Tinomana Mereana Ariki
Tinomana Mereana Ariki (1848 – 1908) was a sovereign of the Cook Islands. She was the ''Ariki#Cook Islands, ariki'' of the ''Tinomana'' dynasty, a chiefdom of the ''Rarotonga#Demographics and settlements, Puaikura'' tribe on the island of Rarotonga. She was the second ''ariki'' of importance and position next to Makea Takau Ariki, Makea Takau. Life Tinomana Mereana was the younger daughter of Tinomana Teariki Tapurangi (also known as Setepano) and a granddaughter of Makea Te Vaerua Ariki, Makea Te Vaerua on her mother's side, making her a niece or cousin of Makea Takau. She succeeded her brother Tinomana Makea Tamuera after his death in 1881. She married English-American, Anglo-American John Mortimer Salmon, a grandson of a Ramsgate sea captain, Thomas Dunnett. The high chiefs of Rarotonga did not agree with their union at first, the couple had attempted to elope, but were caught and returned to Rarotonga, they were eventually allowed to marry with Queen Makea's blessing at ...
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Arorangi
Arorangi is one of the five districts of the Cook Islands, districts that make up the island of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. It is located in the west of the island, to the northwest of the district of Titikaveka, and southwest of the district of Avarua. References

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