Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 14, 2024 5:44:00 GMT 12
KIWI OLYMPIANS AND PARALYMPIANS GIFTED RARE POUNAMU FOR PARIS GAMES
New Zealand’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes have been gifted pendants made from an extremely rare pounamu as they prepare for the 2024 Paris Games.
The pendants are made from Tahutahi pounamu, or snowflake jade, which can only be found on the Cascade Plateau in the West Coast of the South Island.
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, a Māori iwi from the South Island, presented the pendants to New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) and Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) on Thursday....
www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350310014/kiwi-olympians-and-paralympians-gifted-rare-pounamu-paris-games
New Zealand’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes have been gifted pendants made from an extremely rare pounamu as they prepare for the 2024 Paris Games.
The pendants are made from Tahutahi pounamu, or snowflake jade, which can only be found on the Cascade Plateau in the West Coast of the South Island.
Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, a Māori iwi from the South Island, presented the pendants to New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) and Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) on Thursday....
www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350310014/kiwi-olympians-and-paralympians-gifted-rare-pounamu-paris-games