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Kōrero: Pounamu – jade or greenstone

Mere pounamu mai Hauraki

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Mere pounamu, Hauraki tribes

Ko Hine-nui-o-te-paua te ingoa o tēnei mere pounamu. Nā Ngāti Pāoa i whakawhiwhi ki a Kāwana Hōri Kerei (George Grey) hei tohu i te rongopai i waenganui i te iwi me te Pākehā. Ka nui te mana me te tapu o tēnei mere. Ko tētahi mahi a te mere pounamu he tohu i te rongopai.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Basil Keane, Pounamu – jade or greenstone – Pounamu and peace-making, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/object/7725/mere-pounamu-mai-hauraki (accessed 13 July 2026).

He kōrero nā Basil Keane, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.