Togia-Pule-toaki was the eighth and possibly final ''

patu-iki Patu-iki ("chief of chiefs") is the title that was given to the leader of the Pacific Ocean island of Niue. The position was not hereditary, and was elected by the people from among the heads of influential families. John Macmillan Brown reported i ...

'' of the

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island of

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, taking power in 1896 following the death of the previous incumbent,

Fata-a-iki Fata-a-iki (died 1896) was a ''patu-iki'' (king) of the Pacific Ocean island of Niue. Reign Fata-a-iki ruled from 1887 to 1896. He was the seventh king of the island, and the second to be of the Christian faith. He was anointed on November 21, 1 ...

, and formally ordained on June 30, 1898. Under Togia-Pule-toaki's reign, laws were adopted forbidding the sale of Niuean lands to foreigners, and the sale of liquor to Niueans. His reign saw the formal relinquishing of Niuean independence to the

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on April 21, But there still remained a Patu iki or king, the successor is Haetaua. On September 11, 1900, Togia-Pulu-toaki formally welcomed a resident representative of the imperial government to the island. Togia-Pule-toaki remained alive in Niue in 1903, when Percy Smith published his study on the island, ''Niuē-fekai (or Savage) Island and its People''. The Niuean Kingdom's dynasty was succeeded by Patu iki Haetaua who has living descendants to this day, they are also known as the Kahui Patu liki, or Royal Family of the last Monarch of Niue.

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*S. Percy Smith
''Niuē-fekai (or Savage) Island and its People''
1903, pp. 36–44 Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown History of Niue Niuean monarchs {{Niue-bio-stub