After many lockdowns, the Munyard family were finally able to come in for their session.

“In my culture (Maori) we call them pounamu (po-nar-mu) which is Maori for greenstone. In modern day tradition the pounamu is a taonga pronounced tow nga (treasure).

The significance can vary based on the design or even on family history in the event it’s passed through generations. Most provide strength, luck, protection or a mixture of meanings…”

Read more about how their session went and a beautiful story about the significance on Nova’s necklace.