Te Reo Māori and Te Ao Māori are intrinsic parts of life and society in Aotearoa. As NZSL interpreters it is important to continually learn about our indigenous culture and language so that we are able to provide better quality access for the New Zealand Deaf community. 

Te Reo Māori and Māori knowledge are also becoming more prevalent within the work that we do and as people living in Aotearoa we are responsible for our own ongoing education where needed. 

Below is a list of resources to help with this journey. Whilst the list is not exhaustive, it contains a mixture of helpful books, courses, apps and websites to help beginners to the Māori language.If you know of other useful resources then email us at secretary@slianz.org.nz

Resources
Books

A Dictionary of Māori Words in New Zealand English https://www.fishpond.co.nz/Books/Dictionary-of-Maori-Words-New-Zealand-English-John-Macalister-Edited-by/9780195584950?utm_source=googleps&utm_medium=ps&utm_campaign=NZ&gclid=CjwKCAiAyc2BBhAaEiwA44-wW5dO3X34EiKaq7C4JrueUr4MkmDg9LxdBe8UsI6-bmdwldTWG-AGVxoCw3UQAvD_BwE
The Influence of Maori Vocabulary on New Zealand English https://www.grin.com/document/103109
Free Online Courses

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa https://www.twoa.ac.nz/nga-akoranga-our-programmes/study-from-home/nz-certificate-in-te-reo
Whitireia https://whitireia.ac.nz/study-programmes/te-reo-maori/te-hiringa-o-te-reo
Te Wānanga o Raukawa https://www.wananga.com/certificate,portfolio,,47,Certificate-in-Tikanga-and-M%C4%81ori-Language-for-the-Home-and-Community.htmlhttps://www.wananga.com/certificate,portfolio,,39,Certificate-in-M%C4%81ori-Protocol-and-Language-for-use-in-the-Home.html
Massey https://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/international/where-can-i-study/study-online/toromai/toromai_home.cfm
Tōku Reo http://www.tokureo.maori.nz/index.cfm/1,188,0,43,html/Series1.html
Te Kura https://www.tekura.school.nz/news/te-kura-offers-free-maori-language-courses/
Apps

Kōrerorero app:https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1426198696https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.korerorero 
Te Reo Māori learning apps list:https://subjectguides.ara.ac.nz/maorilanguage/apps
Other

100 Māori words every New Zealander should know https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/maori-language-week/100-maori-words 
Test your language https://testyourlanguage.com/maori-quiz
Māori Dictionary https://maoridictionary.co.nz/