Greenstone and Gold Eclipse Pendant

This stunning NZ greenstone contemporary pendant design is a collaboration of our favourite greenstone carver and our in-house designer and jeweller. The New Zealand greenstone originates from the west coast of New Zealand's south island. The stone is a beautiful mid green colour with a satin finish, a lovely contrast to the highly polished gold shaped pendant mount. Worn as a short collier on a twisted 9ct gold cable.

If you would like a different shape or design contact us and we can create something especially for you. We closely work together with a greenstone carver on the West Coast who's happy to carve for us almost any shape we require.

There are many legends around New Zealand's precious Pounamu. One of them is the legend of Poutini.

Poutini is a water spirit Taniwha that swims up and down South Islands West coast protecting People and the precious Pounamu (Greenstone).

Legend has it that Poutini saw a young woman, Waitaiki, bathing near Tūhua in the North Island. Poutini fell in love with Waitaiki but she was married. Her husband Tama-ahua found out and threatened to kill Poutini. Poutini abducted Waitaiki and fled to the South Island. Tama-ahua did not give up and when there seemed no way out Poutini hid Waitaiki in the bed of the Arahura River and changed her into Pounamu before he fled out to sea.

As the river washes over Waitaiki fragments are carried down stream to the sea. So Waitaiki became the mother-load of all Pounamu found down the Arahura River.