The Pounamu Drop — silver drop earrings set with round pounamu (greenstone) from Aotearoa. A considered NZ-made pounamu jewellery gift for Mum, a milestone birthday or a thank you, presented in an EMBER box.Silver drop earrings with round pounamu stones, forest green with amber inclusions, on dark slate with soft fern shadow. A considered NZ-made gift for someone meaningful — pounamu jewellery for Mum, a milestone birthday or thank you gift NZ.
The Pounamu Drop — silver drop earrings set with round pounamu (greenstone) from Aotearoa. A considered NZ-made pounamu jewellery gift for Mum, a milestone birthday or a thank you, presented in an EMBER box.
Silver drop earrings with round pounamu stones, forest green with amber inclusions, on dark slate with soft fern shadow. A considered NZ-made gift for someone meaningful — pounamu jewellery for Mum, a milestone birthday or thank you gift NZ.
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The Pounamu Drop

$69.00
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Why people choose this
• For the person who has everything — and for whom another thing isn't the answer.
• For the gift-giver who wants to say something real, without having to find the words.
• For the moment that needs to be marked — not with something forgettable, but with something considered.

Pounamu is found only in Te Wai Pounamu — the South Island of Aotearoa. It formed over millions of years before anyone was here to find it. That age is what you feel when you hold it.

The Pounamu Drop earrings are set in silver — a clean round bezel that holds each piece of greenstone the way a cupped hand holds something small and precious. Deep forest green, naturally clouded, with the particular weight and coolness that is only pounamu. Hook drop style, approximately 2cm long. The kind of earring that looks different in every light.

Pounamu is New Zealand's native nephrite jade, found only in the rivers and mountains of Te Wai Pounamu. No two pieces are the same colour, the same depth, the same pattern of light through the stone. The piece you receive is entirely its own — it has never looked like another piece, and it never will. In te ao Māori, pounamu is taonga — treasure. It is gifted, inherited, carried.

A gift with a story

The Pounamu Drop is a complete gift on its own. Add it to any EMBER ritual box and it becomes part of a larger story — arriving together, experienced together, kept together.

The Experience

Arrives in a matte charcoal EMBER box with a gold seal and a story card. The card traces the pounamu to Te Wai Pounamu, names what makes each piece unrepeatable, and carries the personal message from the person who chose it.

Good to know
✓ Pounamu · Silver bezel setting and hooks
✓ Approximately 2cm drop length
✓ Hook style — suitable for pierced ears
✓ No two pairs are identical — natural stone variation
✓ Arrives in a matte charcoal EMBER box with story card and gold seal
✓ NZ Owned & Operated · Ships from Aotearoa
The Story Card
Every EMBER box includes a beautifully printed story card — the origin, the maker, the ritual. A letter, not a receipt.
The Pounamu Drop
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Questions answered

Frequently asked about this gift

What does pounamu mean as a gift in New Zealand?

Pounamu (greenstone) is one of the most meaningful gifts you can give in Aotearoa. In Māori tradition, pounamu is gifted rather than bought for oneself — the act of receiving it from another person is what gives the stone its mana. EMBER pounamu jewellery is sourced from Te Wai Pounamu (the South Island) and arrives with a story card explaining its whakapapa.

Is pounamu a good gift in NZ?

Pounamu is the most enduring gift available in Aotearoa — a piece of jade that formed over millions of years, given to mark a moment that matters. It is particularly suited to milestones such as birthdays, graduations, retirements, to people leaving New Zealand, and to anyone who values cultural depth over generic gifting.

What is a considered NZ-made gift with cultural meaning?

EMBER’s Objects That Remain collection — pounamu, paua, and bone pieces — are considered NZ-made gifts with cultural integrity. Each piece is shaped in traditional forms (the koru, the hook, the returning spiral) and arrives in a matte charcoal box with a story card naming the material, origin, and what it holds.

What is a good gift for someone special in New Zealand?

For someone special, choose a gift that won’t be consumed and forgotten. A pounamu pendant from EMBER’s Objects That Remain collection is something the recipient will reach for daily — worn for presence, not decoration. Each piece carries cultural weight rooted in Aotearoa.
Customer Reviews

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"Beautifully presented and the story card adds something no other gift box has. The recipient said it was the most considered gift she'd ever opened."
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"Everything about EMBER is intentional — the packaging, the items, the card. Sent one to my mum overseas and she rang me in tears. NZ-made gifting at its best."
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"Beautifully done. The story card on the back of the print made my partner cry. This isn't a gift — it's a moment held."
Mia L.
Christchurch
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