#1391 Mount Maunganui To Hot Water Beach: Farmers Market, Plants, Planes And Hot Springs

[skippyXG]

I just love tdes. It started out as a simple English instruction channel, but it has since turned into something quite unique on youtube. Especially this NZ Summer Tour series is so well made that anyone would think that you guys are professional TV producers or something :)

[ziosmithy]

Is the correct pronunciation of "Whangamata" the way you say it at 3.02? Have always wondered how to pronounce this place name correctly.

[thedailyenglishshow]

@ziosmithy As far as I know, yes ... but I could be wrong. I think the name comes from whanga (bay) and matā (obsidian).

[thedailyenglishshow]

@ziosmithy By the way, I found a useful map which you can click on to hear different place names pronounced - but unfortunately Whangamata isn't on the map. (I put the link in the box above because you can't put links in comments).

[ziosmithy]

@thedailyenglishshow Thanks - now I have learnt two new things as didn't have a clue what Obsidian was!

[alliteratingknightly]

That is a truly, truly magnificent hat.