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    What to do
    19 January 2026
    • All 2.2 student activities updated for clarification and to align with 2.2 Standard revisions.
    • All 2.2 Assessment Schedules updated for clarification and to align with 2.2 Standard revisions.
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    Achievement Standard
    19 January 2026
    • Achievement Standard change to title from 'respond to a local kaupapa' to 'convey a local kaupapa'
    • Achievement Standard updated Explanatory Note 2:
      • The achievement criteria has been revised for clarity and consistency in 
        the use of verbs.
      • Inclusion of hapū, iwi, or rohe variation in the Merit and Excellence 
        criteria.  
    • Conditions of Assessment updated for clarification and to align with 2.2 Standard revisions.
    • Unpacking updated for clarification and to align with 2.2 Standard revisions.
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    Explanatory Note 1
    01 April 2025
    • EN1 wording aligned with current version of the Standard.
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    Unpacking the Standard
    25 March 2025
    • NZQA Student Exemplars link added and previous exemplar document removed.
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    Status
    10 January 2023

    Status updated for 91981 to 'Registered'. 

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    Explanatory Note 1
    10 January 2023

    Explanatory note 1 added to outline links between the Achievement Standard, The New Zealand Curriculum, and the Big Ideas at Level 7 of the Learning Matrix for Te Ao Haka at Curriculum Levels 6, 7 and 8.

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    Explanatory Note 3
    10 January 2023

    Definition modified for 'item' to indicate items need to include key features of Te Ao Haka.

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    Conditions of Assessment
    10 January 2023

    Conditions updated for 91981: 

    • further emphasis placed on the ability for ākonga to present evidence through formats other than physical demonstration
    • 'format as agreed between teacher and student as reliable and assessable' and 'a combination of formats as appropriate' added to range of possible assessment formats.