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Kōrero: Pounamu – jade or greenstone

Te whakairo mō Turi

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Carving of Turi

Ko Turi tērā kei runga rawa. Ka heke ki a ia a Te Āwhiorangi, te toki pounamu a Tāne nāna i tapahi ngā uaua hono i a Ranginui me Papatūānuku. Ka whakaheke a Te Āwhiorangi i roto i ngā tātai ariki, taka rawa iho ki a Turi, rangatira o runga i a Aotea, te waka kawe i ngā tūpuna o Ngā Rauru me ētahi atu iwi ki Aotearoa. Ko Te Āwhiorangi te toki nāna a Aoteai auaha.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Te Tumu Herenga Waka Marae, Victoria University of Wellington

All rights to images of this marae are held by Te Tumu Herenga Waka Marae, Victoria University of Wellington

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Basil Keane, Pounamu – jade or greenstone – Symbols of chieftainship, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/7698/te-whakairo-mo-turi (accessed 25 June 2026).

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