Some Kiwi Slang That I've Learned... with a splash of Kaikoura Adventures

College -- high school, not university

Bush -- forest or scrub wilderness

About to be surprised by a mass of seals!

Biscuit -- cookie

Fizzy drink -- soda pop, i.e., carbonated softdrink

Seals.

Gidday-- hello

Gumboots-- rubber boots (Everyone wears them! At the library, right at the entrance is a bin for you to drop your Gumboots into. It is normally quite full. People often walk around and go to classes in wool socks or bare foot.)

Found a rare, pink seal.

Ground floor-- first floor

Hotdog-- corndog

Hooray-- goodbye

Half Hour later... still watching in amazement.

Hire-- rent

Lolly-- candy

Lift-- elevator

Is this reality?

Ladybird-- ladybug

Mum-- Mom

Oz-- Australia

Right before we got on our bus. 

Sammies-- sandwiches

Tramping-- hiking

Stuffed-- exhausted

Toasties-- grilled Cheese (often with many extra toppings-

 Resting... There baby is in the bush.                       such as ham, spaghetti, pineapple and creamed corn)

                                                       Swot-- study

I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world.  This makes it hard to plan the day.  ~Elwyn Brooks White