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    Greenstone Shop logo with green and white koru spirals, a pounamu carving studio in Christchurch

    Greenstone Shop

    Greenstone Shop is a Ferrymead, Christchurch studio where Ngāi Tahu registered carvers hand carve pounamu, with cord binding and restringing services.

    Christchurch, Canterbury
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    Pounamu pendants including a koru, twist, hei matau and toki hung either side of a carved wooden Māori figure
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    About Greenstone Shop

    Greenstone Shop is a pounamu carving studio and showroom in Ferrymead, Christchurch, set up by Ngāi Tahu registered carvers. Most of the pieces on display are carved on site, from traditional designs such as toki, koru, roimata and hei tiki to freeform pendants, earrings, bangles and touchstones.

    The studio also offers cord binding and restringing, either in store or by post, and ships its pounamu collection within New Zealand and overseas.

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    greenstoneshop.co.nz admin@greenstoneshop.co.nz +64 27 640 2292
    Christchurch area

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    5/954 Ferry Road, Ferrymead, Christchurch
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