Te Waharoa Ararau and e-asTTle Alignment Tables for Te Marautanga o Aotearoa 2025

This resource provides guidance and alignment tables that are used outside of Te Waharoa Ararau and e-asTTle to help inform aromatawai for reporting.

There are two alignment tables that can be used by kura to understand how mokopuna are progressing and achieving in relation to the new wāhanga ako of the redesigned Te Marautanga o Aotearoa for:

Te Reo Rangatira (Tau 0-6)
Pāngarau (Tau 0-8)

The tables serve as an interim measure, to support aromatawai decisions while the new Aromatawai and Assessment tool is being developed and existing tools are being aligned to the new curriculum.

Te Waharoa Ararau
e-asTTle

Taumata TMoA Levels (old)		Ngā Tau: TMoA (new)	Taumata: Ngā Kete Kōrero	He Manu Tuhituhi	Ngā Tau: TMoA (new)	Ngā Kaupae o Poutama Tau
Taumata TMoA Levels (old)		Te Reo Rangatira	Pānui	Tuhituhi	Pāngarau	Pāngarau
Level 1	Tūārere 1	0-6 months	KHa	Ka Oho	0-6 months	Kaupae 1-2
		Tau 1	KHa.KHe KHe	Ka Oho	Tau 1	Kaupae 2-3
		18 months	KHe.KHi KHi	Ka Oho Ka Oho transitioning to Ka Whai Huruhuru Ka Whai Huruhuru	Tau 1	Kaupae 2-3
		Tau 2	KHi.KKa KKa KKa.KKe	Ka Whai Huruhuru	Tau 2	Kaupae 4
Level 2		Tau 3	KKe KKe.KKi KKi	Ka Whai Huruhuru Ka Whai Huruhuru transitioning to Ka Marewa	Tau 3	Kaupae 5
Level 2	Tūārere 2	Tau 4	KKi.KPa KPa	Ka Marewa	Tau 4	Kaupae 5
Level 3		Tau 5	KPa.KPe KPe	Ka Marewa	Tau 5	Kaupae 6
Level 3		Tau 6	KPe.KPi KPi	Ka Marewa transitioning to Ka Rere	Tau 6	Kaupae 6
Level 4	Tūārere 3	Tau 7	KPi.KPo KPo	Ka Rere	Tau 7	Kaupae 7
Level 4	Tūārere 3	Tau 8	KPo.Muka Muka	Ka Rere	Tau 8	Kaupae 7-8

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Levels (taumata) are now organised by tūārere (phase) and tau (year) for:

Ngā Kete Kōrero – a Levelling Framework that organises texts designed to support mokopuna learning to read in Māori into increasing levels of difficulty.

He Manu Tuhituhi – a Levelling Framework that organises texts designed to support mokopuna learning to write.

Ngā Kaupae o te Poutama Tau – developmental stages or levels used to track and support mokopuna progress in Pāngarau for number knowledge, strategies and mathematical language.

Pānui

Taumata TMoA Levels (old)		Ngā Tau: TMoA (new)	Taumata: Ngā Kete Kōrero
Taumata TMoA Levels (old)		Te Reo Rangatira	Pānui
Level 1	Tūārere 1	0-6 months	KHa
		Tau 1	KHa.KHe KHe
		18 months	KHe.KHi KHi
		Tau 2	KHi.KKa KKa KKa.KKe
Level 2		Tau 3	KKe KKe.KKi KKi
Level 2	Tūārere 2	Tau 4	KKi.KPa KPa
Level 3		Tau 5	KPa.KPe KPe
Level 3		Tau 6	KPe.KPi KPi
Level 4	Tūārere 3	Tau 7	KPi.KPo KPo
Level 4	Tūārere 3	Tau 8	KPo.Muka Muka

Example:

Kaiako may want to conduct a Pānui Haere check to assess mokopuna reading alignment with their Tūārere (Phase) and Tau (Year) in the redesigned Te Marautanga o Aotearoa. For example, if the mokopuna is Tau 2, their reading level will range or show the mokopuna transitioning between Kete Harakeke (i) – Kete Kiekie (a) or at Kete Kiekie (a) or transitioning between Kete Kiekie (a) and (e).

Note: If the Tau (Year) for the mokopuna does not align with the Ngā Kete Kōrero progression range, this may indicate that the mokopuna requires additional support to develop their pānui skills.

