Stacey Morrison | |
Birth Name: | Stacey Daniels |
Birth Place: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
Nationality: | New Zealand |
Occupation: | Television host, radio host, actress, MC |
Years Active: | 1990–present |
Television: | What Now, It's in the Bag, Mai Time, Whānau Living |
Children: | 3 |
Stacey Morrison (née Daniels, born 1974) is a New Zealand television and radio host. Morrison speaks fluent Te Reo Māori and is active in promoting Māori language, culture and health.[1]
Morrison grew up in Christchurch, New Zealand and attended Aranui High School.[2]
In 1990, when Morrison was 18 years old, she landed her first role on the popular New Zealand children's show What Now. However she is better known as a host on the TV show Mai Time during the late 1990s.[3] In 2002, Morrison was nominated for her work on Mai Time in the Best Presenter category at the 2002 TV Guide New Zealand Television Awards.[4] She has also hosted radio shows on Mai FM, Flava and Classic Hits FM. In 2009, Morrison signed on to co-host a new version of the hit show It's in the Bag, with Pio Terei on Māori Television.[5]
Morrison is an advocate and educator of Māori language and has co-written several Māori language books for learners.[6] Morrison learnt Māori language as an adult.
In February 2020, Morrison was appointed cultural advisor for the Australian soap opera Home and Away after a Māori family joined the cast of the show.[7]
Morrison is the daughter of radio host James Daniels.[8] She married Te Karere presenter Scotty Morrison in Rotorua on 7 January 2006.[9] They have three children together.[10] [11]