is unaccountably tight!

read»

News

Narva Plus150 beats NZTA’s latest lights ban

Wednesday, 01 August 2018

New changes to the NZTA’s regulations for Warrant of Fitness rejections state that headlamps which have been fitted with a light source other than that originally fitted to the vehicle, such as LEDs...

read»

OEM

Japanese ‘monster’ with Italian flair

Wednesday, 01 August 2018

It was shown as a one-off at Goodwood – but latest news indicates the Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign could become the blueprint for an extremely limited run of hand-built production vehicles.

read»

Ed Speak

Motor Equipment News August 2018

Wednesday, 01 August 2018

It’s celebration time for us at Adrenalin Publishing, with a quarter century of publishing under our belts, tribute to the foresight and fortitude of owner Cathy Parker.

read»

Ed Speak

Motor Equipment News July 2018 is OUT NOW

Wednesday, 27 June 2018

As we have said many times, full EV vehicles are not the answer to all our needs in New Zealand, and have pitfalls that are already coming to light (see p18) as well as huge infrastructural problems.

read»

News

Alarming increase in drug driving deaths

Wednesday, 27 June 2018

More road deaths in 2017 involved drivers with drugs in their system than over the alcohol limit, figures obtained by the AA reveal – a truly alarming statistic that highlights shortcomings in our...

read»

Other

How to select the right hoist

Wednesday, 27 June 2018

The number and types of vehicle hoists on the market has ballooned in recent years, so it has become highly important for buyers to make the right choice for their workshop. The wrong decision may...

read»

News

New MD for Holden NZ

Wednesday, 27 June 2018

A hearty New Zealand welcome for Marc Ebolo, a long-time Holden employee who has just been appointed managing director of Holden NZ.

read»

Other

The future: laser or LED?

Wednesday, 27 June 2018

Our main feature this month is lighting, and we have a look at what the future has to hold. Will it be laser or LED? We examine the latest trends in both these technologies.

read»

Ed Speak

The big government fuel rort scandal

Thursday, 07 June 2018

So petrol has topped the $3 a litre mark, but still the three ruling factions in government are fighting it out to see how much more they can take out of the lolly shop they seem to think the...

read»

News

New-look CRC Speedshow set to go big

Thursday, 07 June 2018

The 12th edition of the country's best motorsport, hot rod and automotive show...

read»

News

Bosch turns diesel debate on its head

Thursday, 07 June 2018

Bosch has turned the whole anti-diesel debate on its head with news that it has developed technology which cuts NOx emissions to a tenth of the levels required by 2020 legislation...

read»

OEM

Toyota increases the parts momentum

Thursday, 07 June 2018

John Oxley went to Palmerston North to have a look at Toyota’s parts department – and came away amazed...

read»

News

Fixr pairs motorists and repairers

Thursday, 07 June 2018

When two new Kiwis battled to find people who could fix their cars, they decided to create an app, that would make it easier to find automotive service providers...

read»

Panel & Paint

Higher standards for vehicle repairs as more EVs enter NZ

Thursday, 07 June 2018

New standards have been introduced by the country’s largest body of panelbeaters to cope with increasing numbers of EV’s, hybrids and vehicles equipped...

read»

Ed Speak

Do the math!

Thursday, 03 May 2018

So we have a quandary for the Government. A countrywide fuel tax hike has been proposed – 10c a litre has been mentioned – ostensibly to upgrade rural road...

read»

Workshop Equipment