For more than 50 years Rene Sharman, an uri of Ngāti Rāhiri, has collected a variety of material relating to Waitara and its environs including Owae Marae o Whaitara, previously known as Manukorihi Pa, as well as Bell Block and New Plymouth.

Rene has graciously entrusted the collection to Ngāti Rāhiri Hapū o Te Ātiawa (Taranaki) Society Inc for safe keeping.

Photo credit: T. Reade Sunday 1 October 2023