sophia hinerangi (guide sophia)

Personal details

Full Name:

  • Sophia Hinerangi

Lifetime:

  • 1830-1834?4 Dec 1911
Biography
Sophia Hinerangi (Guide Sophia)

Best known as ‘Guide Sophia’ she was the principal tourist guide of the famous Pink and White Terraces at Lake Rotomahana.

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Events In History

  • 10 June 1886
    Eruption of Mt Tarawera

    The eruption lasted six hours and caused massive destruction. Several villages were destroyed, along with most of the famous silica hot springs known as the Pink and White Terraces. Around 120 people, nearly all Māori, lost their lives Read more...

  • Main image: Guide Sophia

    Sophia Hinerangi, circa 1895. She wears a korowai.