Kāri Māori playing cards balancing on a natural hue māori gourd, set against lush ferns in a moody, dark setting.
Close-up of hands holding intricately designed playing cards featuring black, red and white Māori designs, emphasising their cultural uniqueness and authenticity.
Hand revealing a Jack of diamonds playing card with a unique Māori-inspired design from a deck featuring Māori illustrations, with more cards scattered in the background
Kāri Māori | Deck of Playing Cards
Kāri Māori | Deck of Playing Cards
Kāri Māori | Deck of Playing Cards
Kāri Māori | Deck of Playing Cards
Kāri Māori | Deck of Playing Cards
Kāri Māori | Deck of Playing Cards
Kāri Māori | Deck of Playing Cards
Kāri Māori | Deck of Playing Cards
Kāri Māori | Deck of Playing Cards
Kāri Māori | Deck of Playing Cards
Kāri Māori | Deck of Playing Cards

Maimoa Creative

Kāri Māori | Deck of Playing Cards

$30.00

Kāri Māori is a premium deck of thoughtfully designed playing cards that celebrates the Māori language and culture, featuring stunning art by Jordyn Daniels. This pack is a collaboration project by Konei and Maimoa Creative released during Matariki 2021. Each card features unique interpretations of picture cards in a Māori context, including Ariki (as Kings), Rangatira (as Jacks), and Māreikura (as Queens), as well as stylised suit icons and Pīwakawaka as the Joker cards. Enjoy this treasured taonga for whānau that encourages play, laughter, unity, and learning.

Now selling: Edition Two
Designed in Aotearoa 🌿
Made in China

Includes:

  • 54 playing cards (card size 63x88mm)
  • Gold foil embossed packaging
  • 1 info card

Inside the pack there is a QR code which will take you to behind the scenes videos of the talented artist Jordyn Daniels explaining her work that honours traditional Māori art.


Project details:

ARTIST: Jordy Elise
DESIGN: Maimoa Creative
ECOMMERCE: Konei

For a list of card banter in te reo Māori, visit our blog post that provides a list of handy phrases and words to use while playing your favourite card game!

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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Barbara

Bought cards as a present and am very pleased with it.

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Christine
Beautiful Design and Excellent Service!

Absolutely love my Kāri Māori playing cards. Delivery was fast and easy, and the cards are just stunning beautifully crafted. Such a special set of cards, and a joy to use. Thank you so much.

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Kari Māori

Really good quality and love the designs.
A bit expensive though

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Arapeta Chase

I fell in love with the design of the kāri and they are a hot commodity in the office!

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Campbell
More than just kāri ataahua

Love the kāri, so beautiful. Even better was the file up email with Kupu and phrases for losing cards in te reo. Ngā mihi nui!

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