
- Firstname/Profession
- Justin
- Writer / Journalist
- 12 Plus years Experience
- Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Wellington
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Represented: 18/07/24
Kiwi Speak
About Project
Justin wrote a book called 'Kiwi Speak', which is about our classic Kiwi language. To bring this book to life, Justin would eavesdrops at the dinner table, the schoolyard, 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.
Industries
Creative
Specialties
Ideation, Interviewing, Writing
Client
Kiwi Speak
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Welcome to Kiwi Speak, a book that toasts the way New Zealanders yarn. It celebrates the vowel-flatteners and noun-nasalers among us. There are sayings we used to say and sayings we shouldn’t. There are put-downs, pick-me-ups and things you can yell in the pub. You’ll discover how Kiwis lose their rag on the road, in the bach and up over the backblocks. The little toerags have their own lingo too. (When they’re not wagging, that is. Or is that bunking?).
Justin on the 'Cafe Show', for his interview about the book
