MC | Stacey Morrison

Championing Te reo Māori as a source of unifying strength for all New Zealanders has been a passion Stacey Morrison has shared across media, books and education, as an author, a member of Te Pūtahi-a-Toi at Massey University, and through a community approach to engagement and language planning. Although Stacey only started learning te reo Māori as an adult, she is now a licensed translator and interpreter of te reo Māori, graduate of Te Panekiretanga o te reo, and winner of Te taura whiri’s Champion award in 2016, the WIFT (Women in Film & Television) award for Te reo Māori Champion in 2020 as well as a BLAKE leader award in 2024.

Co-author of Kia kaha; Māori at home and Māori made fun with her husband Scotty, she also authored My first words in Māori and My first words about Tikanga Māori and her translation work includes the new children’s book ‘Te Whaea o te motu’ about Dame Whina Cooper.

As broadcaster of over 30 years, Stacey has worked as a researcher, writer, reo consultant, director, producer and presenter in shows across the spectrum of entertainment, documentary, comedy, Māori language programmes and national live broadcasts for Matariki.