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Kōrero: Pounamu

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Te hei tiki a Taiaroa

Kotahi anake te taha o te nuinga o ngā hei tiki. Heoi anō tēnei hei tiki, kua whakairotia ngā taha e rua. Nā tērā rangatira o Ngāi Tahu nā Te Mātenga Taiaroa te taonga. I tōna matenga ka riro te hei tiki i tana tama a Hōri Kerei Taiaroa, mema pāremata Māori mō Te Wai Pounamu i ōna rā.

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Reference: i.006388

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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/4/3