Editing Regional accents of English (section)

===New Zealand===
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The New Zealand accent is most similar to Australian accents, particularly those of Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales, and South Australia, but is distinguished from these accents by the presence of three "clipped" vowels, slightly resembling [[South African English]]. Phonetically, these are centralised or raised versions of the short "i", "e", and "a" vowels, which in New Zealand are close to {{IPA|[ɨ]}}, {{IPA|[ɪ]}}, and {{IPA|[ɛ]}}, respectively, rather than {{IPA|[ɪ]}}, {{IPA|[ɛ]}}, and {{IPA|[æ]}}. New Zealand pronunciations are often popularly represented outside New Zealand by writing "fish and chips" as "fush and chups", "yes" as "yiss", and "sixty-six" as "suxty-sux". 

Scottish English influence is most evident in the southern regions of New Zealand, notably in [[Dunedin]]. Another difference between New Zealand and Australian English is the length of the vowel in words such as "dog" and "job", which are longer than in Australian English, which shares the short and staccato pronunciation shared with British English. There is a tendency in New Zealand English, found in some but not all Australian English, to add a [[schwa]] between some grouped consonants in words, such that — for example — "shown" and "thrown" may be pronounced "showun" and "throwun".

Geographical variations appear slight and are mainly confined to individual special local words. One group of speakers holds a recognised place as "talking differently": The regions of [[Otago]] and especially [[Southland, New Zealand|Southland]], both in the south of the South Island, harbour a "Celtic fringe" of people speaking with what is known as the "Southland burr" in which "R" is pronounced with a soft burr, particularly in words that rhyme with "nurse".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ourchangingworld/audio/2018696216/the-southland-accent-a-rolling-change|title = The Southland accent - a rolling change|website = [[Radio New Zealand]]|date = 22 May 2019 |first1=Alison |last1=Ballance |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216041439/https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ourchangingworld/audio/2018696216/the-southland-accent-a-rolling-change |archive-date= Feb 16, 2024 }}</ref> The area formed a traditional repository of immigration from Scotland. 

Some sections of the main urban areas of Auckland and Wellington show a stronger influence of Māori and Pacific island (e.g., Samoan) pronunciations and speech patterns than most of the country. 

The trilled "r" is used by some Māori, who may pronounce "t" and "k" sounds without aspiration, striking other English speakers as similar to "d" and "g". This is also encountered in South African English, especially among [[Afrikaans]] speakers.