New Zealand place names commonly mispronounced

This month, check out our pronunciation guide of New Zealand place names to improve your travel IQ and find inspiration for your next great adventure!

Remuera: Re-moo-ear-a

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Timaru – tee-mah-roo

A post shared by Esthea Smal (@essiewoohoo) on Jun 24, 2017 at 5:36pm PDT

Taupo: Toe-paw

A post shared by Keiths Honey New Zealand (@keithshoneynz) on Jun 26, 2017 at 7:36pm PDT

Paraparaumu: Para-para-umoo

A post shared by Kieran Tarrant (@fedz_13) on Jan 7, 2017 at 4:51pm PST

Ruapehu: Rua-pih-who

A post shared by Sue Denton (@sdenton27) on Jun 28, 2017 at 9:46pm PDT

Tauranga: Toe-rung-a

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Taihape: Tie-ha-peh

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Akaroa: Ah-car-oh-a

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Motueka: More-two-aye-car

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Matamata: Mutter-mutter

A post shared by Ahmadreza Younessi (@uneski) on Jun 26, 2017 at 5:51am PDT

Manukau: Mar-nook-oh

A post shared by David Bremer (@davebtravels) on Nov 20, 2017 at 1:29am PST

Te Aroha: Tay ah-row-ha

A post shared by Hunter Jenkinson (@hgj951) on Jun 9, 2017 at 7:15pm PDT

Oamaru: Oh-ar-ma-roo

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Whangarei: Fha-nga-ray

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Waipu: Why-poo

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Whanganui: Wanga-nu-ee

A post shared by Bevan Collings (@mrbbcnz2) on Jun 25, 2017 at 2:39am PDT

Rotorua: Rotoe-ru-ah

A post shared by Ella Bond (@bond_ella) on Jun 26, 2017 at 8:00pm PDT

Source: Instagram; Wikipedia; news.com.au

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