NZeta
scooters were a short-lived, New Zealand-based brand, whose products
have become collector's items, decades after the company closed its
doors. The company failed to survive due to a lack of demand for their
scooters at the time
The Auckland-based company opened its doors in 1960, selling
modified, imported Czechoslovakian scooters. The original scooters were
known as CZetas, but after they were reworked and re-branded, they
became known as NZetas.
The import laws
at the time required that 30 percent of the scooter's parts had to be
New Zealand-made. This requirement was met by replacing the tires,
exhaust and electronics, and by adding some aesthetic elements to the design.
The company lasted just three years; the low demand for NZeta
scooters at the time proved to be its downfall. Scooters were the ideal
item for zipping around in the major cities through traffic, but New
Zealand at the time had few large urban areas. More powerful motorbikes,
able to deal with the rugged rural roads, proved far more suitable for
most Kiwis looking for two-wheeled transportation.
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