http://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/1...ealand-doctors:
"... the use of slang, possibly incomprehensible to doctors coming to practise in New Zealand, has meant a list of colloquialisms is regularly included in Cole's Medical Practice in New Zealand.
Editor of the guide, published by the Medical Council of New Zealand, is Wellington GP Dr Ian St George, who said the section headed "Take our word for it: NZ slang expressions" was first included in the guide in 2008.
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