Stacey Morrison

Stacey Morrison
Morrison in 2019
Born
Stacey Larissa Pirihira Daniels

1973 or 1974 (age 52–53)
Christchurch, New Zealand
OccupationsTelevision host, radio host, actress, MC
Years active1990–present
TelevisionWhat Now, It's in the Bag, Mai Time, Whānau Living
Spouse
Scotty Morrison
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(m. 2006)​
Children3

Stacey Larissa Pirihira Morrison (née Daniels; born 1973 or 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.

Biography

Morrison was born Stacey Larissa Pirihira Daniels in Christchurch in 1973 or 1974, the daughter of radio broadcaster James Daniels. She was educated at Aranui High School, where both she and her father served as members of the school's board of trustees.

When Daniels was 18 years old, she landed her first television role, on the popular New Zealand children's show What Now. She went on to be a host on the TV show Mai Time during the late 1990s. In 2002, Daniels was nominated for her work on Mai Time in the Best Presenter category at the 2002 TV Guide New Zealand Television Awards. She has also hosted radio shows on Mai FM, Flava and Classic Hits FM.

Daniels married Te Karere presenter Scotty Morrison in Rotorua on 7 January 2006. They have three children together.

In 2009, Stacey Morrison signed on to co-host a new version of the hit show It's in the Bag, with Pio Terei on Māori Television.

Morrison is an advocate and educator of Māori language and has co-written several Māori language books for learners. 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. Translated into te reo Māori by Morrison, the 2025 book Taku Ikura Tuatahi by Qiane Matata-Sipu was a finalist for the Wright Family Foundation Te Kura Pounamu Award.

Books

See also

References

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  12. 1 2 "Stacey Morrison". Penguin Books New Zealand. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  13. ↑ "Wairoa actor takes Māori culture to Home and Away". gisborneherald.co.nz. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  14. ↑ Mabey, Claire (10 June 2026). "All the finalists in the 2026 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults". The Spinoff. Retrieved 1 September 2026.