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Kōrero: Pounamu

Hei tiki

Hei tiki

Nō te pā o Kaiapoi te hei tiki nei, he mea tuku e Poutini Ngāi Tahu ki ō rātou huānga o Kaiapoi. Ko Kaiapoi te pokapū o ngā tauhokohoko pounamu; ka hōrapa te pounamu atu i reira ki ngā pito katoa o Aotearoa. I te mātau ngā Pākehā tōmua mō te tauhokohoko pounamu a te Māori pounamu puta noa i Te Wai Pounamu me Te Ika-a-Māui.

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Canterbury Museum
Reference: E163.254

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Basil Keane. 'Pounamu', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 2-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/pounamu/3/3