The pounamu was secured with liquid nails before it was stolen. A whānau has had their hearts "broken" after a pounamu was stolen from their family member's grave in Rotorua. GOOGLE The pounamu was stolen from Kauae Cemetery, on Ngongotaha Rd in Rotorua. "It was held down by liquid nails so someone obviously went to a lot of trouble to steal it." Jones told Radio New Zealand her brother, Kurtis Jones, was a pillar in her whānau when he died at 29.

Source: Stuff July 04, 2019 20:15 UTC