Language Learning

[Caveat lector: I don't even speak English, to be honest.]

Give this page and this page a check. They're a mess to follow, but to keep it short:

There isn't a "single" Kiwi pronunciation, but a wide range between "cultivated" (resembling Received Pronunciation) to "broad" (rather unique). So if you can pull out a RP you could use it, but note you'd probably sound old-fashioned.

With one notable exception (Otago), local accents are typically non-rhotic. So for example, no *[ɹ] in "art".

"Broad" pronunciations tend to raise vowels; so for example "trap, dress, price" sound like "trepp, driss, proice" in comparison with British accents. In the meantime "kit" is pronounced with the schwa, [ə], so it should sound the same as the first vowel in "about".

I don't think you'll find one for English.

New Zealand English is British English.

We have an accent that tends to push the sounds of vowels towards U and tends to rise pitch at the end of sentences (making everything sound like a question). I forget the linguistic terms.

E.g. Fish and chips -> fush und chups

https://www.oed.com/information/understanding-entries/pronunciation/world-englishes/new-zealand-english/?tl=true

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_English_phonology

You probably won't find links like how british english and usa english have. You'd have to try and find a video or audio recording with a kiwi saying the word.