A pou that once stood strong against the elements has been swallowed by the sea after strong swells battered the bank in Māhia where it rests.
Locals were asking for support this week to get the pou from the shoreline at Blue Bay Beach in Opoutama before the sea dragged the carving away for good.
Ngaromoana Raureti, who was one of the drivers behind the pou’s installation about fo...