Kiwi Speak
  • Published: 26 February 2018
  • ISBN: 9780143772231
  • Imprint: Random House NZ
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $24.00
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Kiwi Speak

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The weird and wonderful ways Kiwis have with the English language.

Do you speak Nu Zillund?

In Kiwi Speak, bestselling author Justin Brown 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.
  • Published: 26 February 2018
  • ISBN: 9780143772231
  • Imprint: Random House NZ
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $24.00
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About the author

Justin Brown

Justin Brown has published 31 books for adults and children. Bowling Through India, Kiwi Speak and You’re a Real Kiwi When were all bestsellers in the same year. In 2012 he won a Storylines Notable Books Award for his junior novel Shot, Boom, Score!

He believes the Jelly Tip should be our national dish.

portrait photo of Justin Brown

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