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Kōrero: Pounamu – jade or greenstone

Te whakairo rākau

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A pounamu tree

Nā ngā hangarau o ēnei rā ka whānui atu ngā tauira ka tareka te auaha i te pounamu. Ko te kiri o te pounamu ki te taha mauī anō he rau rākau, ko te pounamu ake ki te taha matau, anō he peka rākau.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Basil Keane, Pounamu – jade or greenstone – Modern stone work, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/9324/te-whakairo-rakau (accessed 4 June 2026).

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