Text to speech for English (New Zealand) scripts

Make an English notice, visitor explanation or course recording for people in New Zealand. Test the sentence containing the local name or practical instruction before choosing the voice. Keep Māori spellings and macrons in place. A local English collection is a place to compare readings, not a promise of translation into te reo Māori.

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Molly

Type or paste a short passage, choose a voice, then press Play. Listen before deciding whether to keep it. Anonymous playback has a 1,500-character limit per generation. Saving and downloading come after the account step.

Keep macrons in Māori words and names. Preview Taupō or another local name within the sentence your audience will hear.

Compare the available voices

This collection has 3 voices: 1 male and 2 female. Use a sentence from your actual task to compare them. A collection label is a starting point; it does not guarantee the pronunciation of every local name.

Filter by voice gender and quality. Quality labels are Standard, Premium and Emotional; show only options available in this collection. Choose a voice by its actual sample, rather than by the tier name alone.

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Molly

Female

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Mitchell

Male

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Aria

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Choose the right language page

For another audience, compare these regional collections and adapt the wording as well as the voice. The main English collection remains available through its existing page.

Keep local names recognisable and instructions usable

Start with the action. A visitor needs a meeting point; a learner needs the material for the task. Put that information into your first preview. A warm introduction can sound appealing while leaving a practical instruction difficult to follow.

Keep New Zealand spelling consistent with the organisation’s material, including colour and centre. Use the names printed on signs or forms. A spoken instruction should help someone find the real place or control, rather than introduce a different term for it.

Māori names and words need their normal spelling, macrons included. Test names such as Taupō or Whangārei in the complete phrase. If a reading needs correction, set it in the studio pronunciation dictionary, available on every plan. Do not assume an English collection automatically validates a full Māori-language passage.

Local words such as dairy or tramping may fit an audience that uses them, but a notice for visitors may need more explanation. Choose the register for the message rather than adding informal phrases everywhere. Write an ambiguous date or quantity in spoken words, and listen without looking at the itinerary to check that the recording carries all necessary information.

Useful local starting points

  • In a visitor arrival message, say the meeting place before describing the activity. Check Māori place names early, then listen to the route without the accompanying map.
  • In a club travel update, separate the departure arrangement from the destination. Keep temporary changes in their own passage so they do not enter the next trip’s message.
  • In a community venue notice, explain the affected session and changed entrance. Use the same room name as the sign at the building.
  • In a course preparation recording, tell learners which materials to have ready. Let the wording match the activity sheet before adding a worked example.

From script to audio

  1. Paste the passage you want to hear. Keep the sentence with the awkward name or abbreviation in your first test.
  2. Pick a voice from this collection. Use this voice returns that choice to the same script tool.
  3. Press Play and listen through. After the result, save and download the MP3 with a free account. Continue in the studio for document or URL import, pronunciation editing and downloads.

What the free account includes

The Free plan includes every voice and unlimited studio previews. A free account can download its output as MP3 within its credit allowance. The allowance is 2,500 credits, given once, not renewed monthly.

Free use is for personal projects and evaluation. Commercial rights require a paid plan. If you are making a client deliverable or an advertisement, check the plan terms before using the recording. Prices on these pages are in USD. A voice preview helps you choose; it does not settle the rights for the finished project.

Before you make your recording

Use the New Zealand English options above to hear your actual arrival notice or course passage. Listening before an account is subject to the tool limit. Saving the chosen recording happens after that listening step.

Continue from the result into a free account and download the MP3 in the studio within the credit allowance. Check the name and arrangement in a temporary notice before keeping it as the version your audience will receive.

Free includes the available voices, and studio previews are unlimited. Check the Māori place name in your English passage before using the generation allowance. Preview access does not certify another language version.

Look at the male and female counts for the New Zealand English collection. Compare the phrase you intend to keep. The catalogue filter is not a guarantee that every local name has your preferred reading.

Use a paid plan for commercial rights on a visitor campaign or client recording. Free is personal/evaluation use. Keep that distinction clear before delivering or reusing the finished file.

Use a spoken date and include the intended unit when a figure could be ambiguous. Check travel times separately from reference numbers. Fixed word readings are available through the studio dictionary on every plan.

The collection is for English. Prepare a separate script for another language and check the corresponding voice availability. A Māori place name in an English sentence still needs previewing, but it is not evidence that an English voice supports a complete Māori recording or translates your original text.

Keep the correct written form first and listen to the sentence. The macron carries information and helps readers recognise the word. If the sound needs changing, use a specific reading in the studio rather than stripping marks from the entire document. Check the revised phrase again in context.

Continue in Listen2It

Listen2It is an AI audio suite: voiceover, dubbing, music, and sound effects, with a multi-track editor. For an existing recording, explore dubbing; its supported languages are a separate list from these voices. You can also explore voice changing, voice cloning, pricing or all languages. Choose the tool for the material you already have: written script or recorded speech.

Hear your own script

Try the line with the Māori name or meeting instruction. Listen without the itinerary and check that the next action is clear. Return to the same tool with your script and selected voice retained.

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