Download or read book The Beaut Little Book of New Zealand Slang written by H. W. Orsman and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 2008-05-19 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's a well-known fact that Kiwis have their own way of talking, and without a guide you can easily come a greaser. Have a gink at this beaut little book, and you won't need to feel a nong any more. In fact, you'll be away laughing. You can put a ring around that!
Download or read book Book of New Zealand Words written by Dianne Bardsley and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Book of New Zealand Words tells the story of New Zealand English through a selection of distinctive New Zealandisms drawn from every period in our history and every walk of life. Dianne Bardsley discusses the development of New Zealand English, the influence of the Maori language, and the connections between society, the media, and the words we use. Bardsley explores where we really get our words and popular sayings from: sports, politics, farming, popular culture and uniquely in the world - te reo Maori. Table of contents: * Introduction: Baches, berms and bush whisky * Notes on the text * Some linguistic terms * Abbreviations * New Zealand words * Endnotes * Select bibliography and further reading.
Download or read book Last Words written by Margot Schwass and published by Bridget Williams Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A short book about different practices for acknowledging death in the different cultures and religions currently in New Zealand. While it is designed for use by nurses and doctors, chaplains, funeral directors, police, hospice workers and community workers, the book is also intended for general readers.
Download or read book New Zealand Ways of Speaking English written by Allan Bell and published by Victoria University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the sociolinguistics and pragmatics of New Zealand English. The book details the structure and use of NZ English in a range of different social and regional contexts. Topics covered include the question of a New Zealand pidgin, changes in attitude to NZ English and differences in New Zealand women's and men's speech.
Download or read book A Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Sign Language written by Graeme D. Kennedy and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 26,000 New Zealanders are familiar with New Zealand Sign Language and sign language is increasingly used by mainstream New Zealand. This resource serves as the essential guide to the language for the deaf as well as for students, parents, and teachers. Approximately 2,500 commonly used signs are accompanied by drawings that are easy to follow and the guide's new layout makes the structure of the language clear. Additional learning tools are provided in the introduction.
Download or read book Bird Words written by Elisabeth Easth and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively anthology of fiction, nonfiction and poetry, celebrating the birds of Aotearoa. On the skyline a hawk languidly typing a hunting poem with its wings. - Hone Tuwhare New Zealand birds have inspired mythology, song, whimsical stories, detailed observation, humour and poetry. There are tales of shooting and taxidermy as well as of admiration and love. From the kakapo, kokako and kaka to the sparrow, starling and seagull, both native and imported birds have been immortalised in print. This is a varied and stimulating selection from the flocks of New Zealand writers who have given our birds a voice. They have brought extinct birds back to life and even enabled the kiwi to take flight on the page.
Download or read book Kiwi Speak written by Justin Brown and published by . This book was released on 2018-02-26 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you speak Nu Zild? In Kiwi Speak, bestselling author Justin Brown eavesdrops at the dinner table, the school yard, the farm and the sports club to bring us an entertaining dictionary of phrases and expressions - the often hilarious, sometimes baffling New Zealandisms we use in everyday life.
Download or read book Three Words An Anthology of Aotearoa written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Grammar of the New Zealand Language written by Robert Maunsell and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Variant issue of the grammar, incorporating amended Part 1"--BIM
Download or read book The Awa Book of New Zealand Science written by Rebecca Priestley and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This landmark anthology of writings will excite readers of all ages about extraordinary scientific discoveries made by New Zealand scientists. The pieces range from early naturalists' observations of birds, insects and botany, to geological accounts of the famous pink and white terraces, to Ernest Rutherford splitting the atom, modern breakthroughs in nanotechnology, to the recent discovery of an extra-solar planet. You'll even learn how to cook paua. The 50 pieces are beautifully chosen and make riveting reading. This is the first collection of its kind, compiled by one of New Zealand's most talented science writers. Winner 2009 Royal Society of New Zealand Science Book Prize.
