Roderick Smith wrote: > Apparently the local pronunciation of 'Whakatane' causes amusement to non > kiwis. And even to the locals. It used to be Wok-a-tarny until the radio and television people decided to adopt proper Maori pronunciation for place names. Now it is Fuck-a-tarny. When one considers that tane (pronounced tarny) is Maori for man, it is even ruder.