A Christchurch woman is “saddened to no end” after discovering her father’s treasured gold-embossed pounamu headstone has been stolen from a graveyard. Emily Lai-Kong has described feeling shocked at ...

Dunedin Police have arrested and charged a man following the execution of a search warrant in relation to stolen pounamu. On Monday 1 December, police executed a search warrant in Dunedin and located ...

Winding through the Southern Alps in New Zealand, the TranzAlpine is lauded as one of the world’s greatest rail journeys, but few know that its well-worn tracks also trace the path of an ancestral ...

When a grand old lady reaches 100 years she deserves a biography and that’s what Going theDistance is – an account of the history of Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu, The Correspondence School. The book ...

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 ...

The pounamu touchstone on top of the Atea-ā-Rangi, star compass, at the top of Mauao was vandalised on Friday. Photo / Tauranga City Council The vandalism of the star compass atop Tauranga’s iconic ...

Almost 60 kilograms of pounamu seized at the border and returned to a West Coast hapū is the tip of the iceberg of large-scale theft of the taonga, leaders say. No enforcement action was taken against ...

Joe Sheehan’s pieces, carved from stone, reflect his New Zealand heritage, as well as influences from around the world. By Annabel Davidson Reporting from Auckland, New Zealand Gas cans, teacups, ...

PARIS - 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 by a Maori tribe ...

In the heart of the Southern Hemisphere lies a land of unparalleled natural beauty and cultural richness – New Zealand. And at the forefront of showcasing this beauty to the world stands Pounamu ...