Kuia Patricia Tauroa who has written one of the country's most referred to guides to te reo Māori.
Her Collin's Māori phrasebook and dictionary was first published in 1990 and has just been revised and reissued. Patricia Tauroa is a former language tutor at the Auckland College of Education, where she taught te reo to staff members. She says her phrasebook reflects the depth of tradition within te reo Māori and takes into account tribal nuance, vocabulary and pronunciation.
Maori phrasebook Patricia Tauroa Photo: Harper Collins
