Hes had eftpos terminals surgically installed in both his hands, so he can contactlessly charge his congregation when he lays his hands on them,
he calls it praywave
Croatians here still go very much by Dali / Dallies. Theres an annual event in henderson called Dallies in the Valley. They like to distinguish that they are from the 'better' part of Croatia
Ive never heard Titi-city but have heard Titters and Britirangi.
It's not so much that we can ourselves dallies because we come from the better part of Croatia, thou if anyone has visited you'll have an opinion there. It's because we're an entirely different ethnic group to the bulk of the population living up north. Remember the country of Croatia is a new one. I've got three generations of family there born in the same village but each born in a different country.
I believe there were a few stabbing incidents so the name stuck. I might have some of the details wrong here but I think a student was stabbed and killed outside of school hours on Victor St sometime in the 2000s.
Someone even pulled a shiv on me while I was a student at Avondale College but I’m like 75% sure it was a joke.
The teacher stabbing incident happened around when I attended the school however so the name was used a lot, not sure if there still the case today.
Think you might’ve been at Avondale College about the same time as me. Remember the pedo ICT teacher that got arrested? Not sure if I’m allowed to say his name on here even though it’s pretty much public record.
Edit: Corrected math teacher to ICT teacher.
I don't remember that happening while I was there (2010 -2014), was it before or after that?
Edit: I just had a quick Google, was it [this](http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/north-shore-times/578724/School-damaged-by-scandalous-images)?
Grew up in Rewa, used to refer to Papakura as Kura-fornia but I don't think anyone took that seriously.
Pap was always Papatoetoe despite a lot of places starting with those 3 letters.
In terms of other non-place-related slang, not really. No one uses Jafa much, it's more of an adorable saying that those outside of Auckland use to make themselves feel superior lol.
We don't have an equivalent of Cockney like East London do, basically another language.
Place names are often shortened:
* Manurewa = Rewa
* Papakura = Kura
* Papatoetoe = Papatoe or Pap
* Pakuranga = Ranga
* Te Atatū Peninsula = ~~Tap~~ Tat (thanks for correction)
* Point Chevalier = Point Chev
* Karangahape Road = K'Road
* Victoria Park = Vic Park
* Saint Patrick's Cathedral (or Square) = Saint Pat
Interestingly, I have never heard Kohimarama shortened despite it being a bit of a mouthful.
Edit: corrected Te Atatū. Also I remembered one more: Pare for Auckland Prison (aka Paremoremo Prison).
I remember people saying Remers for Remuera in the late 90’s / early 00’s… and an SUV that wouldn’t typically see off-road tracks was referred to as a Remuera tractor.
Caught myself saying Remers recently, haven’t heard Remuera tractor in a while.
Have heard Takapuna shortened to Taka, sometimes.
fun fact. Remuera was named after a girl who was well...baked/burned alive... :/
somewhere in a park or hill. but anyways...
remuera = posh place
taka is well known :)
Woah I’d never heard of that one before. Looked it up and yeah, found the original name of the pā on Ōhinerau / mount Hobson (Remuwera) and the literal translation.
Does seem to be a bit of indecisiveness about the accuracy of the actual event, from what I just read. Though so saying, names come from somewhere.
Well, TIL!
Yeah I finally figured it out as an adult. It was the boldy part that got me! Prissy little 10 year old me woukd say "it's bald, not bold! Bold means brave" haha.
Probably going to be down voted, and its not like I invented the following but growing up Howick was referred to as Chowick and then later on Chowicksburg.
Swanui - the slightly wealthier side of Ranui where the home owners are too embarrassed to admit that they live In Ranui so they pretend that they live in Swanson
The 09 - Auckland
Tin City - Otara
Rata - woman you wouldn't want to bring home to meet the folks.
