The two teams will break out the te reo version of their uniforms in tonight's opening double-header at Wellington's Westpac Stadium, and retain them for the second and third matches at Auckland on Friday and Hamilton on Sunday.
The Black Caps previously wore Aotearoa shirts during the 2015 one-day international series in Zimbabwe in recognition of Maori Language Week but this will be the first time the White Ferns have donned the strip.
New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White said while the change in name for the series was a one-off activity created specifically to support New Zealand's national day - it was also part of his organisation's overall push to better connect with Maori.
''NZC wants to extend cricket's reach and make it more welcoming to communities not always closely aligned with the game,'' he said.
''It's something we haven't done particularly well in the past. We were too one-dimensional in our approach and especially in regard to addressing under-representation in certain communities.
But we have to start somewhere.
As part of this focus, NZC last year launched a range of modified playing programmes designed to better suit the needs of participants in a time-poor world, particularly in terms of duration, access and cost.
Another step has been the creation of an annual New Zealand Maori secondary schoolboys team, which will play its inaugural match against a Governor General's XI in Wellington on March 7.
''Cricket is a wonderful game that anyone can play, irrespective of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.''
''We just need to make sure everyone feels it's accessible and welcoming - which is part of the reason for reaching out this week.''
