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2. Pounamu - Wikipedia

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   The Māori word pounamu is derived from namu, an archaic word that describes blue-green (or 'grue') cognate with Tahitian ninamu. [2] Pounamu, also used in New Zealand English, in itself refers to two main types of green stone valued for carving: nephrite jade, classified by Māori as kawakawa, kahurangi, īnanga, and other names depending on colour; and translucent bowenite, a type of ...

3. List of retailers in New Zealand - Wikipedia

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   Name Retail format Main products Number of stores Number of Auckland stores Parent company Founded Head office 2degrees: Electronics store [1]: Mobile phones [1]: 56 [1]: 20 [1] ...

4. Arahura River - Wikipedia

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   It is an important place to Māori for the resource of pounamu (greenstone), only found in a few places in the South Island of New Zealand. When the region was sold to the British Crown in 1860 by the chiefs of Poutini Ngāi Tahu the rights to pounamu on the Arahura River were meant to be retained, these rights were ignored in the deed ...

5. Bowenite - Wikipedia

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   Polished slab of bowenite serpentine, a variety of antigorite.. Bowenite is a hard, compact variety of the serpentinite species antigorite (Mg 3 (OH)O 4 Si 2 O 5). [1] Classed as a semi-precious gemstone, [2] it has been used for tools, weapons and jewellery by the Māori in New Zealand, [3] [4] and for jewellery by Fabergé. [5]

6. Category:Jewellery retailers of New Zealand - Wikipedia

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7. Greenstone and Caples Tracks - Wikipedia

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   The Greenstone and Caples Tracks form a tramping (hiking) 61 kilometres (38 mi) circuit which is located in the South Island of New Zealand. Each track can be completed by itself and are linked by the McKellar Saddle [ 1 ] while the loop also links to several other tracks including the New Zealand Great Walk of the Routeburn Track as well as ...