NCEA Level 2 Te Reo Māori case studies
NCEA Level 2 Te Reo Māori · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Te Reo Māori at NCEA Level 2 is the study of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Māori, assessed through the standards NZQA lists for this subject. It suits secondary students who already have a foundation in te reo Māori and want formal recognition of their ability to understand and produce the language across all four modes. The NCEA Level 2 Te Reo Māori case studies are 5 cases and about 2,545 words.
1Listening: interpreting a kaumātua's 'not yet'
A Year 12 te reo Māori class listens twice to a 2-minute 40-second recording. A kaumātua from a local raranga rōpū says: 'I te tuatahi, kāore au i mōhio me pēhea taku tuku i te reo ki te hunga rangatahi.
505 words, about 3 min2Speaking: greeting the right group at a pōwhiri
A Year 12 student is chosen to give a 2-minute mihi whakatau at a pōwhiri. The visitors are 28 students and 4 teachers from a sister school.
497 words, about 2 min3Reading: judging a writer's stance on te reo and social media
A class reads a 220-word opinion piece in a school newsletter. The writer, a Year 13 student, argues: 'Kei te piki haere te whakamahinga o te reo Māori i runga i ngā pae pāpori.
511 words, about 3 min4Writing: a formal email request to a marae committee
A Year 12 class wants to hold a noho marae for two nights in Term 3. There are 14 students and 2 teachers, so 16 people in total.
503 words, about 3 min5Writing: revising a flat recount for a portfolio
A student writes a 150-word recount for their portfolio about a class visit to a local pā site. The draft begins: 'I te wā i tae atu mātou ki te pā, ka kite mātou i ngā rua.
529 words, about 3 min