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Shipment of Segway products arrive
Philip BendallJul 27, 20230 comments

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)
Philip BendallJul 17, 20230 comments

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
Philip BendallJul 12, 20230 comments

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)
Philip BendallMay 9, 20230 comments

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
Philip BendallMay 1, 20230 comments

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
Philip BendallMay 1, 20230 comments

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)
Philip BendallApr 19, 20230 comments

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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"Two decades later, it just might" (CNN 2018)
Philip BendallApr 16, 20230 comments

"Two decades later, it just might" (CNN 2018)

This article "Segway was supposed to change the world. Two decades later it just might" from CNN (30 October 2018) provides an excellent background and update about the company that...
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Apple's 'Find My' incorporated into all NZ '20th Anniversary' Segway PTs, and coming soon to all Segway-Ninebot KickScooters
Philip BendallJan 7, 20230 comments

Apple's 'Find My' incorporated into all NZ '20th Anniversary' Segway PTs, and coming soon to all Segway-Ninebot KickScooters

Segway-Ninebot announced today at the US Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that all future products will incorporate Apple's 'Find My' Smart Tech functionality. From today every new Segway New Zealand '20th...
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Merry Christmas!
Philip BendallDec 27, 20220 comments

Merry Christmas!

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Our very first Flyer (from Big Boys Toys 2003)
Philip BendallSep 12, 20220 comments

Our very first Flyer (from Big Boys Toys 2003)

Nineteen years ago we imported the first Segway Personal Transporters (PTs) into New Zealand. In fact, our very first two units were probably the first to reach the Southern Hemisphere....
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Wine + Ferrari + Segway = Wineworks warehouse productivity boost
Philip BendallJul 16, 20220 comments

Wine + Ferrari + Segway = Wineworks warehouse productivity boost

Some Ferraris run on alcohol - so you could say this unique 'Ferrari' Segway PT runs on wine What started off as a running gag has fermented into a productivity...
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Innovative new AI from Segway empowers new e-Scooters, e-Bikes and e-Mopeds for sharing fleets
Philip BendallJun 6, 20220 comments

Innovative new AI from Segway empowers new e-Scooters, e-Bikes and e-Mopeds for sharing fleets

Segway Unveils New AI-Powered Scooter at Micromobility Europe AMSTERDAM, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Segway, a global leader in micro-mobility solutions, is unveiling its latest model of artificial intelligence (AI)...
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20th Anniversary Edition Segway PTs, and products/parts/service update March 2022
Philip BendallMar 11, 20220 comments

20th Anniversary Edition Segway PTs, and products/parts/service update March 2022

Segway NZ's 20th Anniversary Editions of the venerable, trusted and proven Segway Personal Transporter (PT) range are now available. All models of these special collectors editions come complete with Extended...
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Golfing by Segway in small-town NZ
Philip BendallFeb 27, 20220 comments

Golfing by Segway in small-town NZ

Segway Golf Transporters are just about as popular on New Zealand's small-town and rural golf courses as they are in our bigger cities. The latest convert is Stephen Halliwall, who...
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Waiheke's SegWai Segway Tours - good to go!
Philip BendallFeb 21, 20220 comments

Waiheke's SegWai Segway Tours - good to go!

After four months of 'Level 3 Covid Lockdown' non-residents and tourists were once again welcome to travel to Waiheke Island from 15 December 2021. Auckland harbour's most-visited island had been...
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Tauranga Air Show to be patrolled by Segway PTs
Philip BendallJan 23, 20220 comments

Tauranga Air Show to be patrolled by Segway PTs

"The Airfield will be under attach by a squadron of Eastern Bloc aircraft" - Classic Flyers is pleased to announce our Tauranga City Air Show will take place on Sunday...
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Segway NZ's 'Year of the Dirt Bike' (2021)
Philip BendallJan 1, 20220 comments

Segway NZ's 'Year of the Dirt Bike' (2021)

Segway New Zealand launched the Segway Dirt Bike range at the beginning of 2021, shortly after receiving our first demo unit in October 2020. Our first customer purchased a X160...
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