For the first time, West Coast hapū Ngāti Māhaki is selling one of the rarest types of pounamu to the public. Tahutahi pounamu is only found in the Cascade Plateau, South of Haast, and has never been ...

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 ...

Customs has today returned close to 60 kilograms of pounamu seized at the border to its rightful guardians, Poutini Ngāi Tahu (West Coast hapū), in a special ceremony held at Arahura Marae in Hokitika ...

Tour guide and katiaki pounamu, Te Rua Mason from Te Rua & Sons Pounamu Trails. Photo / Jacqui Gibson We meet at Arahura Marae, a five-minute drive north of Hokitika, just after nine. The morning is ...

A large slab of pounamu, or greenstone, has been handed in to police after being found in bush in a small town in the Bay of Plenty. Waikato Police say a member of the public brought the valuable ...

Hundreds of pieces of stolen pounamu from a remote West Coast river will be returned to the local hapū in what Te Rūnanga o Makaawhio describes as a small win against the greenstone black market.

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, and has never ...