Season 2 | What’s the go with buying your own pounamu?

Have you ever heard that gifting yourself a taonga goes against tikanga protocol? From season 2 of Ohinga, Maaka Toi, the son of the master carver Gordon Toi, shares his insights on gifting taonga and explains why this tradition may no longer hold significance today.
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