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 ...

The large pounamu touchstone on top of the kāpehu (cultural compass) at the summit of Mauao was found vandalised on Friday. Celestial navigator Jack Thatcher said the damage had been done with a ...