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Pounamu is a term for
several types of hard and
durable stone found in the
South Island of New Zealand. They are
highly valued in New Zealand, and carvings...
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often translated to mean "the water(s) of
pounamu", but
possibly evolved from Te Wāhi
Pounamu ("the
place of
pounamu").[citation needed] It was
first recorded...
- an
opponent in the body or the head,
usually made from
nephrite jade (
pounamu or greenstone). A mere is one of the traditional, hand to hand, one-handed...
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known as Te Wai
Pounamu in Māori—"The [land of]
Greenstone Water", or Te Wahi
Pounamu—"The
Place of Greenstone".
Pounamu taonga increase in mana...
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Metrosideros umbellata, the
southern rātā, is a tree
endemic to New Zealand. It
grows up to 15
metres (49 ft) or more tall with a
trunk up to 1
metre (3 ft...
- Museum,
Westport Haast Visitor Centre National Pounamu Centre,
Hokitika Greymouth centre The
Pounamu Pathway is a $34.5
million New
Zealand tourism...
- Fiti; a
living island who, long ago,
brought life to the
ocean using a
pounamu stone as her
heart and the
source of her power. One day, Maui, the shape-shifting...
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Taonga pūoro are the
traditional musical instruments of the Māori
people of New Zealand. The
instruments previously fulfilled many
functions within Māori...
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Together with
nephrite jade the Māori
class bowenite as
pounamu,
which is also
known as greenstone, and is of
particular significance to...
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ornamental pendant of the Māori of New Zealand. Hei-tiki are
usually made of
pounamu (greenstone), and are
considered a
taonga (treasure) by Māori. They are...
