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​In a bold move that blends grassroots creativity with global ambition, Suzuki New Zealand teamed up with Auckland-based stop motion wizard Adam Rowland to produce what may be a world first. The star? The ever-popular ​Suzuki Swift​. The medium? Pure stop-motion - handcrafted, frame-by-frame, using practical effects, no CGI, and a full-sized vehicle filmed entirely inside a studio.

A quick intro by G Star Entertainment on Great Barrier Island over the summer, led husband and wife duo Jaimie Webster Haines and Nathan Haines to fall in love with the Suzuki Jimny 5-Door. Fast forward a few months and their dreams have come true, with a Jimny on loan from Suzuki. We caught up with them to hear all about their first month on the road.

Suzuki has once again taken home the Canstar Blue Customer Satisfaction New Car Award for 2025, as well as receiving the inaugural Canstar Blue Dealership Servicing Award. This is the third successive and sixth number one placing for Suzuki on the Customer Satisfaction New Car Award, with previous back-to-back wins in 2014 and 2015, 2017 and 2018, and now 2024 and 2025.

​Advances in equipment and features have heightened attention to the Swift as it continues to garner more international accolades. The Swift Hybrid has recently won more awards in Australia, Britain and Japan. These follow two New Zealand awards with the AA Driven New Zealand Passenger Car of the Year and NZ Company Vehicle magazine’s Compact Small Business Car of the Year.

It can be a jungle out there and what better way to tackle it than with the 4WD king – the Suzuki Jimny Safari 5-Door. Wildly popular and roaming far and wide, this special edition is teeming with everything an avid explorer needs for their next Kiwi adventure!

Our fast-paced lives often have us in a hurry. As our children start to play more independently outside, ensuring their safety around the driveway is crucial. Whether it’s your family, friends, or neighbour’s driveway, they can all pose a risk. Incidents around this area of the home often happen because drivers are, simply, unaware that children are close to their vehicles.

​As the home of Suzuki New Zealand, Whanganui holds a very special place in our hearts. From Friday 31 January to Sunday 9 February, our city welcomed thousands of athletes, supporters, and spectators for what proved to be an outstanding celebration of sport, community, and active living at the 2025 Downer New Zealand Masters Games.

​Our newest brand ambassador, Nick Allen, has a life story that is nothing short of phenomenal. And the roots behind his charity, Mastering Mountains, have the calibre of a blockbuster film.

Four unique journeys unfolded across New Zealand as these Suzuki owners and their trusty companions wrote their own chapters in the story of the great Kiwi summer.

A person roughly spends one-third of their lifetime at work, often switching jobs every couple of years. So what’s in the engine at Suzuki New Zealand — where it’s not uncommon for their staff to be at Suzuki for many, many years.