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GITI Tyres Big Test - New Dog, old owner

It’s no big surprise where New Zealand’s first two Mack Anthems – the very latest breed of Bulldog – have found their homes.

That is….within the HW  Richardson Group. It is, after all, a fleet that’s been running Macks for almost half a century…and which currently boasts around 240 examples of the make.

The pair of early production models, fresh from a quick (COVID-curtailed) roadshow tour, have now gone to work – one in ...

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It was late 2000 when Mark Picard and his wife Lisa founded their Rerewhakaaitu, Rotorua, transport company.Deciding on a colour scheme turned out to be an easy part of the move into the ...

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