The Aotea Waka Memorial is a heritage site and features features.

The Aotea Waka Memorial in Ptea was unveiled in 1933 to commemorate the journey of the A waka.Turi, his wife, and their people are all descendants of local mori.They settled in Ptea where the Aotea Waka was left after touching shore near Kwhia.

The South Taranaki District Council decided that the figures would be painted with more realistic features and colors than they had been in the past.Luther Ashford was honoured to paint the figures of her tupuna.The memorial was re-opened in December of 2020 by local kaumatua Jim Ngarewa.

Although the Aotea Waka is represented in the memorial by a single-hulled canoe, it would have been either a large canoe with a shelter on the deck or a double-HullED canoe.The number of passengers would have ranged from 80 to 160 people.According to the historian, this is true.The Story of Aotea was written by T. G. Hammond.Thomas was able to get a lot of his knowledge from the local mori he had a good relationship with.

Aotea Utanganui is a museum that shows the spirit and energy of the South Taranaki region.The museum is involved in both the present and the future.The museum strives towards excellence in research, curatorship, preservation and educational engagement.The museum is prepared to embrace the digital age.We achieve this through collaboration, creativity, innovation and flexibility.