Pricing and Conditions
| Adult | $300.00 |
Carving
Detailing
Cutting stone
Pre-cut stone
104 Emerson Street, Napier, New Zealand.
A hands-on New Zealand Māori experience where you carve your own pounamu. Choose your stone, learn its meaning, and shape a taonga to take home. Guided by Māori carvers, it’s an authentic cultural activity for visitors of all ages.
A hands-on New Zealand Māori experience where you carve your own pounamu. Choose your stone, learn its meaning, and shape a taonga to take home. Guided by Māori carvers, it’s an authentic cultural activity for visitors of all ages.
Carving
Detailing
Cutting stone
Pre-cut stone
| Adult | $300.00 |
10
Bookings are essential and full payment is required to secure your session. Minimum age is 10 years with parental supervision. All tools, materials, and safety gear are provided. Each booking includes drilling and binding of your finished taonga. Reschedules allowed with 24 hours’ notice. Group rates and private workshops available, with cruise-friendly time slots available. Walk in bookings depending on availability.
Cancellations made more than 24 hours before your booking will receive a full refund or free reschedule. Cancellations within 24 hours, no-shows, or late arrivals are non-refundable. You may transfer your booking to another person at no cost. If Pou Creations must cancel due to unforeseen circumstances, you will receive a full refund or the option to rebook.
Experience authentic Māori culture by carving your own pounamu taonga in this unique New Zealand Māori experience. Guided by our whānau of carvers, you’ll select your stone, hear the stories and meanings behind pounamu, and shape it step-by-step into a toki, roimata, or freeform design. Suitable for beginners, families, and travellers, the workshop blends creativity, culture, and connection. Leave with a polished, bound taonga you crafted yourself - a meaningful reminder of your time in Aotearoa and a special insight into Māori artistry and tradition.
104 Emerson Street, Napier, New Zealand.
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