Pa Maretu Ariki [SEP] date of death
Pa Maretu Ariki
Pa Maretu Ariki (1848 – 1906) was a sovereign of the Cook Islands. He was the "ariki" of the "Pa" dynasty, one of the two chiefdoms of the "Takitumu" tribe on the island of Rarotonga.
Early life.
Pa Maretu was originally born at Aitutaki on the 15th of December 1848, his father being Mataka, a Rarotongan native, and his mother Maria, a native of Aitutaki. Shortly after his birth he was brought to Rarotonga, where he
Opura) in 1871, a missionary and son of Maretu I, one of the first Christian converts in 1823. They had no children but adopted Pa Maretu and Pa Tetianui.
Lord Glasgow.
The following address of welcome was given by Pa Upoko Takau Ariki (Queen Pa) to Lord Glasgow, the Governor of New Zealand, and his family who visited the Cook Islands in 1894.
""Welcome, O son of Pa and Kainuku; welcome, O Governor of New Zealand! Come and repose under