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Kōrero: Pounamu – jade or greenstone

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Pounamu

Types of pounamu

New Zealand’s pounamu deposits

Ngā takotoranga o te pounamu ki Te Wai Pounamu

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Te takenga o te pounamu

Arahura River

Te awa o Arahura

Varieties of pounamu

Varieties of pounamu

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Ngāi Tahu me te pounamu

Adze

Touchstone, Te Papa

Toka pounamu ki Te Papa Tongarewa

Hei tiki

Greymouth

Letter from Poutini chiefs

Reta nā ngā rangatira o Poutini

Guardianship of pounamu

Kaitiakitanga o te pounamu

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Ngā taputapu me ngā taonga whakarākai

Kuru – ear pendant

Kuru – he whakakai (1 o 3)

Kapeu – ear pendant

Kapeu – he whakakai (2 o 3)

Koropepe pendant

Koropepe – he momo hei (3 o 3)

Pekapeka – necklace

Pekapeka - he mau kakī (1 o 3)

Hei matau – necklace

Matau – he mau kakī (2 o 3)

Pōria kākā – bird tethering ring

Pōria kākā (3 o 3)

Te hei tiki o Taiaroa

Te hei tiki a Taiaroa

Mai i te whārangi 5 - He tohu rangatira

Te Rangihaeata

Mere pounamu – Horokiwi

Horokiwi - mere pounamu

Carving of Turi

Te whakairo mō Turi

Mai i te whārangi 6 - Whakairo pounamu i ēnei rā

Unauthorised greenstone mining

Modern carving techniques

Ngā tikanga whakairo o ēnei rā (1 o 3)

A pounamu tree

Te whakairo rākau (2 o 3)

Circular saw

Contemporary carving

Taonga pounamu o ēnei rā

Mai i te whārangi 7 - Te pounamu me te hohou rongo

Mere pounamu, Hauraki tribes

Mere pounamu mai Hauraki

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Basil Keane, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/pounamu/media (accessed 27 January 2020)

He kōrero nā Basil Keane, i tāngia i te 12 Jun 2006