The complete and accessible guide to learning the Māori language, no matter your knowledge level. Fun, user-friendly and relevant to modern readers, Scotty Morrison’s Māori Made Easy is the one-stop resource for anyone wanting to learn the basics of the Māori language. While dictionaries list words and their definitions, and other language guides offer common phrases, Māori Made Easy connects the dots, allowing the reader to take control of their learning in an empowering way. By committing just 30 minutes a day for 30 weeks, learners will adopt the language easily and as best suits their busy lives. Written by popular TV personality and te reo Māori advocate Scotty Morrison, author of The Raupo Phrasebook of Modern Māori, this book proves that learning the language can be fun, effective i and easy! ‘This is not just a useful book, it’s an essential one.’ i Paul Little, North & South
Author Biography
Scotty Morrison (Ngati Whakaue) is the well-known presenter of Maori current affairs programmes Te Karere and Marae Investigates. He holds a Diploma of Teaching, Bachelor of Education and Masters degree (Education) from Waikato University, and is currently working towards his PhD at Massey University. Scotty has been an Adjunct Professor and the Director of Māori Student and Community Engagement at Auckland’s Unitec Institute of Technology, where he continues to promote te reo Māori through awareness, administration and specialised courses. He is also the author of the bestselling The Raupo Phrasebook of Modern Māori.
Born and raised in Rotorua, he now lives in Auckland with his wife Stacey Morrison and their children, Hawaiki, Kurawaka and Maiana.
Author Biography
Professor Scotty Morrison (Ngati Whakaue) is the well-known presenter of current affairs programmes Te Karere and Marae. He holds a Master’s degree (Education), is working towards his PhD, and has been an Adjunct Professor and the Director of Maori Student and Community Engagement at Auckland’s Unitec Institute of Technology. In 2017, he was appointed to a new role at Massey University’s Te Putahi-a-Toi (School of Maori Art, Knowledge and Education), working alongside his wife Stacey in a strategic, advocacy and lecturing capacity.
Scotty is the author of the bestselling language guides Maori Made Easy (winner of the 2016 Nga Kupu Ora Maori Book Award – Te Reo Maori), Maori Made Easy 2, The Raupo Phrasebook of Modern Maori, Maori at Work and Maori at Home, which was co-authored with Stacey.
In 2019, Scotty was awarded the inaugural Te Tohu Korurenga Hau Culture Change award by Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori, The Maori Language Commission, for his leadership and innovation as a teacher of te reo Maori.
Scotty lives in Auckland with Stacey and their three children, Hawaiki, Kurawaka and Maiana.
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Member"For anyone who wants to learn te reo Māori, this book is a great start"
"Has wonderful concise, yet in-depth learning of basic vocab and sentence structures, really fun and satisfying to work through."
"Perfect purchase."
"He rawe hoki tēnei pukapuka mõ te katoa e ngana ana ki te ako I te reo M-ori. Mauriora ki a Scotty Morrison m- mõ tēnei taonga!!"
"Great easy to read"