The New Zealand accent has been named the “world’s sexiest” after a global survey of more than a million people.
International travel website Big 7 Travel gave its 1.5 million users a month to vote for their favourite accents, revealing the list of the top 50 countries on Monday.
“The "Newzild" dialect is outrageously charming. The sexiest accent in the world? It's official,” the company wrote on its top place announcement.
The Kiwis were followed closely by South Africa, Ireland, Italy and Australia respectively, while Scotland hit the top spot for Britain – coming in at sixth place for its “rich sounds and harsh vowels”.
“Queen’s English” – described as “clear, clipped and completely posh” – fell just outside the top ten at number 12, while Liverpool’s “highly distinctive” Scouse accent was awarded a place of its own at number 32.
Newcastle’s Geordie accent was also honoured with a mention in 41st place, despite being “notoriously difficult to understand”, according to the travel site.
Welsh scraped into the rankings in 45th place, and was praised by Big 7 for its musicality and beauty.
“Soft and lyrical, it’s a beautiful language. But sexy? Apparently not,” reads the website’s Welsh accent description.
The Croatian accent came in last place: “The least popular Slavic accent, Croats just about made the Top 50.”
With over 7,000 accents worldwide, New Zealanders should feel suitably proud of their accolade.
Other countries will have to hope for better luck next year.
