Resources for learners of te reo Māori

In our collections

Te Ata Hapara: A book and tape set specifically designed as a starter course for teachers, levels 1-3
Cultureflow: A multimedia set that includes workbook, CD, and CD-ROM, levels 1 & 2
Q’s course in Māori: Written by Quinton Hita for beginners, has pronunciation practice and works up to basic sentences
Pronounce Māori with confidence: For beginners who need pronunciation practice, comes with a CD
Reo Māori o Nāianei: Beginner's course with workbook and CD, featuring songs and exercises, vol.1 and 2
Te Whanake: Levels 1-4, with workbook, tape, or video components. Also available in an online version, see “online courses”.

A dictionary of the Māori language/ Herbert W. Williams: Māori-English dictionary
Te kete kupu: 300 essential words in Māori: Alphabetical list of Māori words, with each word used in a sentence, completely in Māori
Te Matatiki: contemporary Māori terms: Māori dictionary covering modern and technical words
A modern Māori picture dictionary: Groups words into themes and includes English translation
The Reed dictionary of modern Māori/ P. M. Ryan: Māori-English, English-Māori
Tirohia kimihia: a Māori learner dictionary: monolingual Māori dictionary with entries and definitions entirely in te reo

Collins Māori phrasebook and dictionary: Set phrases used in oratory, conversational phrases, and dictionary
He kohinga kīwaha: Sentence structures and phrases entirely in te reo, for more advanced learners
Ngā Pēpeha a ngā tīpuna = The sayings of the ancestors: Traditional Māori proverbs
The Reed book of Māori proverbs: Traditional Māori proverbs and translations grouped by subject with index
Say it in Māori: Māori phrase book: Conversational phrases and Māori-English, English-Māori vocabulary list

Te hunga akoako - For learners: Learning resources including interactive conversations from Kōrero Māori
Te Whanake language course: Workbooks and audiovisual material are also available from the library

Whanau: 4:35pm weekdays, TV One short episode family drama that uses te reo Māori phrases and vocabulary to encourage learning. Online study guide to accompany the series is in development.
Kōrero Mai: 7:00pm weekdays, Māori Television - Māori soap opera that also serves as a language learning tool where new vocabulary and sentence structures are introduced to the viewer and repeated.