In article , JohnM says...
Damn those names... I met Wanganui. Thank you Neil. I had better sort
out my Whakanakas from my Whakatanes and my Whangareis from Wanganuis.
Incidentally, whatever possessed those missionaries to transcribe the
Maori F-sound to Wh ?

It was one sick whacking joke. I knew it. All this time I've been saying
****ertarney trying to get it right and they've been laughing at me.
Bosterds.

They probably switch the road signs around to confuse travellers. I'm
sure I've passed through the same jigsaw of vowels a dozen times in
different places.

Te Peta