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4/6/2025 04:16 AM  |  Perform an item from a Te Ao Haka discipline  |  https://ncea.education.govt.nz/arts/te-ao-haka/1/2

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Purpose

Students will perform an item from a Te Ao Haka discipline.

Achievement Criteria

Explanatory Note 1

This Achievement Standard is derived from the New Zealand Curriculum, Learning Media, Ministry of Education, 2007, and relates to the objectives of the Big Ideas at Level 6 of the Te Ao Haka Learning Matrix at Curriculum Levels 6, 7 and 8.

Explanatory Note 2

Perform an item from a Te Ao Haka discipline involves:

  • demonstrating one item from any one discipline from start to end.

Communicate an item from a Te Ao Haka discipline involves:

  • demonstrating consistent engagement for the duration of the performance
  • conveying the style of the discipline through the performance, inclusive of iwi, hapū, or rohe variation.

Express an item from a Te Ao Haka discipline involves:

  • executing a performance capable of engaging an audience
  • embodying the style of the discipline through the performance.

Explanatory Note 3

An item refers to a composition or performance which includes key features of Te Ao Haka in its movement, voice or lyrics. 

Explanatory Note 4

Discipline refers to a performance branch within Te Ao Haka.

Disciplines include:

  • mōteatea
  • waiata ā-ringa
  • poi
  • haka, haka wahine
  • whakaeke
  • whakawātea.

Explanatory Note 5

Consistent engagement is shown by maintaining energy levels, clarity of voice, synchronicity and flow of actions throughout the performance.

Conditions of Assessment

The evidence for this standard will be a student performance. This performance may be given with or without an audience.

Performances may be given as an individual or in a group.

Performances given for another purpose, for instance at a community or school event, or as part of a competition may be used as evidence for this standard.

Teachers should ensure the rigour of the outcome is appropriate for Level 6 of the New Zealand Curriculum.

Evidence may be presented through physical demonstration, or other formats, including: 

  • video recordings of the performance
  • performance in front of a kaiako or examiner
  • performances on digital platforms
  • format as agreed between student and teacher as reliable and assessable 
  • a combination of formats as appropriate. 

Useful Pages

[ External Link Featured NZQA ]
Tauaromahi | Exemplars of student work
Tauaromahi: Te Ao Haka | Te Ao Haka Exemplars
Tauaromahi | Exemplars of student work
Tauaromahi: Te Ao Haka | Te Ao Haka Exemplars

Unpacking the Standard

[ Video Resource ]

  • Title: TAH Achievement Standard 1.2
  • Description: Iho Pūmanawa speak about A.S 1.2 and how to unpack and incorporate teaching and learning
  • Video Duration: 5 minutes
  • Video URL: https://player.vimeo.com/video/697228877
  • Transcript:  English Māori 00:08 Tiria Waitai Achievement standard 1.2 is a performance based standard which involves akonga performing a Te Ao Haka item. Akonga will show the skills appropriate to styles

For this Standard, students will need to demonstrate their learning about the key skills of performance. The performance of a chosen discipline helps to assess students' engagement with the foundations and origins of Te Ao Haka.

Level 1

Students at Level 1 should be engaging with the foundations of Te Ao Haka, learning about the key performance skills, narratives, and styles of Te Ao Haka, and their development.

For this Standard, students will need to demonstrate their learning about the key skills of performance. The performance of a chosen discipline helps to assess students' engagement with the foundations and origins of Te Ao Haka.

Level 1

Students at Level 1 should be engaging with the foundations of Te Ao Haka, learning about the key performance skills, narratives, and styles of Te Ao Haka, and their development.

Assessment Activities

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