The history of Ngati Whakaue marae has been released in a new book Pou o Whakaue.
Compiled and written by Rotorua resident Cyrus Hingston, of Ngati Whakaue and Ngati Tarawhai, the book documents the history and the memories it has to its people of eight of the iwi marae.
Mr Hingston said the motivation behind Pou o Whakaue was to keep knowledge of the elders alive for future generations.
"My father passed away and there was less and less older people who had the knowledge so I thought perhaps I can do something about that by interviewing kaumatua and kuia," Mr Hingston said.
"Initially it was supposed to be 80 pages but after my first meeting with koeke [elders] at Owhata they asked me, 'Who's story is it?' and I said, 'Your story.'