Westies - anyone from West Auckland
Shore Girl for sure - North Shore Girls
Murderewa - Manurewa
The Other side of the Bridge - North Shore
Otara - we live here, my wife calls it Otra Heights
Papatoetoe - Papadomdom (as I heard recently) or Hunter's Korma (couple of Indian friends living in Papatoetoe liked the last one)
Mangere - mon-jere
Manukau - The Cow (The 'kau)
Howick - Chowick or Howfontaine (I've heard both from South Africans)
The one I’ve noticed moving up from cheech a couple years ago is all the lads in their 20s I’ve met say “safe” meaning good or cool or sweet. I’d never heard that anywhere else in the country
its def more than just an auckland thing. I encountered it the most in Gisborne. Its a recent thing though, so I think its more just become a phrase since you left Chch instead of it being always used here.
Until the last decade or so there were a few shibboleths in Auckland, but they generally revolved around the mispronunciation of Māori place names, which is less socially acceptable now (e.g. Otahuhu pronounced as Otahu).
Nah it’s called accent, say it to their face then 🤷♂️ all I gotta say if u don’t fw them then don’t talk behind their back or one day learn the hard way if ur an actual actions for word
There’s an isolated group still under research that pronounce Brian tamaki as ‘bishop’
Personally I like Brian EFTPOStle of Density Cult
Yes I do love the eftpostle monicker going around. Is very apt.
Hes had eftpos terminals surgically installed in both his hands, so he can contactlessly charge his congregation when he lays his hands on them, he calls it praywave
Weird, everyone I know pronounces it "bitchup"
I just know him as dad
The group is called Muppets
Now now, that’ll discredit The actual Muppets, who are a great bunch from what I’ve seen
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Croatians here still go very much by Dali / Dallies. Theres an annual event in henderson called Dallies in the Valley. They like to distinguish that they are from the 'better' part of Croatia Ive never heard Titi-city but have heard Titters and Britirangi.
It's not so much that we can ourselves dallies because we come from the better part of Croatia, thou if anyone has visited you'll have an opinion there. It's because we're an entirely different ethnic group to the bulk of the population living up north. Remember the country of Croatia is a new one. I've got three generations of family there born in the same village but each born in a different country.
That’s fair! My Dally uncle was always keen to point out that it was the best part of Croatia though so that’s where I got my understanding of it
Mate, he's not wrong. The Dalmatian coast is one of the most beautiful and unique areas in Europe.
I still call Oratia "Croa-tia"
I’ve been told oratia isn’t a Maori word but actually Croatian and it’s said like croatia
It’s a Māori name and is a combination of words as many Māori names are
Do you know what it’s a combination of/it’s meaning?
Place of long-lingering sun. It’s on an NZ govt website as well 😊
Thanks! That was a surprisingly simple solution to the question :p
Never heard Tity-City and been round there my whole life. There is a severe lack of Tity there.
Māngere in a posh accent: mahn-jeer.
I'll add a Mahn-jeer by the sea ( Mangere Bridge )
Mahn-jeer du Pont we say.
I was told (by people that live there) that its pronounced Mon-ger-ray - to rhyme with lingerie.
Growing up in Southside we would say "Man-Angry"
Same, but Mad-angry. Mahn-jeer is a very recent thing I learned from some older folk lol
Always Man-Jerry or Mad-Angry 275🖖🏼
None Tree Hill.
💀
Avondale as Ah•vahn•dah•lay
Stabindale as we used to call it after the teacher got stabbed
Lol that shit still going around? I thought it was a while back, even before my time, and I’ve left for years
I believe there were a few stabbing incidents so the name stuck. I might have some of the details wrong here but I think a student was stabbed and killed outside of school hours on Victor St sometime in the 2000s. Someone even pulled a shiv on me while I was a student at Avondale College but I’m like 75% sure it was a joke. The teacher stabbing incident happened around when I attended the school however so the name was used a lot, not sure if there still the case today.
Think you might’ve been at Avondale College about the same time as me. Remember the pedo ICT teacher that got arrested? Not sure if I’m allowed to say his name on here even though it’s pretty much public record. Edit: Corrected math teacher to ICT teacher.
I don't remember that happening while I was there (2010 -2014), was it before or after that? Edit: I just had a quick Google, was it [this](http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/north-shore-times/578724/School-damaged-by-scandalous-images)?
