11 June 2007: Worldwide, more than 300 Police Departments and 100 Commercial security companies operate fleets of Segway PTs to patrol the busiest streets, urban areas and shopping malls, carparks, airports and train stations, recreational areas and trails, beachfronts, and amusement parks. The Segway PT has proven so useful in the field that cites such as Boston, Chicago and Atlanta operate dozens of Segway PTs each.
4 May 2007: Segway goes even greener - with the purchase of Renewable Energy Credits for carbon-neutral recharging of every Segway PT sold during 2007, and the release of a White Paper cleanly demonstrating just how much more efficient traveling by PT is compared with cars, hybrids, SUVs, motorbikes and scooters.
18 April 2007: Climb the world's steepest street on a Segway PT! Kevin Hey from
Segway on Queenstown riding up Dunedin's Baldwin Street.
2 March 2007: PC World NZ (on sale now) names the new Segway x2 as one of the Top 20 innovations of 2006!
21 December 2006: Enjoy summer on a great-value
pre-owned Segway HT. Buy now from as little as ~$5 per day!
26 November 2006: Just in time for Christmas, the new Segway PT i2 and x2 models are now available in New Zealand. See the new Segway models in action at the NZ Golf Open this week.
7 October 2006: One third of the Segway PTs in NZ have now had their software upgraded, including all PTs in mission-critical roles nationwide and all PTs located in the South Island. Upgrading the remainder of PTs in the North Island is expected to be complete before the end of October.
30 September 2006: Four independant agencies from around the world have evaluated the safety of Segway PT in pedestrian and other environments. Read summaries of their findings, or download the full reports.
25 September 2006: All owners are requested to contact Segway NZ if they have not received a letter about the free software upgrade. Our target is to upgrade all units in NZ by the end of the third week of October.
15 September 2006: Segway NZ announces a voluntary recall of all first-generation Segway models (i167, i170, i180, XT, GT, e167, p133) to provide a free software upgrade to resolve an issue which could, under very unusual circumstances, cause the wheels to unexpectedly reverse torque resulting in a fall. For more information call 0800 2 SEGWAY and read this
7 September 2006: Customers can borrow "Code Name Ginger" book about the invention of the Segway - see Parts for details.
16 August 2006: Segway, Inc. announce the new i2 and x2 range of Segway Personal Transporters (PT) featuring LeanSteer technology. Contact us now for information on availability. And check out our great deals on TwistGrip Segway HTs too.
28 July 2006: Instantly finance the purchase of your new Segway HT - simply complete Genera Finance's on-line form and have your application confirmed in under 5 minutes (during business hours) and your Segway delivered tomorrow. Visit our TRY & BUY page now.
4 July 2006: Philip Bendall is visiting USA for a Segway Conference in Boston. On 2 July he enjoyed playing Segway HT Polo with members of the Aftershocks in Silicon Valley, California.
19 June 06: The Segway XT has been demonstrated to the Agricultural Health & Safety Council in Wellington as a safer alternative to traditional ATVs and Quad Bikes in a wide variety of applications. Council members, which include representatives from Federated Farmers, ACC, and MAF, were very impressed.
4 June 06: Segway NZ is an Exhibiting Sponsor at the National Security Association Conference 22-23 June, Wellington, where the new HT i180 Police model will feature.
3 June 06: New Segway HT/XT Polo Packages on our MODELS and PARTS pages. Or play Segway HT Polo for staff entertainment or client reward - book on our HIRE page.
24 May 06: Record high demand for Segway Human Transporters during this Northern Hemisphere Summer has the factory working at full capacity, and there are already lead-time waits on new stock. Segway NZ currently has VERY LIMITED numbers of HT i180 (all colours, plus Police and Cargo), XT and GT models in stock - buy now for immediate delivery, as delays are expected in the future. The p133 is currently sold out.
release. Upgrade details will be posted here early next week, and known owners will be contacted by mail. All owners are invited to contact Segway NZ. After upgrading, all i167 and i170 models will be capable of utilising Lithium batteries. From today, all Segway PT models, including the brand new i2 and x2, already ship with this upgrade installed and are not affected by this recall.
17 February 06: The NZ Pole Blacks and US Aftershocks played to a 2:2 draw today in the historic first-ever International Championship Match of Segway HT Polo.
10 February 06: Steve "Woz" Wozniak (co-founder of Apple) and his "Aftershocks" team arrive in NZ to play Segway HT Polo against the NZ Pole Blacks. The public are invited to meet and hear Woz speak at a Gala Dinner on Friday 17, view our first game at The Quary, Western Springs Park 10am-1pm Saturday, and see the conclusive championship game held at the NZ Horse Polo Open on Sun 19.
22 December 05: More than 10,000 people have now taken the 2 hour guided tour on Segway HTs around Disneyland (Epcot). Here in New Zealand you can hire a Segway HT for an afternoon of fun, for a whole weekend or even longer - see our Hire and our Try & Buy pages for offers.
27 November 05: Watch an awesome Segway XT video (this link takes you to another website).
7 October 05: Segway, Inc. licences "Smart Motion" to WowWee Ltd, maker of the hugely successful "Robosapien" and "Roboraptor" robot toys. The first high-tech Robonetics entertainment product to roll on self-balancing, two-wheeled technology will debut in the second half of 2006.