hataitai

1. the most misprounounced suburb name in the history of time, somehow mutated from ha-taitai to hai-taitai), to blazes with the spelling. an interested linguistic note about speech patterns.
1a. originally "whataitai", the name of a mythological taniwha.
1b. if you follow this link, it explains what a taniwha is.
2. residential area on the eastern side of Mount Victoria (hill). pleasantly uneventful place.
3. Suburb at the end of two tunnels, one for cars and people and the other for buses.