A Rotorua woman is hoping to be able to return a mystery portrait to the whānau it belongs to.
Marua Kahu says a portrait of a chiefly-looking Māori man was brought into the Ngongotahā Op Shop, where she worked.
"A man had found the portrait in the cupboard of a house they moved into on Maxwell Rd in Awahou."
She says she asked her boss if she could take the painting and try to find out where its owners were.
The hand-painted portrait has a signature in one of the bottom corners with 'Hadyn Brown, 1978.
