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A little bit of Segway miniPRO Polo fun on a Sunday afternoon
Philip BendallJan 17, 20160 comments

A little bit of Segway miniPRO Polo fun on a Sunday afternoon

Some friends came around for lunch.....and the next thing you know, we're inventing the next evolution of Segway Polo using the new Segway miniPRO Personal Transporters. Small, fast, agile and...
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Segway surprises at CES with robots, new personal transporters, new logo
Philip BendallJan 10, 20160 comments

Segway surprises at CES with robots, new personal transporters, new logo

When America's Segway and China's Ninebot completed their strategic combination in 2015, many people wondered what the future would hold. Now we know. At the US Consumer Electronics Show (CES)...
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Best Segway t-shirt ever
Philip BendallJan 4, 20160 comments

Best Segway t-shirt ever

A long time ago dinosaurs ruled the earth (and pterosaurs ruled the skies). At their zenith, the mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex was amongst the most feared dinosaurs of all. All the...
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Segway NZ announces new service and repair capability
Philip BendallDec 26, 20150 comments

Segway NZ announces new service and repair capability

Segway New Zealand announces upgraded service and repair capabilities Segway New Zealand has always been a full-service Distributor, able to carry out at a local level all officially approved procedures...
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Hoverboard buying hints for Xmas
Philip BendallDec 17, 20150 comments

Hoverboard buying hints for Xmas

Small, self-balance "hoverboards" are all the rage this Christmas season. You shouldn't call them "mini Segways" because Segway, Inc. does not manufacture any of the many, many brands for sale....
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Santa Parades flow smoothly with Segway PTs
Philip BendallDec 6, 20150 comments

Santa Parades flow smoothly with Segway PTs

When you see the first festive floats of a Santa Parade rolling down the main street of your town, you can be sure the big man in a red suit...
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Segway PTs power Grey Lynn Park Festival success (again)
Philip BendallNov 29, 20150 comments

Segway PTs power Grey Lynn Park Festival success (again)

Hans Heumann has been using a Segway Personal Transporter (PT) to manage Auckland's famous Grey Lynn Park Festival for many years. In fact, the Segway PT is so useful for...
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10,000km milestone for Wellington Segway commuter
Philip BendallNov 15, 20150 comments

10,000km milestone for Wellington Segway commuter

Wellington resident Jay Montilla has just clocked up 10,000km of commuter miles on his first Segway Personal Transporter (PT). And he tells us his second Segway PT is fast approaching...
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Archive photo: Segway on show for 120,000 people at Field Days 2004
Philip BendallNov 10, 20150 comments

Archive photo: Segway on show for 120,000 people at Field Days 2004

Here's a newspaper photo and story from the Business section of the Waikato Times, June 2004. Segway New Zealand helped Genesis Energy promote clean, green electricity generation by wind power...
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Hallowe'en Zombie Segway Night
Philip BendallOct 31, 20150 comments

Hallowe'en Zombie Segway Night

Here is a photo from our Segway Distributor friends in Philippines. Do you realise that if you ride a Segway PT you can 'Trick or Treat' your neighbourhood at 10...
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James Bond's Aston Martin DB9 GT meets Segway PT at Big Boys Toys (tomorrow till Sunday)
Philip BendallOct 29, 20150 comments

James Bond's Aston Martin DB9 GT meets Segway PT at Big Boys Toys (tomorrow till Sunday)

See the James Bond Edition Aston Martin DB9 GT at Auckland's Big Boys Toys opening tomorrow at Auckland Showgrounds. MC Ray Bishop will be riding the tough-as-guts, big-wheeled, cross-terrain Segway...
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Everything is a "Segway" these days, so lets dance!
Philip BendallOct 10, 20150 comments

Everything is a "Segway" these days, so lets dance!

If it self-balances on two wheels (or even just on one), journalists want to call it a "Segway." Even if it isn't a genuine Segway Personal Transporter (PT), or actually...
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See us at Waikato Home & Garden Show 1-4 October 2015
Philip BendallOct 2, 20150 comments

See us at Waikato Home & Garden Show 1-4 October 2015

We're exhibiting at one of our favourite shows of the year. Segway New Zealand has been a feature at Waikato Home & Garden Show for many, many years. What makes...
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Big trouble begins for Segway copycats
Philip BendallSep 21, 20150 comments

Big trouble begins for Segway copycats

Over the past decade Segway New Zealand has issued numerous cautions against importing and selling products that likely infringe "Segway" patents. Some cautions have been public via this site or...
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Segway sues Hovertrax and Solowheel maker Inventist for patent infringement
Philip BendallSep 14, 20150 comments

Segway sues Hovertrax and Solowheel maker Inventist for patent infringement

On Friday, September 11, 2015, Segway Inc., DEKA Limited Partnership and Ninebot (Tianjin) Technology Co., Ltd. filed a Complaint for Patent Infringement in the United States District Court for the...
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Is BB-8 from new Star Wars really a bit like a Segway?
Philip BendallSep 5, 20150 comments

Is BB-8 from new Star Wars really a bit like a Segway?

Iconic Star Wars robots R2D2 and C3PO are joined by self-balancing robo-ball droid BB-8 in the upcoming movie The Force Awakens. But is BB-8 really "a bit like a Segway"...
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Bolt from blue boosts views
Philip BendallSep 1, 20150 comments

Bolt from blue boosts views

Like a bolt out of the blue, Segway NZ News was visited (>150) and viewed (>250) about four times more than usual a couple of days ago. That "bolt" was...
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NZ Herald travel writer loves Waiheke Island 'SegWai' Segway Tours
Philip BendallAug 14, 20150 comments

NZ Herald travel writer loves Waiheke Island 'SegWai' Segway Tours

Today's NZ Herald features a fantastic article about Waiheke Island's latest tourist attraction: Donna McIntyre masters the geek chic Segway for a fun spin around Waiheke Island. SegWai tours run...
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