pounamu
Noun
Meaning
pounamu (uncountable)
(New Zealand) greenstone
Examples
The South Island was called Te Wai Pounamu, The Waters Of Greenstone, or Te Wāhi Pounamu, The Place Of Greenstone.
New Te Whare Pounamu Dunedin Women’s Refuge manager Simone Waring is expecting big things for the organisation in 2021.