Questions tagged [new-zealand-english]

In an MSN News article about increasing firearms in the UK, which mentioned the recent death of Sergeant Matiu Ratana (originally from New Zealand) in a Croydon custody suite, the word 'whanau' was used which I had never come across before. Jacinda…

I'm not a native English speaker and the American accent is the most familiar to me. I plan to visit NZ for a Working holiday program, but I'm concerned that I won't understand what they say. I can fully understand the North American speakers, but…

I have often wondered when listening to New Zealanders speak how they actually teach vowels in schools. I am Australian and we tend to drawl out the vowel sounds but lots of other nations do not - New Zealanders for example use the short i sound for…