NZ Scholarship Te Reo Rangatira case studies
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This page supports candidates preparing for the New Zealand Scholarship award in Te Reo Rangatira, a subject listed among NZQA Scholarship subjects. The official NZQA subject page could not be retrieved when this page was compiled: the URL returned a "Sorry, we can't find that page" error, so the page you are reading is a preparation hub rather than a source of confirmed administrative detail. The NZ Scholarship Te Reo Rangatira case studies are 5 cases and about 2,968 words.
1Mihi at a pōwhiri: dialect, audience, and the dual
You are a Year 13 student at a Māori-medium kura in Whakatāne, on Ngāti Awa land. Your kura is hosting 22 students and four kaiako from a Māori-medium school in Kaitaia; most of the visitors are Te Aupōuri or Ngāpuhi.
643 words, about 3 min2Naming 'algorithm' in a kura coding app
A Māori-medium kura with 300 students in Years 7–13 is building a bilingual coding app. The interface must use a Māori term for 'algorithm' on a button that allows a maximum of 12 characters.
593 words, about 3 min3Translating a charter metaphor: 'shoulders' and the ancestors
A bilingual school charter is being revised. The English sentence reads: 'We stand on the shoulders of those who came before us.' The draft Māori translation is: 'Ka tū mātou i runga i ngā pakihiwi o te hunga i mua i a mātou.' The charter will be read by Ministry of Education officials, whānau, and students.
586 words, about 3 min4Immersion policy in a kura with mixed home language backgrounds
A Māori-medium kura in a provincial town has 120 students in Years 1–8. About 70% come from homes where little or no Māori is spoken; 30% have at least one parent who is fluent.
560 words, about 3 min5Kapa haka: changing a borrowed waiata and coaching pronunciation
A kapa haka group based in Gisborne identifies as Ngāti Porou. It has 40 members; 25 are not Ngāti Porou and learned most of their Māori at secondary school.
586 words, about 3 min