Editing New Zealand English (section)

===Differences from Australian English===
Many of these relate to words used to refer to common items, often based on which major brands become [[Proprietary eponym|eponym]]s.

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! style="width:120px;"| NZ !! style="width:120px;"| Australia
! Translation to US/UK English
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|valign=top| [[cooler|chilly bin]]
|valign=top| [[Esky]]<ref group=note name=tm>a [[generic trademark|genericised trademark]]</ref>
|valign=top| An insulated box used to keep food or drink cool, also known as a [[cooler]]
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| [[Bach (New Zealand)|bach]]<br/>crib<ref group=note>''Crib'' is mainly used in the southern part of the South Island, ''bach'' in the rest of New Zealand.</ref>
|valign=top| [[shack]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://homes.ninemsn.com.au/houseandgarden/advice/8214763/home-for-the-holidays-queensland-beach-shack |title=Queensland beach shack |last=Nixon |first=Kate |date=3 January 2011 |publisher=Homes.ninemsn.com.au |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105105558/http://homes.ninemsn.com.au/houseandgarden/advice/8214763/home-for-the-holidays-queensland-beach-shack |archive-date=5 November 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=21 September 2011 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|valign=top| a small, often very modest [[vacation property|holiday property]], often at the seaside
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|valign=top| [[Dairy (store)|dairy]]<ref group=note>In larger cities in New Zealand ''convenience store'' is used due to immigration (and to current NZ law forbidding a dairy from selling alcohol<!--http://www.chenpalmer.com/WhatsNew/LatestArticles/tabid/85/ctl/ViewPressRelease/mid/435/PressReleaseID/54/ReturnTab/79/Default.aspx{{dead link|date=November 2010}}-->), though ''dairy'' is used commonly in conversation.</ref>
|valign=top| [[milk bar]]<br/>[[Delicatessen|deli]]
|valign=top| [[Convenience store]], a small store selling mainly food
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|valign=top| drinking fountain<br/>water fountain
|valign=top| [[bubbler]] 
|valign=top| Drinking fountain. (Bubbler is also used in some parts of the United States, like Rhode Island and Wisconsin)
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|valign=top| [[duvet]]
|valign=top| Doona<ref group=note name=tm/>
|valign=top| Doona is an Australian trade mark for a brand of duvet/quilt. 
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|valign=top| [[ice pop|ice block]]<br/>[[Ice pop|pop]]sicle
|valign=top| ice block<br/>Icy Pole<ref group=note name=tm/>
|valign=top| [[Ice pop]], [[ice lolly]]
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|valign=top| [[jandals]]<ref group=note>The word ''jandals'' was originally a trademarked name derived from "Japanese sandals".</ref>
|valign=top| thongs
|valign=top| [[Flip-flops]]
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|valign=top| [[thong]], [[G-string]]
|valign=top| [[G-string]]
|valign=top| [[Thong]]
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|valign=top| [[cotton candy|candy floss]]
|valign=top| fairy floss
|valign=top| Candy floss in the UK, [[cotton candy]] in the US
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|valign=top| [[cattle grid|cattle stop]]
|valign=top| cattle grid
|valign=top| A device for preventing cattle wandering onto country roads
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|valign=top| sallies
|valign=top| salvos
|valign=top| Followers of the [[Salvation Army]] church; also the second-hand shops run by the Salvation Army Church.
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|valign=top| [[speed bump]]<br/>speed hump<br/>judder bar<ref>judder bar. Collins English Dictionary&nbsp;— Complete & Unabridged 11th Edition. Retrieved 3 September 2012 from [http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/judder-bar collinsdictionary.com]
</ref><ref group=note>The term ''judder bar'' is regional in its usage in New Zealand, and is rarely encountered in some parts of the country.</ref>
|valign=top| speed bump<br/>speed hump<ref group=note>The latter is used in [[New South Wales]] and [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]</ref>
|valign=top| A raised section of road used to deter excessive speed
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|valign=top| no exit
|valign=top| no through road
|valign=top| Signage for a road with a dead end, a [[cul-de-sac]]
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|valign=top| [[correction fluid|Twink]]<ref group=note name=tm/>
|valign=top| [[Liquid Paper]]<ref group=note name=tm/><br/>[[Wite-Out]]<ref group=note name=tm/>
|valign=top| [[Correction fluid]]. Twink is a New Zealand brand name which has entered the vernacular as a generic term, being the first product of its kind introduced in the 1980s. The common Australian general term is white-out.<ref>{{cite web |title=Search Results |url=https://www.jasonl.com.au/pages/search-results-page?q=liquid |access-date=30 September 2017 |website=Officeworks.com.au}}</ref> Liquid Paper is also a brand name which is sometimes used as a generic term in Australia or New Zealand. As with other countries (but not Australia) the European brand [[Tipp-Ex]] is also available in New Zealand and is sometimes used as a generic term as well.
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|valign=top| [[motorway]]
|valign=top| [[freeway]], [[motorway]]
|valign=top| In Australia, [[controlled-access highway]]s can be named as either freeway (a term not used in NZ; generally used in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]]) or motorway (used in NZ, as well as [[New South Wales]], [[Queensland]], etc.), depending on the state. Tolled roads are common in some cities in Australia, and the term freeway is not used for roads that require a toll for use, the implication being that their use is not "free". "Highway" is common outside major cities in Australia.
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|valign=top| "[[kia ora]]"<br>"howdy"<br/>"g'day"<br>"hello"
|valign=top| "g'day"<br/>"hello" (etc.)
|valign=top| Although the greeting "g'day" is as common in New Zealand as it is in Australia, the term "howdy" can be heard throughout New Zealand<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=1615|title=New Zealand Vintage Computer Forums • View topic – Howdy gents...|website=Classivc-computers.org.nz|access-date=30 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jefit.com/forum/showthread.php?24160-Howdy-from-New-Zealand|title=Howdy from New Zealand|website=Jefit.com|date=26 December 2012 |access-date=30 September 2017}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=Two forum posts aren't adequate to establish consensus and this seems like original research, is there an academic source for this?|date=May 2022}} but not as frequently in Australia. This contraction of "how do you do?" is actually of English origin (South English dialect {{circa|1860}}), however is contemporarily associated with cowboys and Southern American English, particularly [[Texan English]] where it is a common greeting. It is possible the NZ origin is from the earlier British usage. In present day, "howdy" is not commonly used, with "how are you?" being more ubiquitous. When a rising intonation is used the phrase may be interpreted as an enquiry, but when slurred quickly and/or with a descending intonation, may be used as a casual greeting.
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|valign=top| togs
|valign=top| bathers, swimmers, togs
|valign=top| A [[bathing suit]]. In NZ, "togs" is used throughout the country. In Australia however, it is one of the most well-known examples of regional variation in Australian English. The term for a bathing suit is "bathers" in the southern states as well as [[Western Australia]] and the [[Northern Territory]], "swimmers" in [[New South Wales]] and the [[Australian Capital Territory]] and "togs" in [[Queensland]].
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|valign=top| vivid, sharpie
|valign=top| texta
|valign=top| A [[marker pen]]; permanent marker. These are common brand names in their respective countries and they have become generic terms.
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|valign=top| tramping <br/>hiking<ref>{{Cite web |title=The great hiking vs tramping debate {{!}} Stories |url=https://www.mountainsafety.org.nz/read/the-great-hiking-vs-tramping-debate |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=NZMSC |language=en-US}}</ref>
|valign=top| bushwalking <br/>(or less commonly) hiking
|valign=top| Travel through open or (more often) forested areas on foot
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|colspan="3"| ''Notes''
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