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 ...

One of the rarest types of pounamu is being sold legally for the first time, marking a "momentous moment" for West Coast hapū Ngāti Māhaki. Tahutahi, the pounamu some refer to as "snowflake", is known ...

For the first time, Ngāti Māhaki (West Coast hapū) is selling one of the rarest types of pounamu to the public. Tahutahi pounamu is only found in the Cascade Plateau, South of Haast ...

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 ...

The large pounamu touchstone on top of the kāpehu (cultural compass) at the summit of Mauao was found vandalised on Friday. Celestial navigator Jack Thatcher said the damage had been done with a ...

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