Fabric drawstring bag labelled 'Pakiaka' surrounded by scattered wooden Māori letter tiles on a deep brown background.
Flat lay of Pakiaka game with its box, instruction booklet, and tiles scattered on a light green background.
Hands assembling wooden letter tiles from the Pakiaka game on a table, accompanied by snacks and tea, with a drawstring bag on the side.
Hand with pounamu green nails arranging wooden Pakiaka game letter tiles next to a drawstring bag
Hand pulling a wooden tiki letter tile from a Pakiaka game drawstring cotton bag
Hand assembling wooden letter tiles into a crossword from the Pakiaka game, accompanied by snacks and tea, with a drawstring bag on the side.
Pakiaka game set featuring a box, drawstring bag, instruction guide, and scattered letter tiles on a brown background.
Hand assembling wooden letter tiles into the word 'Pakiaka', accompanied by a herb tea and pistachios, surrounded by more tiles.
Manicured hand holding up a burnt orange cotton drawstring bag with the logo 'Pakiaka' on it with a earthy pastel green background
Flat lay of Pakiaka game with its box, instruction booklet, and tiles scattered on a brown background.

Maimoa Creative

Pakiaka | Te Reo Māori Word Game

$60.00

Pakiaka is a fun and educational word game in te reo Māori which encourages players to challenge and improve their Māori vocab knowledge. Pakiaka is a game of speed - the aim is to finish your crossword grid first, but accuracy is just as important to ensure you get as many points as possible. There are extra challenges available, as well as play variations, to give players options depending on what type of game is desired. Pakiaka is a great whānau game where adults and tamariki can play together.

View the rules [English Version] here.
View the rules [Māori Version] here.

Features & Benefits

  • Suitable for Ages: 6+ Years
  • Players: 1-8
  • Playing Time: 10-30 minutes
  • Educational Focus: Writing, Vocabulary, Reading

Includes

  • 1x Cotton Drawstring Bag
  • 120x Wooden Letter Tiles
  • 1x Game Guide (in English and Te Reo Māori)
  • 1x Game Box to contain all elements

Designed in Aotearoa. Made in China.

WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.

NZD postage is $7.00+ NZD nationwide (extra for rural), using tracked courier. P.O. Box addresses are not accepted. 

AUS postage starts at $15.00 NZD+

All parcels are sent requiring a signature upon delivery. You can, however, change the delivery to non-signature at your own risk. To do so, please follow the tracking link in your dispatch confirmation email to change your delivery preferences.

We aim to dispatch all orders within 2 working days (excluding custom prints). Once dispatched, please allow 1-3 (NZ) or 4-14 (AUS) working days for your purchase to arrive. 

Note: Digital Downloads DO NOT REQUIRE SHIPPING as they are instant downloads.

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Customer Reviews

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Ellen Walters
Ka mau te wehi!

Such a great purchase - great quality and so accessible for all levels of reo knowledge, while also helping to improve. Pakiaka also made it to the suitcase to come visit family at Christmas!

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Dr Jenny Te Paa Daniel
Taonga tuturu!

Authentic gifts for any and all Aotearoa New Zealand families - educationally stimulating, culturally reinforcing and absolutely good fun for all ages within the whanau. Nga mihi nunui ki a Maimoa!!

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Mary-Anne Stone
Rawe!

Ngā kupu katoa! Speed scrabble but in te reo. It’s a vibe!

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Jessica H

Awesome game

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Mel Millington
Pakiaka - great for all levels of reo speaker

I love love love this game. I’ve now bought six of them - one for me and five gifts.

It’s so much fun to play, kinda of like the bananagrams of te reo. Multiple variations of the game - we like to play a version where you are allowed to check a word, which is great as it increases our pattern recognition of te reo kupu structure AND helps us learn kupu hou.

I reckon the tiles would make an awesome message board too so I might buy another set for that!

Great quality tiles, and we love the wee bag to store them in!

Kia ora Mel, thanks so much for your review! So glad you love playing the kēmu ☺️ If you haven't already seen, we have a tutorial on our blog for a DIY letter board display set so you can showcase the tiles when they aren't in use:
https://maimoa.nz/blogs/news/maori-letter-tile-display-boards-diy-tutorial
Noho ora mai, Aroha

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