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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Every country has its iconic souvenir -- in New Zealand, it's pendants made of bone and Nephrite jade. Carved into elaborate Maori designs of circles, twists and hooks, these tikis are sold everywhere ...