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June Birthstone: Pearl, Moonstone or Alexandrite?
June's birthstones are pearl, moonstone and alexandrite. What each one means, why there are three, New Zealand's own pāua pearl and how to choose a midwinter gift.
June Birthstone: Pearl, Moonstone or Alexandrite?
June's birthstones are pearl, moonstone and alexandrite. What each one means, why there are three, New Zealand's own pāua pearl and how to choose a midwinter gift.
December Birthstone: Turquoise, Tanzanite, Zirc...
December's birthstones are turquoise, tanzanite and zircon, and many jewellers add blue topaz. What each one means, why lists differ and how to choose one in NZ.
December Birthstone: Turquoise, Tanzanite, Zirc...
December's birthstones are turquoise, tanzanite and zircon, and many jewellers add blue topaz. What each one means, why lists differ and how to choose one in NZ.
Roimata Pounamu Meaning: A Teardrop Gift of Com...
Learn the meaning of roimata, choose a thoughtful greenstone gift, and compare small and longer pendants with current New Zealand prices.
Roimata Pounamu Meaning: A Teardrop Gift of Com...
Learn the meaning of roimata, choose a thoughtful greenstone gift, and compare small and longer pendants with current New Zealand prices.
Toki Pounamu Meaning: Strength, History and How...
What a toki pounamu means, the chief's adze behind it, who can wear one, and how to choose a greenstone or bone toki by size, finish and carving.
Toki Pounamu Meaning: Strength, History and How...
What a toki pounamu means, the chief's adze behind it, who can wear one, and how to choose a greenstone or bone toki by size, finish and carving.
Where Does Greenstone Come From? Pounamu's Jour...
Where greenstone comes from: how pounamu forms under the Southern Alps, the West Coast rivers that carry it, the Poutini story, and what raw stone looks like.
Where Does Greenstone Come From? Pounamu's Jour...
Where greenstone comes from: how pounamu forms under the Southern Alps, the West Coast rivers that carry it, the Poutini story, and what raw stone looks like.
How to Bless a Greenstone Necklace: Who Can, an...
Four ways to bless a pounamu necklace, a simple fresh-water blessing you can do yourself, what to say, and how to bless a gift together.
How to Bless a Greenstone Necklace: Who Can, an...
Four ways to bless a pounamu necklace, a simple fresh-water blessing you can do yourself, what to say, and how to bless a gift together.
Crystals for Depression: 7 Stones for the Flat ...
Seven crystals people reach for when a week goes flat, sorted by the kind of low day you are having — with a small routine, live NZ prices and care...
Crystals for Depression: 7 Stones for the Flat ...
Seven crystals people reach for when a week goes flat, sorted by the kind of low day you are having — with a small routine, live NZ prices and care...
How to Measure Wrist Size for a Bracelet, Cuff ...
Measure your wrist with string and a ruler, add the right allowance, and pick the bracelet length, copper cuff or elastic crystal bracelet that fits.
How to Measure Wrist Size for a Bracelet, Cuff ...
Measure your wrist with string and a ruler, add the right allowance, and pick the bracelet length, copper cuff or elastic crystal bracelet that fits.
Jade vs Greenstone: What Is the Difference?
Understand jade, greenstone and pounamu, including the tangiwai exception. Learn what product labels reveal before choosing a meaningful piece in New Zealand.
Jade vs Greenstone: What Is the Difference?
Understand jade, greenstone and pounamu, including the tangiwai exception. Learn what product labels reveal before choosing a meaningful piece in New Zealand.
Amethyst Crystal: Meaning, Types, Uses and Care
What amethyst is, why it is the crystal world's calm stone, the difference between dark, light and chevron pieces, which form to choose, what it costs in NZ and how...
Amethyst Crystal: Meaning, Types, Uses and Care
What amethyst is, why it is the crystal world's calm stone, the difference between dark, light and chevron pieces, which form to choose, what it costs in NZ and how...
What Size Salt Lamp Do You Need? A Room-by-Room...
Match your room to a salt lamp weight with our 1 kg per 10 m² rule, see what 1–2, 2–3 and 3–4.5 kg lamps look like in a bedroom, lounge...
What Size Salt Lamp Do You Need? A Room-by-Room...
Match your room to a salt lamp weight with our 1 kg per 10 m² rule, see what 1–2, 2–3 and 3–4.5 kg lamps look like in a bedroom, lounge...
How to Use Incense Sticks: Light, Put Out and R...
Learn how to light incense sticks, check the glowing tip, put them out and relight them, with holder choices and simple fixes for common problems.
How to Use Incense Sticks: Light, Put Out and R...
Learn how to light incense sticks, check the glowing tip, put them out and relight them, with holder choices and simple fixes for common problems.