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NZ Herald: I'll just have me fush and chups and then I'm off to bid

Watch out rest of the world - the beloved Kiwi accent is getting stronger. From "cook me some iggs" to "my pin has run out of unk", the New Zealand accent has been the subject of much ridicule. But detractors be warned, those beloved vowel sounds have become more distinctive over the past 30 years, and who knows where they are heading in the future.

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