Author(s): Barry Brailsford

Maori History, Society and Culture | Secondhand

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Prized for its beauty and durability, greestone was fundamental to the Maori way of life.  Yet it was not won easily, for in nature it lies hidden deep in New Zealand's most inhospitable terrain.  Barry Brailsford follow in the footsteps of those Maori parties who went in search of the precious pounamu.