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• Māori Made Easy

  for Everyday Learners of the Māori Language

  Morrison, Scotty

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  Scotty Morrison's excellent at home Te Reo resources are available as eBooks! Māori Made Easy is full of lessons you can follow along with on your own and you can also include Māori at Home or Māori at Work as well for quick references to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Māori Word a Day

  365 Words to Kickstart Your Reo

  Kelly, Hēmi

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  Learn a new Māori kupu every day with this book by Hēmi Kelly! A great way to ease into learning Te Reo. If you're looking for more of a challenge you could try the follow up book, A Māori Phrase a Day, and learn a new sentence, kiwaha or…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Everyday Māori

  View on spotify.com

  Following on from his books, Hēmi Kelly has put together a podcast in which he builds on that content, breaking down phrases into their structure. Check it out for a more in depth understanding of the language and also to hear all those…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Aroha

  Maori Wisdom for a Contented Life Lived in Harmony With Our Planet

  Elder, Hinemoa

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  This beautiful book by Dr Hinemoa Elder contains 52 whakatauki - māori proverbs - one for each week of the year. It is a lovely way to not only learn some more Māori phrases but also to learn a bit about how our proverbs and lessons from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lingogo

  View on christchurchcitylibraries.com

  Language thrives the more we use it, and this app is a great way to immerse yourself in Te Reo Māori! Listen to stories in Te Reo Māori and read along in Māori and English. Available on Apple and Android and free to use with your Library…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Once Upon a Taima. Mauao

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  Once Upon a Taima is one of the topics explored in Te Wānanga o Aotearoa's podcast bilingual "Taringa" where they retell traditional Māori narratives. In this episode learn the story how Mauao (also known as Mt Maunganui) got it's name.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Navigating the Stars

  Māori Creation Myths

  Ihimaera, Witi, 1944-

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  Speaking of traditional narratives, Witi Ihimaera takes use through many of the traditional creation narratives in this book. Learning more about Māori culture and narratives can help your understanding of the language as well. Enjoy this…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tōku Reo - Tōku Reo

  View on maori.nz

  A great resource for learning Te Reo Māori, Tōku Reo is a language learning show that airs on Māori Television and is also available to watch for free online. Through a short roleplay you can learn new vocabulary and sentence structures,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• There's a Tui in Our Teapot

  He Tūī Kei Rō Tīpāta

  McMillan, Dawn, 1943-

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  A great one to read with your tamariki, this is a hilarious story about a cheeky flock of birds turning up in Nana'a kitchen. It's in Te Reo and English and even features facts about each of the birds mentioned in the story.

• Loopy Tunes Preschool Music

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  These Christchurch based sisters make original, bilingual music for preschoolers. A delight to bop out to with your young ones!

• Māui - Sun Catcher

  Māui - Te Kaihao I Te Rā

  Tipene, Tim, 1972-

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  Check out this very cool modern retelling of the story of Māui and his brothers catching Te Ra - The Sun. Told in both English and Te Reo Māori.

• Ngā Atua

  Māori Gods

  Kahukiwa, Robyn, 1938-2025

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  And finally, have a look at this wonderful book by Robyn Kahukiwa. Suitable for children and adults, this is a great introduction to the deities of Aotearoa.