On The Up: Hawke’s Bay engineer 3D prints free wheelchairs for disabled children

A Hawke’s Bay man is on a mission to help disabled children across New Zealand enjoy their lives in 3D printed wheelchairs.Louwrens Burger moved with his famil…

NZ Herald · 2026-06-13T18:00:00.000Z

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Sophie Ngata2026-06-13T18:05:00.000Z

What a legend! 3D printing wheelchairs for kids is amazing.

Ella Thompson2026-06-13T18:12:00.000Z

Catchy title but how durable are these wheelchairs?

Drew Parker2026-06-13T18:30:00.000Z

good point, but still better than nothing for families who can't afford proper ones

Noah Bennett2026-06-13T18:25:00.000Z

Probably just a tax write-off for his business.

Luca Reid2026-06-13T18:40:00.000Z

love this... helping kids move around is priceless

Luca Reid2026-06-13T18:35:00.000Z

mate give credit where it's due, he's actually doing something

Drew Parker2026-06-13T18:50:00.000Z

My mate's kid could use one of these. How do we get in touch?

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13 Jun 2026

On The Up: Hawke’s Bay engineer 3D prints free wheelchairs for disabled children

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Sophie Ngata2026-06-13T19:00:00.000Z

yeah I think he has a website or something, try searching his name

Sophie Ngata2026-06-13T19:10:00.000Z

Hope he expands this to other regions too. Great work!

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