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Turkey on a Segway for Thanksgiving
We've seen all kinds of things "riding on a Segway" over the years, including many Santas, a few Darth Vaders, Three Wise Hipsters (link to come next month), Road Runner,...
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Enhanced Traction Tyres for Segway PTs and Omeo self-balancing personal mobility device (wheelchair)
It was a dark, stormy day.....quite appropriate for the arrival of a pallet of Enhance Traction Tyres. These tyres are a perfect fit for the Segway i2/i2SE Wheel, as well...
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Honda re-heats 2012's UNI-CUB as UNI-ONE, both predated by 1969's Uni-Pod
Honda has passed off as a new invention their 2012 self-balancing UNI-CUB, now called UNI-CUB and featuring four retractable feet. Read more about it here. And then compare it to...
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WOW! World of Wearable Arts feature performers on Segways (again)
WOW, or World of Wearable Arts is a much-loved New Zealand institution. This annual event spans several weeks and draws tens of thousands of people from all across the country...
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2003-2023: Segway New Zealand/Personal Transport Ltd celebrates 20 years in business
We're celebrating 20 years in business importing, selling and servicing Segway Personal Transporters (PTs) in New Zealand. For the past 10 years we've also been the world's longest-established International Distributor...
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Every major KickScooter brand ranked Best to Worst by Slash Gear
Tech site Slash Gear has investigated and ranked every* major electric KickScooter brand, from best to worst. The results? It's Segway at the top by a wide margin, of course....
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Waka Kotahi NZTA renews declaration that e-scooters are exempt from motor vehicle classification
Five years ago New Zealand Transport Agency (or NZTA, as it was then known) declared e-scooters exempt from the definition of a 'motor vehicle' under the Land Transport Act. This...
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Shipment of latest Extended Range batteries and parts arrives
This week we imported a large shipment of the latest version of the Segway Extended Range battery packs. First released in 2019, Segway's Extended Range packs use Lithium Ion (Li-Ion)...
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Segway NZ Newsletter #4 (from February 2008)
By the close of the first decade of the 21st Century the days of printed newsletters being mailed out to subscribers were coming to an end. Further, the golden age...
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Early on, the US Federal Government embraced Segway PT as a mobility device for disabled users
The US Federal Government recognised and embraced the use of Segway Personal Transporters (PTs) by disabled users very early. At an individual level, in 2002 the world's "second-most-powerful-man" US Vice...
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Renewables now 87% of NZ electricity generation (up from 79% in 2014)
About 9 years ago Segway NZ News published Renewables now 79% of NZ electricity generation (December 2014). Using the latest data from that period we developed a pie chart to...
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Shipment of Segway products arrive
A shipment of brand new Segway Personal Transporters (PTs) were delivered to Segway NZ earlier this week, arriving direct from the Segway-Ninebot factory in China. We have i2 SE-X and...
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Segway NZ Newsletter #3 (from April 2007)
By April 2007 more than 100 individuals and businesses owned at least one Segway PT in New Zealand, and we were predicting the national fleet would exceed 200 before the...
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Segway On Q wins 2023 Travel & Hospitality Award from UK organisation
Queenstown's Segway Tour business Segway on Q has been awarded the Eco Friendly Tour Company of the Year for Otago by UK-based Travel & Hospitality Awards (THA). According to Segway...
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Segway NZ Newsletter #2 (from September 2006)
Our second Newsletter was published in September 2006, and was packed with the major news including the launch of the brand new second generation (Gen 2) range of Segway Personal...
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When 'The Segway Challenge' was King at corporate events
For about a decade our 'Segway Challenge' activity was King of corporate event activities in the Greater Auckland region (and beyond). In 2003 Philip Bendall "invented" a team-building activity he...
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Attaching crutches or walking sticks to the handlebar of a Segway PT
Many owners of Segway Personal Transporters (PTs) across New Zealand use them for mobility. If a person can stand, and step up the height of a standard stairwell step (~20cm)...
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Segway NZ's very first Newsletter (from January 2006)
Towards the end of 2005 we began preparing material for our very first Segway NZ Newsletter. The intention was to develop a regular publication that we'd send out free to...
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