Māori at Work

Scotty Morrison

sep. 2019 · Solgt af Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited

Om denne e-bog

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!

Om forfatteren

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.