Hokitika is a pretty little coastal town with quite an emphasis on the sale of New Zealand jade. This jade is called Pounamu by the Maori and was highly valued for making tools and weapons. The southwest coast of the South Island has great deposits of this stone.
Hokitika is a pretty little coastal town with quite an emphasis on the sale of New Zealand jade. This jade is called Pounamu by the Maori and was highly valued for making tools and weapons. The southwest coast of the South Island has great deposits of this stone.
