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Congolese special effects artist behind Avengers: Endgame and Guardians of the Galaxy
Sidney Kombi Kitombo is an award-winning Congolese special effects artist behind Avengers: Endgame.

Regions must get organised to extract full value from tourists
OPINION: We lit out of Napier early on Tuesday, on the final leg of our Kombi-powered Christmas holiday.

'Trippy Tippy Hippy Van' wows as on its side racer
On its side is the right way up for a wacky Volkswagen Kombi race car in the US.

The Winedub on tour this summer, showcasing New Zealand wines
An old VW Kombi van turned travelling wine bar is revving up to go on tour.

Tourism NZ heads to Facebook for new campaign
Tourism New Zealand has launched a new campaign using a global partnership with Facebook. The Kombi Diaries , a series of five short films following a couple's trip around N

VIDEO: VW Kombi: The end of the road
Volkswagen is to stop making the Kombi and a motoring era is coming to an end.

Towards a privacy Warrant Of Fitness
It's Warrant of Fitness (WOF) time for my 1970 Volkswagen Kombi.

Tex has finger on sporting pulse
What's on the CV Tex? I got into broadcasting in 1987, at the bottom of the chain with Mnet in South Africa. I used to drive the VW Kombi vans and work as a tape operator. I was in the right place at the right time as sport became...

Heath Ledger's Bondi Kombi van stolen
A Kombi van owned by the actor Heath Ledger, which he left for safekeeping with a Sydney-based mate, has been stolen.

Yachting: Barker faces old nemesis in battle for the Auld Mug
Dean Barker remembers Team New Zealand's America's Cup victory in San Diego in 1995 well.Then aged just 22, Barker was having mechanical problems with his Kombi, which broke down in France."I had just done a Finn regatta at...

You can’t afford to forget the main thing
OPINION: Mike O'Donnell was left unimpressed with the AA's customer service when his Kombi van broke down on the side of the road close to midnight.

Kiwi's Kombi stars in Gold Coast Commonwealth Games opening ceremony
Chris Boulton has completed the drive of his life and the entire time he was worried he would stall his 1974 Volkswagen Kombi.

Lions tour: Kilt-wearing Lions fans brave windy Wellington in restored Kombi van
A Northern Irishman and a Scotsman braved one of Wellington's windiest spots wearing nothing but a Lions jersey, a kilt and a smile ahead of their team's match against the Hurricanes.

Rusting, unwarranted '57 Kombi van sells on Trade Me for $46,000
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Van goes up in flames at petrol station
Service station staff managed to push a VW Kombi van away from petrol pumps before it burst into flames last night.

VW Kombi vans reach the end of the line
Volkswagen is to stop producing the Kombinationskraftwagen - known to generations of New Zealanders as the trusty old Kombi van commonly used as a camper.

Vantastic Kombi was handy after the quake
A pimped out Volkswagen Kombi entered in the Architectural Designers New Zealand (ADNZ) awards is more than just a pretty van.

VW fans get together to celebrate all things Kombi
If we talk of iconic design, and mention VW, most people will think of the original Beetle. But don't forget the Kombi.

Kombi rally to celebrate 60 years
The birth of the campervan 60 years ago is being celebrated with a 14-day South Island rally by about 60 Volkswagen owners set to turn out in their Kombis. read more