Customs officers stop mother, son from illegally exporting 18kg of pounamu, pair fined $5000

In the first case of its kind, a mother and son have been slapped with a $5000 fine after attempting to smuggle 18kg of ...

Sentencing of a mother-son duo caught smuggling 18kg of pounamu celebrated by iwi leaders

Boyuan Zhang and his mother Xin Li have been fined a combined $5000, the first time anyone has been sentenced for smuggling ...
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A mother and son duo have been fined a combined 5000 dollars - after trying to smuggle 18 kilograms of pounamu out of the country

The Customs Minister needs to give consent for any pounamu exports - and a five kilogram limit applies. Customs is now working with Ngai Tahu to return the stone. Poutini Ngai Tahu says the sentence ...

Mother, son sentenced for attempting to illegally export pounamu

A mother and son were found carrying almost 18 kilograms of the stone in their luggage.
The National Business Review

Pounamu court case exposes flaws in the law

ANALYSIS: The first successful Customs prosecution over pounamu exports has delivered a guilty verdict, but the bigger issue now is whether the law is clear enough, and whether the public understands ...
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What You Need To Know About Buying And Gifting Pounamu

Gathered from the cold blue waters of awa up and down the west coast of the South Island, pounamu begins as a raw, hidden piece of stone. Once carved and cut into an intricate design, it can take on a ...
Reuters

'Pounamu' pendants remind New Zealand athletes of home during Paris Games

PARIS, Aug 3 (Reuters) - No matter where they finish in their Olympic events, the entire New Zealand team will head away from Paris with something precious around their necks - "pounamu" pendants made ...