[header] How to speak new zealand english [title] Learn the different pronunciation of some words. [step] The new zealand dialects have similar, but not identical, pronunciations to american and british words. Learning common differences in pronunciation will help you to communicate easily and avoid easy misunderstandings. 
[substeps] New zealand english speakers will pronounce the word " data " like it is pronounced in american english, " dar-tah, " not " day-taa, " as in british english. Debut is pronounced " de-booo, " almost unrecognizable from the uk and american pronunciation.