Personal details
Full Name:
- Sophia Hinerangi
Lifetime:
- 1830/1834–4 Dec 1911
Biography
Best known as ‘Guide Sophia’ she was the principal tourist guide of the famous Pink and White Terraces at Lake Rotomahana.
Read more...Events In History
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10 June 1886Eruption of Mt TaraweraThe eruption lasted six hours and caused massive destruction. It destroyed several villages, along with the famous silica hot springs known as the Pink and White Terraces. Approximately 120 people, nearly all Māori, died. Read more...
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Main image: Guide Sophia
Sophia Hinerangi, circa 1895. She wears a korowai.