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 2025

External assessment

Standard TAPA Kete Manarua (Rā aukati)
92094 17 o Noema  
92095   29 o Oketopa

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
TBA TBA TBA TBA

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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

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Past digital assessments

Access digital exams

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Assessment specifications

Level 1 - Kete Manarua

Assessment specifications, tasks, and schedules for Te Reo Māori

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Level 1 - Tūmahi Aromatawai Pātahi (TAPA)

Assessment specifications, resources and information about Tūmahi Aromatawai Pātahi

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Level 2 and 3 external examinations

Get the latest assessment specifications for Level 2 and 3 exams

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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 Māori 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

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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Level 1 Subject Learning Outcomes

View the Level 1 Te Reo Māori Subject Learning Outcomes for assessment on NCEA.education

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