Gathered from the cold blue waters of awa up and down the west coast of the South Island, pounamu begins as a raw, hidden piece of stone. Once carved and cut into an intricate design, it can take ...

One of the traditions associated with pounamu stones is that they should ... although the belief in New Zealand is that it is actually the stone that chooses the recipient, and not the other ...

Pointing to a bush-clad hill out front, Te Rua explains it's where tribal elders planted a pounamu kōhatu (stone) more than decade ago when the marae opened in 2014. "It was like the planting of ...

Pounamu was handed back by Customs to Poutini ... possession to the iwi and receive a finders’ fee of 50% of what the stone is worth. “I’m getting really grumpy because over the years ...

A sacred Maori pounamu stone now welcomes visitors to Dart River Jet Safaris’ Glenorchy Visitor Centre, the starting point for New Zealand’s most sensational journey. The large stone was ...

Ngāti Māhaki hapū is selling rare Tahutahi pounamu to the public for the first time. Known for its vibrant green color with white flecks, Tahutahi pounamu is highly sought after. Tahutahi ...

Members of Mayor Bob Parker's delegation and the city officials of Wuhan (Mr Chengfa Ruan, Mayor of Wuhan, is on right of Mayor Parker with the large stone of Pounamu mounted on a block of totara ...