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Mere pounamu mai Hauraki

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Mere pounamu mai Hauraki

Ko Hine-nui-o-te-paua te ingoa o tēnei mere pounamu. Nā Ngāti Pāoa i whakawhiwhi ki a Kāwana Hōri Kerei (George Grey) hei tohu i te rongopai i waenganui i te iwi me te Pākehā. Ka nui te mana me te tapu o tēnei mere. Ko tētahi mahi a te mere pounamu he tohu i te rongopai.

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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/7/1