Rangitiaria Dennan


Rangitiaria Dennan , known as Guide Rangi, was a New Zealand tribal leader, teacher and tourist guide. Of Māori descent, she identified with the Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Tarawhai, Te Arawa and Tuhourangi iwi. A granddaughter of Tene Waitere, she was born in Ngapuna, near Rotorua, New Zealand. She attended Hukarere Native School for Girls.
In the 1957 New Year Honours she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to the tourist movement.