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Kōrero: English language in New Zealand

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Characteristics of New Zealand English

Puckerooed page

Puckerooed page

Keeping it informal

Keeping it informal

Helengrad

Acronyms

'I'm absolutely buggered'

'I'm absolutely buggered' (1 o 2)

Bugger – offensive no more

Bugger – offensive no more (2 o 2)

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Studying New Zealand English

Word help

New Zealand lollies

New Zealand lollies

Ian Gordon

Harry Orsman

Mai i te whārangi 3 - The development of New Zealand English

Cabbage tree, Tokomaru Bay

Cabbage tree, Tokomaru Bay

Beachcombing, 1907

Beachcombing, 1907

Dunnies

Regional differences

Regional differences

Maoriland

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Words from the Māori language

New Zealand language in art

New Zealand language in art

Letter by William Colenso, 1851

Letter by William Colenso, 1851

Bank book from Maungapōhatu, 1900s

Bank book from Maungapōhatu, 1900s

Mai i te whārangi 5 - New words

Zorbing at Rotorua

Zorbing at Rotorua

Wordy weed

Calfeteria

Munted

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Dianne Bardsley, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/english-language-in-new-zealand/media (accessed 25 May 2022)

He kōrero nā Dianne Bardsley, i tāngia i te 5 Sep 2013