An estimated 10,000 people have marched through Rotorua today as part of Hīkoi mō te Tiriti, according to police. “Due to the ...

Te Pāti Māori vice-president Fallyn Flavell, a hīkoi organiser, told the Rotorua Daily Post that it was hard to say exactly ...

As pounamu can only be found in the South Island, the name 'Te Wai Pounamu,' meaning the greenstone waters, has deep historical roots in Aotearoa. It has been one of the traditional Māori names for ...

Almost 60 kgs of sacred greenstone have been returned to a West Coast hapū after people tried to illegally export it overseas ...

Customs has today returned close to 60 kilograms of pounamu seized at the border to its rightful guardians, Poutini Ngāi Tahu ...

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 ...

See Greenstone Campsite. Campers may use hut water supply and toilets. Bookings are required from 1 November 2024. Book Greenstone Hut online. Bookings are open for stays up to 30 June 2025. All ...

Bookings are required from 1 November 2024. The Caples and Greenstone tracks start from the car park at the end of Greenstone Road, 86 km from Queenstown, via Glenorchy. Alternatively, they can be ...

By putting Māori storytelling at the heart of the project, the pathway emphasises the cultural significance of Pounamu (greenstone) and its importance to Poutini Ngāi Tahu. The project has ...

It is quite remarkable and shows a Maori elder with an intricate moko (facial tattoo) and wearing a large pounamu (greenstone or New Zealand jade) tiki around his neck. Art critics have called the ...