So your pounamu taonga dropped on the concrete floor and broke in two. What do you do now? Are you allowed to get it fixed or reshaped so it can be worn again? Does this mean it never really belonged to you? Should you bless it, cleanse it and bury it or give it back […]
When we first started this mahi we thought it was all about the pounamu. But the further along we go on this hikoi we are realising that the pounamu is actually a waka. The pounamu waka that takes us to the places we need to go to connect to the people we need to connect
Can pounamu be worn with metal? It’s an interesting question this one, and oddly, one we hear a lot. I say oddly because the only way we can think to answer this question is to ask another – why not? Why would it not be ok to wear pounamu with metal? One of the most
The other day I messaged our dear friend and kaiako, Tamiaho, about the kupu ‘Māori’. Because what does the word ‘Māori’ actually mean anyway? Wrap your head around this question and answer session we had, as he responded to my query. I’ve left our conversation in its raw form because I can not explain this
You know who you are. You love pounamu. You admire its majestic beauty, its permanence, and its intrinsic spiritual qualities. What you’d like more than anything is to have your own pounamu taonga. You’ve spent hours looking for just the right one. And because you know you’re not allowed to buy it for yourself you’ve
