Orepuki: Gemstone Beach, Te Waewae Bay

ROCKHOUNDING OPEN / LEGAL CONFIRMED

Where: New Zealand · Oceania · approx. -46.29, 167.71 (vicinity only)

Why this spot: Rockhounding locality: Southland surf beach fed by old gold-sluicing country, famous for garnet sand, quartz, jasper, hydrogrossular and the occasional reported sapphire and fine gold colour

What turns up: garnet sand, garnet pebbles, jasper, quartz, hydrogrossular, rare sapphire, gold colours in a pan

Access: Open / legal.

Public beach, casual pebble collecting accepted, one hard rule: any nephrite (pounamu) found belongs to Ngai Tahu under the Ngai Tahu (Pounamu Vesting) Act 1997, admire it and leave it

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Satellite view, historic-map overlays, tide/flow context and field notes are in the app. Exact research detail is part of Pro.

Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.