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National MP Catherine Wedd has branded e-scooter rules "outdated", and is spearheading a campaign to take them off the footpath and into dedicated bike lanes wherever possible.
Accident Compensation Corporation figures show claims for e-scooter injuries have almost doubled in five years, with 7257 reported so far this year at a cost of almost $14 million.
The Member of Parliament for Tukituki in southern Hawke's Bay claims regulations around the use of e-scooters have not moved with their increas
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