💚 Carve Your Own Greenstone in Hokitika - New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year
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- čas přidán 19. 12. 2017
- Day 117: Today we are going to Bonz ‘N’ Stonz where you can carve your own greenstone in Hokitika! We are going to be carving greenstone in Hokitika to make our own jade pendants. Join us for the experience as part of our 365 Days: 365 Activities in New Zealand!
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Today, we are heading to Bonz ‘N” Stonz to carve our own greenstone in Hokitika! We will be greenstone carving in Hokitika to carve each other a Maori greenstone pendant!
Greenstone is also known as jade or pounamu in Maori. We head to Bonz ‘N’ Stonz where we meet Steve. We have been planning our jade designs for a few days now that we are going to carve for each other and today we are finally revealing our designs. Steve helps us tweak our designs then it’s time to choose the greenstone we are going to carve.
The jade carving in Hokitika starts in the jade carving studio which is a long but fun and therapeutic process. We take plenty of breaks in between and enjoy a nice chilled day of carving greenstone necklaces.
Our jade pendants are really coming together and with some polishing, our carved jade pendants look really professional! Now we have an awesome greenstone souvenir to remember our time in New Zealand!
So what do you think of carve your own jade in Hokitika? Is carving your own greenstone pendant something you would add to your New Zealand bucket list?
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Absolutely beautiful, what a wonderful unique gift to give each other
It really is! We are so happy that we got to do such a unique activity in New Zealand :)
Been there and carved my own ponamu. It was an awesome experience, they such a brilliant place a d people.
So cool! What shape did you carve?
What a lovely idea. 🙂😍
Foot Ontheway Travel-Vlog Yeah, it makes such an awesome souvenir. We are so glad that there are places in New Zealand that do this :)
You should have carved a Yin and Yang. Laura's Yin to Robin's Yang. From following you I sometimes see opposing forces that coexist and complement each other
Haha that is very true ;)
Great video. Very interesting seeing how these are carved.
Thanks Luther! Keen to try yourself? Is it on your bucket list?
BackpackerGuide.NZ Being part Maori it’s definitely on my list. I’m from Sydney and this will be on my list when I visit NZ.
Nice one! Well if you remember come back to comment when you have done one and show us a picture of it, we'd love to see it :)
BackpackerGuide.NZ Will do! :)
hello!! What were the tips for finding greenstone? the page doesn't work for me 😢
Oh great feedback! Thanks! I updated the link in the description (at the bottom) for you!
my uncles work there
so cool! Does he enjoy it?!
How Long does it Take?
Good question, I guess it depend on your design, we spent pretty much the whole day there. But some people only take about 5-6 hours. It is not quick haha
@@NZPocketGuide Thanks
Looks like a really cool experience! You did a great job filming as well - looks very professional! Seems like you have a lot of outdoor material on your page! If you like that stuff, you would probably like mine as well. It is a travel / hiking channel! Check it out if you're interested.
Thanks Josh, have you been to New Zealand on your travels yet?
Hmmm. I would be careful about telling people to "take from the beaches." In almost every part of NZ this is both illegal (if you get caught) and very disrespectful. I'm half Maori and my grandfather would be fuming if he heard this happened near him. If you gain permission from the locals to take it, then I suppose that's fine. Just be careful. Pounamu is considered a sacred stone to the maori people, even if its lying on the side of the road.
Thanks for pointing that out Israel, this contradicts a bit what we have heard from locals in Hokitika so best is to ask around before proceeding :)
yeah agrees it's a maori treasure sacred each stone has in built mana,, and in reality should be blessed by a Maori Elder
Why are you screaming all the time 😬😬
We're just too excited sorry :(
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'poonamu'? I would much rather hear from the locals then you butchering the pronunciation and information you hastily appropriated.
Thanks for the honest feedback Kieren, we do have a hard time pronouncing most of the local words. Hopefully this video inspired you to go and spend some time with Steve, he is awesome and knows everything about green stone :)
They are so positive and showing a real appreciation for the culture. Could use more people like this in the world, maybe you could take lessons from them on attitude. My Whakapapa is from the west coast of the South Island and I love this!
This shit is so cringe.
Don't be a dick bro. Not everyone is fluent in the same language.
I hope you keep that same energy when you're pronouncing EVERY other foreign word in the world 🤡