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  • Published: 3 September 2019
  • ISBN: 9780143773351
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 272

Māori at Work




The must-have guide to using te reo Maori at work.

Ae, e tuwhera ana tenei whare
Yes, we are open

Mo te takaroa o tenei whakautu
Apologies for the delayed response

Me mau potae maro
Safety hats must be worn

Anei te rarangi take mo ta tatou hui
Here is the agenda for our meeting

Hika ma, i kino te huarahi i te ra nei!
Wow, the traffic was shocking this morning!

A simple, practical and engaging guide to using the Maori language in and around your workplace.

Maori at Work offers phrases and tips for greetings and welcoming people, emails and letters, speeches and social media, with specific chapters on the office, construction and roadworks, retail, hospitality, broadcasting and teaching.

This is the perfect book to start or expand your te reo journey - no matter your skill level!

  • Published: 3 September 2019
  • ISBN: 9780143773351
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 272

About the author

Scotty Morrison

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 Māori 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 Māori 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 Māori Made Easy (winner of the 2016 Nga Kupu Ora Māori Book Award – Te Reo Māori), Māori Made Easy 2, The Raupo Phrasebook of Modern Māori, Māori at Work and Māori 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 Māori, The Māori Language Commission, for his leadership and innovation as a teacher of te reo Māori.


Scotty lives in Auckland with Stacey and their three children, Hawaiki, Kurawaka and Maiana.

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