The 'whack-a-mole' of protecting pounamu

About this episode

The episode discusses the increasing threats to legitimate pounamu collecting and trade, highlighted by recent thefts and legal cases.

A large bust earlier this week and a separate conviction earlier this month highlight the growing threat to legitimate pounamu collecting and trade Despite being the legal owners of the stone, Ngāi Tahu say people are consistently stealing the precious taonga - as two high-profile cases this month show Find The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Topics covered

• pounamu
• Ngāi Tahu
• theft
• taonga
• legitimate trade

Keywords

• bust
• conviction
• collecting
• trade

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