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  • Published: 26 March 2024
  • ISBN: 9781776950751
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $24.00

Māori Made Easy Pocket Guide




Everything you need to speak te reo Māori with confidence.

This pocket-sized book is your guide to using te reo Māori in everyday situations, from introductions to conversations, online and in person. Carry the essentials with you, and develop confidence in:

* Basic pronunciation
* Greetings
* Dates and times
* Meetings
* Pepeha
* Protocol
* Whakataukī
* Karakia
* Iwi names
* and much more!

From Scotty Morrison, the bestselling author of the Māori Made Easy series.

  • Published: 26 March 2024
  • ISBN: 9781776950751
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $24.00

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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