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New Zealand Style Guide

New Zealand Style Guide

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The New Zealand Style Guide suggests standards for the design, formatting, and writing of documents in New Zealand English. https://styleguide.nz

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New Zealand Style Guide @nzstyleguide.bsky.social · 1d

November 2025 updates:

• a while
• coriander
• e-cigarette
• e-commerce
• flatmate
• for better or for worse
• Guy Fawkes Day
• heads-up display
• markup
• number plate
• OpenAI
• pillowcase
• rock ’n’ roll
• second hand vs second‑hand
• startup
• storewide
• Waitematā Harbour
• Waitematā Station

New Zealand Style Guide

Suggested standards for the design, formatting, and writing of documents in NZ English.

New Zealand Style Guide @nzstyleguide.bsky.social · 4d

km/h

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New Zealand Style Guide

Suggested standards for the design, formatting, and writing of documents in NZ English.

New Zealand Style Guide @nzstyleguide.bsky.social · 5d

klick

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New Zealand Style Guide

Suggested standards for the design, formatting, and writing of documents in NZ English.

New Zealand Style Guide @nzstyleguide.bsky.social · 6d

kiwi vs Kiwi

styleguide.nz#kiwi-vs-kiwi

New Zealand Style Guide

Suggested standards for the design, formatting, and writing of documents in NZ English.

New Zealand Style Guide @nzstyleguide.bsky.social · 7d

just deserts

styleguide.nz#just-deserts

New Zealand Style Guide

Suggested standards for the design, formatting, and writing of documents in NZ English.

New Zealand Style Guide @nzstyleguide.bsky.social · 9d

JPEG

styleguide.nz#jpeg

New Zealand Style Guide

Suggested standards for the design, formatting, and writing of documents in NZ English.

New Zealand Style Guide @nzstyleguide.bsky.social · 11d

its vs it’s

styleguide.nz#its-vs-its

New Zealand Style Guide

Suggested standards for the design, formatting, and writing of documents in NZ English.

New Zealand Style Guide @nzstyleguide.bsky.social · 12d

italics

styleguide.nz#italics

New Zealand Style Guide

Suggested standards for the design, formatting, and writing of documents in NZ English.

New Zealand Style Guide @nzstyleguide.bsky.social · 13d

IRD

styleguide.nz#ird

New Zealand Style Guide

Suggested standards for the design, formatting, and writing of documents in NZ English.

New Zealand Style Guide @nzstyleguide.bsky.social · 14d

insure

styleguide.nz#insure

New Zealand Style Guide

Suggested standards for the design, formatting, and writing of documents in NZ English.

New Zealand Style Guide @nzstyleguide.bsky.social · 15d

iMac

styleguide.nz#imac

New Zealand Style Guide

Suggested standards for the design, formatting, and writing of documents in NZ English.

New Zealand Style Guide @nzstyleguide.bsky.social · 19d

ie

styleguide.nz#ie

New Zealand Style Guide

Suggested standards for the design, formatting, and writing of documents in NZ English.

New Zealand Style Guide @nzstyleguide.bsky.social · 20d

iCloud

styleguide.nz#icloud

New Zealand Style Guide

Suggested standards for the design, formatting, and writing of documents in NZ English.

New Zealand Style Guide @nzstyleguide.bsky.social · 26d

hyphen

styleguide.nz#hyphen

New Zealand Style Guide

Suggested standards for the design, formatting, and writing of documents in NZ English.

New Zealand Style Guide @nzstyleguide.bsky.social · 27d

Hotmail

styleguide.nz#hotmail

New Zealand Style Guide

Suggested standards for the design, formatting, and writing of documents in NZ English.

New Zealand Style Guide @nzstyleguide.bsky.social · 29d

hoover

styleguide.nz#hoover

New Zealand Style Guide

Suggested standards for the design, formatting, and writing of documents in NZ English.

New Zealand Style Guide @nzstyleguide.bsky.social · Oct 3

Hong Kong

styleguide.nz#hong-kong

New Zealand Style Guide

Suggested standards for the design, formatting, and writing of documents in NZ English.

New Zealand Style Guide @nzstyleguide.bsky.social · Oct 1

Holland

styleguide.nz#holland

New Zealand Style Guide

Suggested standards for the design, formatting, and writing of documents in NZ English.

New Zealand Style Guide @nzstyleguide.bsky.social · Sep 30

high school

styleguide.nz#high-school

New Zealand Style Guide

Suggested standards for the design, formatting, and writing of documents in NZ English.

New Zealand Style Guide @nzstyleguide.bsky.social · Sep 26

headings

styleguide.nz#headings

New Zealand Style Guide

Suggested standards for the design, formatting, and writing of documents in NZ English.

New Zealand Style Guide @nzstyleguide.bsky.social · Sep 1

Hawke Bay vs Hawke’s Bay

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New Zealand Style Guide

Suggested standards for the design, formatting, and writing of documents in NZ English.

New Zealand Style Guide @nzstyleguide.bsky.social · Aug 31

New entries for September 2025:

• an
• Bluesky(!)
• bungee vs bungy
• English
• en suite
• fiancé
• Godzone
• left-leaning
• notebook
• paddleboard
• right-leaning
• stand-up paddleboard

#newzealand #english #writing

New Zealand Style Guide @nzstyleguide.bsky.social · Aug 29

Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand

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New Zealand Style Guide

Suggested standards for the design, formatting, and writing of documents in NZ English.

New Zealand Style Guide @nzstyleguide.bsky.social · Aug 28

GOAT

styleguide.nz#goat

New Zealand Style Guide

Suggested standards for the design, formatting, and writing of documents in NZ English.

New Zealand Style Guide @nzstyleguide.bsky.social · Aug 27

get-together

styleguide.nz#get-together

New Zealand Style Guide

Suggested standards for the design, formatting, and writing of documents in NZ English.