Hinerangi Pou is a carved pou, a carved post, at Mercer Bay on the Waitākere cliffs near Piha, in west Auckland. It is an emotional carving that honours the love and legacy of a chiefly woman. It stands on the coast, so visitors come to see the carving with the cliffs and the sea around it.
Piha is a surf beach village on the west coast, and the Waitākere cliffs give the pou its setting. Our pick near Piha for a quiet visit to a carved pou on the cliffs.