Above the stairway in the historic Whangamōmona Hotel in east Taranaki hangs a portrait of Joseph Lewandowski.
The local bushman was frequent visitor there until his death in 1959, but now wanders the corridors, haunting the century-old hotel.
Or so the story goes....
Now a group of paranormal investigators are planning to spend two nights at the hotel to try and find any evidence of strange goings on.
Barbara Caisley is the spokesperson for Paranormal Researchers NZ and she joins Mark Leishman.
The Whangamomona Hotel. Photo: Wiki Commons