Welcome to the
North Island 4WD Challenge 2001 Web site.

This web site follows the progress of the second bi-annual North Island four wheel drive challenge. The trip will start from Upper Hutt on Monday the 15th of January 2001 and finish in Auckland on Friday the 26th - 12 days in all.

The first North Island Challenge was held in February 1999 and everyone who participated had such a great time that we decided to run it again, in the other direction and over new territory.

This is not a commercial venture - we don’t want to make anything out of it, just cover the costs. The only beneficiaries of the trip are the sponsors and the participants.

With access to the "back blocks" of New Zealand becoming more and more restricted, we are keen to take what opportunities currently exist to enjoy the uniqueness that makes New Zealand special, and, as the Tread Lightly! program promotes, we can demonstrate that our recreational trips are compatible with caring for the environment and preserving it for future generations.

This trip is now a bi-annual event, alternating with the South Island trip. 

The trip was organised by members of the Cross Country Vehicle Club (Wellington) Inc., but not as an official "club" event.

Participants were invited from all 4WD clubs and the general public throughout New Zealand. This year, 60 4WD vehicles with passengers.

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Navigating this site

Each day of the trip is described by a page covering the events of the day and showing a map of the route taken. You can use the page selection control at the top right corner of each page to go to any desired page or move forward or back a day at a time.

Click here to start at Day 1. or click here to read about day 0 preparations.

Enjoy!

Trip Summary

Day	Start	Finish
0-14th-Jan	Scrutineering and drivers briefing
1  -15th-Jan	Upper Hutt	Lake Ferry
2  -16th-Jan	Lake Ferry	Glendhu Station
3  -17th-Jan	Glendhu Station	Riversdale
4  -18th-Jan	Riversdale	Akitio
5  -19th-Jan	Akitio	Pahiatua
6 -20th-Jan	Pahiatua	Havelock North
7  -21st-Jan	Havelock North	Taupo
8  -22nd-Jan	Rest day or play day in the Pureora Forest
9  -23rd-Jan	Taupo	Plummers Point
10  -24th-Jan	Plummers Point	Miranda Hot Springs
11  -25th-Jan	Miranda Hot Springs	Parakai Springs
12  -26th-Jan	Woodhill, Riverhead and paper road daytrips  & Final Dinner

Other 4WD web sites

Interested in seeing more on the web on 4WD'ing? Here are some local sites you might like to visit. 

4x4.net.nz 1999 North Island Challenge  Auckland Landrover Owners Club   Canterbury Landrover Owners Club   Jeremy Walkers 4WD site   Manawatu 4WD Club  NZ FWD Association NZ 4WD and Sports Vehicles Magazine South Island Niva Drivers Association Wellington Cross Country Vehicle Club

The North Island Four Wheel Drive Challenge has been put together by a small dedicated group of 4WD enthusiasts (all experienced club members) on a non-profit cost-recovery basis.

Your comments are welcome - click to send mail to the trip organisers or web master

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