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Story: Te ohanga onamata a rohe – economic regions

Pounamu trails

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Pounamu trails

This map shows the main trails used by South Island Māori to move pounamu (greenstone) from the West Coast over to the east for processing and trading.

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Source: Barry Brailsford, Greenstone trails: the Maori and pounamu. 2nd ed. Hamilton: Stoneprint, 1996, end papers

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Basil Keane, Te ohanga onamata a rohe – economic regions – Te Wāhi Pounamu – hunting and gathering, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/map/23612/pounamu-trails (accessed 21 June 2026).

Story by Basil Keane, published 4 March 2010.