Stolen pounamu ranks as the commodity second most traded for drugs, after cash, according to a West Coast hapū. Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Waewae Chair Francois Tumahai told RNZ that pounamu was used ...
Stolen pounamu ranks as the commodity second most traded for drugs, after cash, according to a West Coast hapū. Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Waewae Chair Francois Tumahai told RNZ that pounamu was used because ...
Customs returned 14 Poutini Ngāi Tahu (West Coast Ngāi Tahu) pounamu stones weighing close to 60kg on November 1, 2024. Stolen pounamu ranks as the commodity second most traded for drugs ...
Tahutahi taonga gifted to New Zealand’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes / Supplied For the first time, Ngāti Māhaki (West Coast hapū) is selling one of the rarest types of pounamu to the public.