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 ...

Three people have been charged over the alleged theft of 1000kg of pounamu in the West Coast. West Coast Area Commander ...

Police have recovered about 1000 kilograms of pounamu and charged three people in an operation targeting thefts of the precious stone across the West ...

Despite being the legal owners of the stone, Ngāi Tahu says people are consistently stealing the precious taonga – as two high-profile cases this month show ...

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 ...

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 ...

ANALYSIS: The first successful Customs prosecution over pounamu exports has delivered a guilty verdict, but the bigger issue now is whether the law is clear enough, and whether the public understands ...

PARIS, Aug 3 (Reuters) - No matter where they finish in their Olympic events, the entire New Zealand team will head away from Paris with something precious around their necks - "pounamu" pendants made ...

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