{"id":9691,"count":1,"description":"Pounamu is several types of hard, durable and highly valued nephrite jade and bowenite found in New Zealand. Pounamu is the M\u0101ori name; the rocks are also known as \"greenstone\" in New Zealand English.\nThe main varieties are kawakawa, kahurangi, \u012bnanga and tangiwai. The first three are nephrite jade, while tangiwai is a form of bowenite. In modern usage pounamu almost always refers to nephrite jade.\nPounamu is generally found in rivers as nondescript boulders and stones which are difficult to identify without cutting them open.\nPounamu plays a very important role in M\u0101ori culture. It is considered a taonga (treasure). Tools, ornaments and weapons were made from it; in particular adzes, mere (short clubs) and hei-tiki (neck pendants). These were believed to have their own mana, were handed down as valued heirlooms and were often given as gifts to seal important agreements.\nIt is found only in the South Island of New Zealand, known in M\u0101ori as Te Wai Pounamu (\"The [land of] Greenstone...","link":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/tag\/greenstone\/","name":"Greenstone","slug":"greenstone","taxonomy":"post_tag","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/9691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/post_tag"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skateboarding-lessons.com\/go\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?tags=9691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}