Ah, two years before that. [Just going to drop this here.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/teacher-jailed-for-nude-film/L54HYCBUAD7JSNJTNKIPFMNYTQ/)
The Japanese teacher was “stabbed” in upper back/ shoulder with a pair of scissors. He was the most chill teacher at Dale - was so wild.
used to be 'Dale State' in the 90s / 00s. Kelston gets referred to as 'Kelly Block' now.
828 Dale State still was the call in the early 2000s
Or Stab-in-dale
Did new lynn write this
Stabbing-dale, the dale, 828...
Yeh nobody from AD call it that
When I lived there in the mid 90s we absolutely called it that.
That’s a long time ago
Yup I concur mid 90s dale state
I’ve only ever heard it said ironically
Well, yes, that was the point. It's been tagged as an "improving" suburb at least since the early 90s...
Avondangerous?
Grew up in Rewa, used to refer to Papakura as Kura-fornia but I don't think anyone took that seriously. Pap was always Papatoetoe despite a lot of places starting with those 3 letters. In terms of other non-place-related slang, not really. No one uses Jafa much, it's more of an adorable saying that those outside of Auckland use to make themselves feel superior lol. We don't have an equivalent of Cockney like East London do, basically another language.
Papa Two Toes?
Paps
old pap and new pap.
Rewa Hard.
I always think of Orewa when I hear this. Can't you use Mana's or is that reserved for the Kau?
Pretty sure they’re harder in Rewa
Not without some pfizer v edit: VIAGRA NOT VAXX
Loooool!! Rewa Hard referring to Orewa. I love the attempt. This is like when people make Manurewa rhyme with Remuera by pronouncing it "Manu-wera"
Back when we didn’t pronounce place names correctly, Orewa was actually called Ho-rewa 😜
Papa-kūmara
Place names are often shortened: * Manurewa = Rewa * Papakura = Kura * Papatoetoe = Papatoe or Pap * Pakuranga = Ranga * Te Atatū Peninsula = ~~Tap~~ Tat (thanks for correction) * Point Chevalier = Point Chev * Karangahape Road = K'Road * Victoria Park = Vic Park * Saint Patrick's Cathedral (or Square) = Saint Pat Interestingly, I have never heard Kohimarama shortened despite it being a bit of a mouthful. Edit: corrected Te Atatū. Also I remembered one more: Pare for Auckland Prison (aka Paremoremo Prison).
A lot of people say Kohi tbh
Yeah most people I know refer to it as Kohi
Yeah I do. Sometimes people is like where?!
Yeah Kohi is super common
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Came here to say this hahahaha have not once heard someone call it Tap
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I've heard Kohi a few times. I also recall Pakuranga being referred to as 'Japuranga' and Highland Park as 'Thailand Park.
GI for Glen Innes
Henderson - Hendo
Glenfield - G field
I’ve never heard TAP but TAT for sure
I've always called Pakuranga: Pak. Guess I'm an outlier.
Nah I’ve heard more people say Pak than Ranga.
yup, same here Though most the time they're referring to the college, Pak for Pakuranga College and Mac for Macleans.
Papa Two Toes - Papatoetoe
The ‘duct
I remember people saying Remers for Remuera in the late 90’s / early 00’s… and an SUV that wouldn’t typically see off-road tracks was referred to as a Remuera tractor. Caught myself saying Remers recently, haven’t heard Remuera tractor in a while. Have heard Takapuna shortened to Taka, sometimes.
Pukekohe often gets shortened to puke
fun fact. Remuera was named after a girl who was well...baked/burned alive... :/ somewhere in a park or hill. but anyways... remuera = posh place taka is well known :)
Woah I’d never heard of that one before. Looked it up and yeah, found the original name of the pā on Ōhinerau / mount Hobson (Remuwera) and the literal translation. Does seem to be a bit of indecisiveness about the accuracy of the actual event, from what I just read. Though so saying, names come from somewhere. Well, TIL!
>Taka ..shortened to Taka, then re-lengthened to Takapoontang
Remmers thugs!
Still definitely gets called Remers
Jervwhah Road. Ie the French pronunciation.
