Types of New Zealand Jade (Pounamu)

Kahurangi

Kahurangi means prized, precious, honourable, distinguished and treasured. 

Kahurangi is also a type of light-green, translucent greenstone without flaws or spots that is highly prized.
Kahurangi also means blue as in the phrase, 'Kahu o te Rangi' meaning 'the cloak of the heavens'.

Kawakawa

Kawakawa Pounamu is the strongest and darkest form of pounamu. It is not usually translucent and occasionally has black flecks through the stone.
It shares its name with the New Zealand native Kawakawa plant, which is known for its medicinal and culinary properties. 

Inanga

Inanga Pounamu is identified by its pearly white or grey/green colours, with varying translucency.
This stone gained its name from the New Zealand Inanga Whitebait fish. 

Raukaraka

Raukaraka Pounamu has yellow and orange hues that blend into the greens.
This stone shares its name with the New Zealand native Karaka tree. 

Kokopu

The spotted textures and range of colour give this stone a diverse presence. Kokopu Pounamu shares its name with the New Zealand native fish.

Totoweka

Totoweka Pounamu has deep greens with red dots or streaks.
This stone takes it's name from the New Zealand native bird, the Weka. 

Tahutahi

Tahutahi is the rarest type of all stones. It has a vibrant green colour with a snowflake imprint. 

Auhunga

Auhunga Pounamu is a pale opaque green colour. Resembling the Southern New Zealand mountains, its name translates to frosty. 

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