Rangitīaria Dennan

Rangitīaria Dennan MBE SSStJ (née Ratema; 14 July 1897 – 13 August 1970), known as Guide Rangi, was a New Zealand tribal leader, teacher and tourist guide. Of Māori descent, she identified with the Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Tarāwhai, Te Arawa and Tūhourangi iwi.^[1][2][3] A granddaughter of Tene Waitere,^[4] she was born in Ngāpuna, near Rotorua, New Zealand.^[5] She attended Hukarere Native School for Girls.

Guide Rangi holding a baby

In the 1957 New Year Honours she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to the tourist movement.^[6] In 1949 she was appointed a Serving Sister of the Order of St John for her services to St John.^[7]

References

1. Rangitiaria Ratema Dennan, John Ross Annabell. Guide Rangi of Rotorua, 1968
2. Kevin Boon, Nelson Price Milburn. Guide Rangi- 1991 "Tells the story of Rangi Dennan or "Guide Rangi" of the Whakarewarewa thermal area and her contribution to the New Zealand tourist industry."
3. Karen Fox -Maori and Aboriginal Women in the Public Eye 2011- Page 96 "Rangitīaria Dennan, who was best known as Guide Rangi, was widely known and celebrated for her work as a guide, ... "
4. Carved Histories: Rotorua Ngāti Tarawhai Woodcarving - Page 64 Roger Neich - 2001 "6.37) for his own daughter, Rimupae, built to his basic monument design and erected at the home of his granddaughter, Guide Rangi, at Whakarewarewa. Tene attended the unveiling of this monument (Fig. 6.38) and then three weeks later, ..."
5. Parekowhai, Cushla. "Rangitiaria Dennan". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
6. "No. 40962". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1957. p. 46.
7. "No. 38804". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 January 1950. p. 62.