One of the rarest types of pounamu is being sold legally for the first time, marking a "momentous moment" for West Coast hapū Ngāti Māhaki. Tahutahi, the pounamu some refer to as "snowflake ...

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 ...