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Frying-pan Crater at Waimangu erupted so violently in 1917 that it destroyed the tourist accommodation.

Sophia Hinerangi, circa 1895. She wears a korowai.

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

The eruption lasted six hours and caused massive destruction. Several villages were destroyed, along with the famous silica hot springs known as the Pink and White Terraces. Around 120 people, mainly Maori, lost their lives