Te Reo Māori

Te Reo Māori|New Zealand Curriculum

About Te Reo Māori

Te Reo Māori is the study of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Māori.

This page contains resources and tools to help support: 

  • internal and external assessment (exams)
  • teachers delivering this subject
  • learners taking this subject.

Read more about this subject on NCEA.education (external link)

Assessment dates 2024

External assessment

Standard TAPA 1 Kete Manarua
92094 18 November  
92095   30 October

Internal assessment

External moderation is facilitated through kāhui. During or following kāhui, kaitakawaenga prepare moderation reports and develop exemplars for internally assessed achievement standards.

Kāhui 1 Kāhui 2 Kāhui 3 Kāhui 4
20-21 July 21-22 September 19-20 October 9-10 November

Te Reo Māori standards

Level 1 standards

Te Reo Māori achievement standards

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Level 2 standards

Te Reo Māori achievement standards

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Level 3 standards

Te Reo Māori achievement standards

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NZ Scholarship standard

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Exemplars, reports, past exams and assessment schedules

Level 1

Past exams, exemplars, assessment schedules and reports

Level 1

Level 2

Past exams, exemplars, assessment schedule and reports

Level 2

Level 3

Past exams, exemplars, assessment schedule and reports

Level 3

New Zealand Scholarship

Past exams, exemplars and assessment schedule

NZ Scholarship

Cut scores

Past scores for exams for all levels

Get cut scores

Past digital assessments

Access digital exams

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Assessment specifications - Kete Manarua and TAPA

Level 1 - Kete Manarua

Assessment specifications, tasks, and schedules for Te Reo Māori

Go to Kete Manarua

Level 1 - Tūmahi Aromatawai Pātahi (TAPA)

Assessment specifications, resources and information about Tūmahi Aromatawai Pātahi

Go to the TAPA page

Assessment specifications - External examinations

Levels 2 and 3

Get the latest assessment specifications

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New Zealand Scholarship

Get the latest assessment specifications

NZ Scholarship

Assessor support material for internal assessment

Internal exemplars

See exemplars for internally assessed Te Reo Maori standards

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Te Reo Māori resources on Pūtake

Online learning modules available for this subject

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Clarifications

Updates on assessment and moderations

Find Te Reo Māori clarifications

Request clarification form

Teachers can request clarification of a standard with this form

Open request clarification form

Remote assessment matrix

Guidance for teachers if learning and assessment needs to be completed remotely

Download matrix [PDF, 231 KB]

Alternative evidence gathering templates

Templates for student results when direct assessment is not possible

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Tools

Level 1 assessment matrix

Use this Te Reo Māori matrix on NCEA.education with new standards in 2024

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Level 2 and 3 assessment matrix

Use this Te Reo Māori matrix for Level 2 and 3 standards

Open the matrix [DOC, 43 KB]

Career guidance

Career information and tools to help your students on careers.govt.nz

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