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Kōrero: West Coast places

Pounamu carving

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Pounamu carving

Most of the Pounamu in the Hokitika area is derived from a tributary of the Arahura River. This image shows the colour and tonal variation in a carving completed by a student from the unique Tai Poutini stone carving course.

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Stewart Nimmo

by Stewart Nimmo

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Simon Nathan, West Coast places – Hokitika, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/21019/pounamu-carving (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Simon Nathan, i tāngia i te 3 March 2009.