Deep‑time objects carry more than age — they carry stories, landscapes, and the imprint of the people who found them. Time Frozen treats these pieces with respect, and this page explains how we handle provenance, legality, and the ethics of collecting.

Moa‑Related Material
New Zealand has strong heritage protections around extinct species, including moa. Because of these protections — and proposed regulations that further restrict trade — moa‑related material is generally not available for sale.
Any moa‑associated items shown here are for interest only. They are part of New Zealand’s natural history, and we treat them accordingly.

Pounamu/Greenstone
Pounamu holds a special place in Aotearoa — not just as a stone, but as a taonga with deep cultural, spiritual, and ancestral significance to Māori. Because of this, Time Frozen treats pounamu with particular care. Only legally sourced, ethically obtained pieces are shown here, and none are taken from rivers or landscapes where collection is restricted. Pounamu is offered for sale only when its provenance is clear and its journey respects both the land it came from and the traditions that surround it.

Family‑Collected Items
Some pieces in this collection were found on private farmland by my grandfather while ploughing the paddocks more than 120 years ago — long before modern fossil protections existed. These items have been part of our family’s quiet archive ever since.
They are displayed here because they help tell the story of deep time in Aotearoa, not because they are for sale.

Ethics & Responsibility
Time Frozen follows a simple principle:
If an item cannot be sold ethically, legally, and with clear provenance, it will not be offered for sale.
This includes:
• fossils or artefacts from protected land
• fossilised wood of any type, from anywhere in New Zealand
• material from extinct New Zealand species
• items with uncertain or unverifiable origins
• pieces held for their cultural or scientific significance
When an item is offered for purchase, it is because it meets all of these standards.

What You’ll Find Here
• Items available for sale — ethically sourced, legally tradeable, and clearly described
• Items shown for interest only — including family‑collected pieces from the early 1900s
• Notes on provenance — where relevant, and where they add meaning
• A commitment to deep‑time storytelling — not just objects, but the histories they carry