After the volcanic eruption at Mount Tarawera and Lake Rotomahana of 10 June 1886 , Alfred and his brothers Arthur and Joe joined the rescue operations . Alfred established himself as a local guide , and worked in this capacity for the next few years . He also contested the Eastern Maori electorate in the and came third of four candidates . He never accepted that the Pink and White Terraces at Lake Rotomahana were destroyed , and become involved in the public debates concerning their fate . In 1903 he was appointed as head guide of the trip to Waimangu Geyserthen the largest geyser in the world organised by Department of Tourist and Health Resorts . On 30 August 1903 , the geyser suddenly erupted killing Joe and three other tourists in vicinity
volcanic eruption
1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera
Alfred Warbrick