Kiwi slang is sweet as, bro. New Zealanders have their own spin on things, part Maori, part British, part totally made up. "Chur" is the Swiss Army knife of Kiwi vocabulary.
Sweet as
All good, no worries, perfectly fine. The "as" just hangs there at the end, no comparison needed. It's the Kiwi seal of approval that something is totally acceptable.
Chur
Thanks, cheers, cool, nice one. "Chur" does it all. It's acknowledgment, gratitude, and approval compressed into one syllable of pure Kiwi efficiency. Borrowed from Maori and loved by everyone.
Choice
Awesome, cool, excellent. When something's choice in New Zealand, it's top quality, no complaints. It's approval served with a Kiwi accent and a casual thumbs up.
Togs
Swimsuit, swimming costume. What you wear to the beach. Ask for togs in New Zealand and you'll get pointed to the swimwear. Ask in Britain and you'll get confused looks.
Dag
A funny, dorky, lovably eccentric person. Calling someone a dag in New Zealand is a compliment, it means they're entertaining and endearing in their own weird way. Originally meant dried sheep dung, which somehow became positive.
Munted
Broken, destroyed, wrecked beyond repair. Whether it's your car after a fender-bender or your body after a rugby match, if it's munted, it's not coming back easily.
Hard out
Definitely, absolutely, 100%. When a Kiwi says "hard out," they're agreeing with full conviction. There's no ambiguity, they're in, they agree, it's confirmed.
Chilly bin
A cooler, an esky, a portable box for keeping your drinks cold. It's the Kiwi essential for any beach trip, barbecue, or outdoor gathering. If you forget the chilly bin, don't bother showing up.
Wop-wops
The middle of nowhere, remote rural areas, the absolute back of beyond. If you're in the wop-wops, you're off the grid and possibly off the map entirely.
Jandals
Flip-flops. Short for "Japanese sandals." Kiwis will die on this hill, they're not flip-flops, they're not thongs, they're jandals. Regional footwear vocabulary is serious business.
Pukana
A wide-eyed, fierce facial expression from Maori culture, used in haka and everyday Kiwi slang to describe someone pulling a bold or intense face. It's raw energy in expression form.