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Pounamu – jade or greenstone

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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).

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