It is a finger-long sliver of pounamu—greenstone, or jade—and as he ... Since 1990 this southwestern edge of New Zealand has enjoyed World Heritage recognition for its four national parks ...

DOC has intensified trapping at a wild takahē site in the Greenstone Valley near Queenstown after four recent takahē deaths pointed to stoat predation. Ngāi Tahu and DOC first released takahē on the ...