Download or read book New Zealand Speed Readings for ESL Learners written by Sonia Millett and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Te Reo M ori The Basics Explained written by David Kārena-Holmes and published by Oratia Media Ltd. This book was released on 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: he use of te reo Māori in daily New Zealand life is snowballing, as is demand for resources to make learning the language efficient and enjoyable. This book helps answer that demand. Here in simple terms is a thorough guide to the building blocks of grammar in te reo, showing how to create phrases, sentences and paragraphs. After an introductory chapter on pronunciation and written forms of the language, 17 chapters introduce the main base words, particles and determiners that guide their use. The book employs real-life examples to illustrate how Māori grammar works day to day. Te Reo Māori: The Basics Explained draws on David Karena-Holmes’ decades of experience teaching and writing about Māori language. Building on his previous works, this updated and expanded approach will be an essential companion for speakers at any level.
Download or read book A Grammar and Vocabulary of the Language of New Zealand written by Thomas Kendall and published by . This book was released on 1820 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: See link to http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-KenGramm.html.
Download or read book A Personal Kiwi Yankee Dictionary written by Louis S. Leland and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 1984-01-30 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How would you respond if a New Zealander invited you to a "leg-in"? Would you know what to do if someone told you to pull up a "browser"? Without some assistance, most foreigners would indeed be baffled by the intricacies of the Kiwi tongue. Now, however, help is available as Louis S. Leland Jr., a professor of psychology at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, unravels the mysteries of this colorful language. Composed in equal parts of fact and hilarity, this specialized dictionary will aid the traveler, amuse the linguist, and delight even the casual observer. This book is a perfect companion volume to Pelican's comprehensive Maverick Guide to New Zealand, widely acclaimed as the best guidebook on the subject.
Download or read book Just This Once written by Rosalind James and published by Rosalind James. This book was released on 2014-11-21 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone needs to be rescued sometimes. Everyone but Hannah Montgomery, that is. She just needs a vacation. Three weeks Down Under, a vacation in New Zealand to sort out her life, figure out what she wants, seems just right. Oh, and to relax. She should definitely put that on the agenda. She certainly isn't looking for a sexy fling with a professional rugby player, no matter how attractive he is. Hannah doesn't do casual. But maybe just this once ... As much as he's shared with Hannah, Drew Callahan has kept one very big secret. He's the captain of New Zealand's All Blacks rugby team, and the most famous rugby player on earth. And learning the truth, now that she's back home again, has made Hannah warier than ever. Drew knows that she's right for him. But how can he convince her to let down her guard enough to explore what they could have together? Go Down Under in this steamy New Zealand sports romance. Fans of Jill Shalvis, Catherine Bybee, and Kristin Higgins will enjoy this book.
Download or read book My First Words in Maori written by Stacey Morrison and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2020-11 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Equips your whanau with the first words you need to speak te reo at home together. With lively pictures labelled in Māori and English, each page introduces the concepts and words children use as they first begin to talk, get to know people and explore the world around them ... Scenes include: Taku Tinana/My Body, Taku Whanau/My Family, Taku Whare/My House, Wahi Takaro/At the Park, Tatahi/At the Beach, Te Marae/The Marae - and much more!"--Publisher information.
Download or read book We are Here written by Chris McDowall and published by Massey University. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extraordinary visual data book like no other. Clustered yet scattered, we New Zealanders live across the country's physical landscapes, experiencing its varied weather and environments. We co-create its political, economic and social systems on a daily basis. Each of us has a particular view of Aotearoa, yet nobody comprehends the whole. This book's sets of maps and graphics help New Zealanders make sense of their country, to grasp the scale, diversity and intricacies of Aotearoa, and to experience feelings of connection to land, to place, to this time in our history, and to one another. By making data visible, each graphic reveals insights about Aotearoa. They answer a range of questions: Who visits us? How many fish are in the sea? How equal are we? How do we hurt ourselves? Where do our cats go to at night? This compelling mixture of charts, graphs, diagrams, maps and illustrations is functional, beautiful, insightful and enlightening. It tells us where we are, here, in 2018. Essays by some of New Zealand's best thinkers complete the package.
