A mobile pounamu carving stand at Cathedral Square is showing people in Christchurch how to work with the precious stone these school holidays. The pounamu carving unit has been set up outside the ...

The late Len Gale was not only a superb craftsman in many materials, but also a teacher who had the gift of explaining creative processes in simple terms. That shines through in a smart new edition, ...

Timoti Moran crafts custom greenstone pieces inspired by the stories his clients share with him. In partnership with 100% Pure New Zealand, we meet Moran to find out what pounamu means to him, why ...

A satellite jade carving school is being investigated for Hokitika as part of a new venture between the Beijing-based Chinese Jade Culture and Research Association and Ngati Waewae-owned Wae Wae ...

The presentation of Manawaroa continues a more than 20-year tradition of gifting pounamu pendants to New Zealand’s Olympic ...

Gathered from the cold blue waters of awa up and down the west coast of the South Island, pounamu begins as a raw, hidden piece of stone. Once carved and cut into an intricate design, it can take on a ...