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Rare Stones of Aotearoa explores the geology, history and enduring mysteries behind some of New Zealand’s most unusual stones. From Goodletite and Aotea Stone to rare sapphires, fuchsite, polychrome schist and fluorescent rocks, each episode follows the evidence through old reports, museum specimens, scientific research and the landscapes where these stones were found. It is a podcast about remarkable rocks, the people who discovered and studied them, and the questions that still remain unanswered.Rare Stones of Aotearoa Science Sciences de la Terre
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  • Bowenite: The Long Journey for Tangiwai

    Bowenite: The Long Journey for Tangiwai
    Sep 21 2026

    Bowenite, known in Aotearoa as tangiwai, has a history that reaches far beyond geology. Found in the remote country around Piopiotahi Milford Sound and the Hollyford region, it was travelled for, traded and treasured long before European geologists gave the stone its mineralogical name. This episode follows the journeys to places such as Anita Bay and Poison Bay, the Māori routes used to reach sources of pounamu, and the later scientific story of the stone now known as bowenite.
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    53 min
  • Sapphire: A Trail of Blue

    Sapphire: A Trail of Blue
    Sep 21 2026

    Sapphires are rarely associated with New Zealand, yet scattered discoveries from Southland to Nelson tell a remarkable and little-known story. This episode follows the sapphires of Orepuki and Richmond Flat, the people who first recorded them, and the geological clues that may explain where these elusive blue stones came from.
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    26 min
  • Obay: The Colours of Golden Bay

    Obay: The Colours of Golden Bay
    Sep 18 2026

    In the mountains and valleys of Golden Bay, unusual coloured stones have been noticed, collected and valued for generations. Follow the stories, old reports and geological clues that lead to Obay polychrome schist and discover how bands of green, blue and brown became part of a much older story written into the landscape.
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    33 min
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