Tuhituhi

Taumata TMoA Levels (old)		Ngā Tau: TMoA (new)	He Manu Tuhituhi
Taumata TMoA Levels (old)		Te Reo Rangatira	Tuhituhi
Level 1	Tūārere 1	0-6 marama	Ka Oho
		Tau 1	Ka Oho
		18 marama	Ka Oho Ka Oho transitioning to Ka Whai Huruhuru Ka Whai Huruhuru
		Tau 2	Ka Whai Huruhuru
Level 2		Tau 3	Ka Whai Huruhuru Ka Whai Huruhuru transitioning to Ka Marewa
Level 2	Tūārere 2	Tau 4	Ka Marewa
Level 3		Tau 5	Ka Marewa
Level 3		Tau 6	Ka Marewa transitioning to Ka Rere

Example:

Kaiako may choose to use a writing sample from the mokopuna and compare it to their Tūārere (Phase) and Tau (Year) in Te Marautanga o Aotearoa. For example, for a mokopuna in Tau 3 their writing progression will typically range between Ka Whai Huruhuru and Ka Mārewa.

Next, kaiako should refer to He Manu Tuhituhi resource package to understand the tuhituhi skills the mokopuna is developing within the He Manu Tuhituhi progressions.

Note: He Manu Tuhituhi identifies the key learning that writers need to assist them in becoming a writer. It is based on a developmental approach, which is not restricted by the need to be at a certain point by a certain time but reach milestones with confidence and clarity about where the mokopuna have come from and where to next.

If a writer is late to immersion they may not be a Ka Oho writer, as they will have mastered some of the skills and strategies of an emergent writer but will need support in acquiring the specifics in writing in te reo.

Pāngarau

Taumata TMoA Levels (old)		Ngā Tau: TMoA (new)	Ngā Kaupae o Poutama Tau
Taumata TMoA Levels (old)		Pāngarau	Pāngarau
Level 1	Tūārere 1	0-6 marama	Kaupae 1-2
		Tau 1	Kaupae 2-3
		Tau 2	Kaupae 4
Level 2		Tau 3	Kaupae 5
Level 2	Tūārere 2	Tau 4	Kaupae 5
Level 3		Tau 5	Kaupae 6
Level 3		Tau 6	Kaupae 6
Level 4	Tūārere 3	Tau 7	Kaupae 7
Level 4	Tūārere 3	Tau 8	Kaupae 7-8

Example:

Kaiako may want to use pāngarau tests to check that the mokopuna is progressing as expected. They can then align the pāngarau evidence or scores with the mokopuna Tūārere (Phase) and Tau (Year) in the redesigned Te Marautanga o Aotearoa. For example, if the mokopuna is Tau 4, their pāngarau progression should be at Kaupae 4 or higher.

Note: If the Tau (Year) for the mokopuna does not align with the expected pāngarau progression range, this may indicate that they need additional support to develop their pāngarau skills.

Pānui

Scale Score Range		e-asTTle sub-levels¹	Tūārere 1	Tūārere 2
Min	Max	e-asTTle sub-levels¹	Tau 3	Tau 4	Tau 5	Tau 6
1529	1558	3P
1503	1528	3B
1461	1502	2A
1420	1460	2P
1352	1419	2B
–	1351	<2B

Tuhituhi

Scale Score Range		e-asTTle sub-levels¹	Tūārere 1	Tūārere 2
Min	Max	e-asTTle sub-levels¹	Tau 3	Tau 4	Tau 5	Tau 6
1600	1651	3P
1551	1599	3B
1503	1550	2A
1450	1502	2P
1392	1449	2B
–	1391	<2B

Pāngarau

Scale Score Range		e-asTTle sub-levels¹	Tūārere 1	Tūārere 2			Tūārere 3
Min	Max	e-asTTle sub-levels¹	Tau 3	Tau 4	Tau 5	Tau 6	Tau 7	Tau 8
1832	1852	4A
1764	1831	4P
1709	1763	4B
1649	1708	3A
1574	1648	3P
1509	1573	3B
1484	1508	2A
1438	1483	2P
1354	1437	2B
–	1353	<2B

^1.e-asTTle sub-levels as they currently appear in e-asTTle reports. The numbers represent mapping to the 2010 TMoA levels. The letters represent B = Basic, P = Proficient, and A = Advanced.

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These tables show alignment across the existing e-asTTle sub-levels and scale score range and the new tūārere (phases) and tau (years) for Te Marautanga o Aotearoa.

Information will need to be extracted from the e-asTTle application in current e-asTTle reports once mokopuna have sat a test. Kaiako will need either the ‘overall level’ or ‘overall score’ result. This information can easily be found in either a tabular report or an Individual Learning Pathway (IDP) report.

Further Support

For additional clarification, teachers may:

access Ministry of Education’s e-asTTle support materials
To login to e-asTTle, click here: e-asTTle - Welcome (education.govt.nz)
To contact the Education Service Desk, call 0800 422 599 or email [email protected]
consult your Regional Office.

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There are two alignment tables that can be used by kura to understand how mokopuna are progressing and achieving in relation to the new wāhanga ako of the redesigned Te Marautanga o Aotearoa for:

Te Reo Rangatira (Tau 0-6)
Pāngarau (Tau 0-8)

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