A pounamu toki unearthed from a building site in Tauranga's CBD may be more than 500 years old, archaeological investigations have found. The greenstone tool, also known as an adze, has been described ...

Gore pounamu carver Tabuvae Tamihana displays a Toki Poutangata - a symbol of chiefly authority and tribal leadership. Photo: Kavinda Herath / Stuff Prefer us on Google A pounamu carver’s desire to ...

Maudie Ruaka Reweti wearing Te Rauna in 1937. Te Ua Tamehana was the carver. It is not known who took the original photograph. Photo Supplied / Reweti whānau The pounamu toki (adze head) gleamed in ...

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 on a ...

Timoti Moran crafts custom greenstone pieces inspired by the stories his clients share with him. In partnership with 100% Pure New Zealand, we meet Moran to find out what pounamu means to him, why ...