NCEA Level 3 Te Reo Māori case studies
NCEA Level 3 Te Reo Māori · Put your knowledge to work in context.
NCEA Level 3 Te Reo Māori is the third-year tier of the New Zealand national secondary qualification in te reo Māori, listed by NZQA under its Level 3 standards page. It is designed for senior secondary learners who already have a working command of the language and are moving toward fluency, and it sits alongside Level 1 and Level 2 as a staged pathway, with New Zealand Scholarship available beyond Level 3. The NCEA Level 3 Te Reo Māori case studies are 5 cases and about 2,893 words.
1Listening: the kuia who has not said yes
An ākonga is preparing for the Level 3 listening assessment and has been given a three-minute recording of an interview with a kuia, 68, who has been asked to chair her marae trust. The recording is played twice, with a 30-second pause between plays.
493 words, about 2 min2Speaking: a two-minute mihi and a private grief
A Year 13 ākonga has been chosen to give the mihi whakatau for a visiting school: 42 students, three teachers and one kaumātua, who have travelled two and a half hours. The pōwhiri starts at 9.10 am and the student has a strict two-minute limit because the wharenui is booked for a hui at 9.30.
612 words, about 3 min3Reading: a poll, a concession and a slippery word
A 260-word opinion piece in a community newspaper argues about a council proposal to install bilingual signage at 14 intersections in a town of 8,000. The article reports that the council received 240 submissions and that an online poll found 68% opposed.
582 words, about 3 min4Writing: a noho request that must not demand
A Year 12 ākonga is drafting a 220–250-word formal letter to a marae committee asking to hold a noho for 28 students and four teachers on Friday 12 and Saturday 13 September. The school will provide catering and can pay $35 per student.
578 words, about 3 min5Listening: the rāhui, the bridge and the loose word
A 2-minute-40-second radio item reports a rāhui placed after a drowning near a river mouth. The reporter says the rāhui runs for seven days from Monday 3 March and covers the area from the river mouth to the second bridge.
628 words, about 3 min