Story: Pounamu – jade or greenstone

More links and websites

• Tai Poutini Polytechnic – courses in jade and hard stone carving

  The only New Zealand course in jade carving is offered at Tai Poutini Polytechnic in Greymouth.

• Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu – pounamu management plan

  A summary of the management plan for pounamu resources developed by the Ngāi Tahu tribe. It also covers issues about the ownership of pounamu.

More suggestions and sources

• Beck, Russell J. New Zealand jade; the story of greenstone. Wellington: Reed, 1970.
• Robley, H. G. Pounamu : notes on New Zealand greenstone. Papakura: Southern Reprints, 1997 (originally published 1915).