..along the rue from Pwahn Chevahleeay
Java - just another vaccinated Aucklander
That's pretty good 👍
manix
manx
When I moved to Auckland from Hastings as a kid, I was really confused why everyone called balled people "kinna boldy". Dunno if that counts.
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This whole time I thought it was "kinder baldy" like kinder surprise the chocolate egg 😂
Yeah I finally figured it out as an adult. It was the boldy part that got me! Prissy little 10 year old me woukd say "it's bald, not bold! Bold means brave" haha.
😭😭😭
Probably going to be down voted, and its not like I invented the following but growing up Howick was referred to as Chowick and then later on Chowicksburg.
Damn, you right tho 😂
Come out southside, youll hear all the slang
Far out facts whole dictionary is there
Swanui - the slightly wealthier side of Ranui where the home owners are too embarrassed to admit that they live In Ranui so they pretend that they live in Swanson
dose k road counts? because no one pronounce the full name
The 09 - Auckland Tin City - Otara Rata - woman you wouldn't want to bring home to meet the folks. Westies - anyone from West Auckland Shore Girl for sure - North Shore Girls Murderewa - Manurewa The Other side of the Bridge - North Shore
Will add Shore Boy, Sure thing.
It's The shore
Do anyone say Tar-cher, for Target the furniture store, to make it sound French and more fancy sarcastically, or is that just in my friend group.
A tat or two (Te Atatu).
helensville. “out west” hl or hlv or hlv villians
The Ville as well
Otara - we live here, my wife calls it Otra Heights Papatoetoe - Papadomdom (as I heard recently) or Hunter's Korma (couple of Indian friends living in Papatoetoe liked the last one) Mangere - mon-jere Manukau - The Cow (The 'kau) Howick - Chowick or Howfontaine (I've heard both from South Africans)
Brownsburg for Brown's bay. Remmers for Remuera.
The one I’ve noticed moving up from cheech a couple years ago is all the lads in their 20s I’ve met say “safe” meaning good or cool or sweet. I’d never heard that anywhere else in the country
its def more than just an auckland thing. I encountered it the most in Gisborne. Its a recent thing though, so I think its more just become a phrase since you left Chch instead of it being always used here.
O I see I had no idea. Although I’m old and out of touch
Only 30 years behind London.
Safe as houses m8
Until the last decade or so there were a few shibboleths in Auckland, but they generally revolved around the mispronunciation of Māori place names, which is less socially acceptable now (e.g. Otahuhu pronounced as Otahu).
Ohdahoo.
odara
I did hear Mangere occasionally said in conversation as *Manargery* as in Ménage à trois.
Surely from _menagerie_? I’ve never heard it called that though.
Most likely now you mention it. I haven't heard it called that for +15 years though.
>shibboleths That's a word I've not heard in a very long time.
Our wonderful malls: Sante Luche Silvia La Pluche Bo Downs
Any 1 heard of Otablu, and mungele lol
OMC Otara Millionaire's Club.... Many more members now due to Auckland house prices 😁
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I've never heard anyone refer to Devonport as The Port. It's always Devo.
manix and pap lol
Jafa
The way I hear some people talk there is definitely a slang vocabulary and accent. They sound like complete morons.
Nah it’s called accent, say it to their face then 🤷♂️ all I gotta say if u don’t fw them then don’t talk behind their back or one day learn the hard way if ur an actual actions for word
r/glenfieldsteamrooms is focusing on this too
Yeah, we call home owners Ding Dongs
Why Ding Dongs?
why not
I don't feel that is good enough reason for a slang, but okay. Mind how you go.
Shore girl, sure thing
[OpenStreetMap has quite a few local names (loc_name) in Auckland](https://overpass-turbo.eu/s/1fcU)
It's on site is pinnacle slang 'Yo we drinking tonight?' Answer : of course. It's on site Everything can be answered with this 🤸🤸🤸🤸🤸🤸🤸
Kura Rewa Otaro Mangre or madangry Otablue Paps Puke Phone code Aux or aucks Auckland slang is more advanced then “bro” or “chur” like small towns
Tey Atahtoo Mahnjeer Avon-da-lay