- A
mataiapo or mata'iapo is a
hereditary chiefly title in the Cook Islands. The head of a sub-tribe,
subject to the
ariki (paramount chief) as far as the...
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placed in
saltire behind the shield. The coat of arms was
designed by
Mataiapo Metuakore Teremoana Ngametua Tutakiao Kora BEM, also
known as Papa Motu...
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related to an
ariki or
mataiapo, now
usually by the
younger brothers or sisters; the head of a
branch of a
rangatira or
mataiapo family. A
rangatira title...
- (in the case of the
Island of Mangaia). A
tapere is
normally headed by a
mataiapo (a
chief of a
major lineage) or
ariki (a High Chief, the
titular head of...
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ngati (tribe).
Beneath each
ariki in the
social hierarchy were a
number of
mataiapo and
rangatira (minor chiefs) of
noble rank.
Ariki are
either men or women...
- or
ngati (tribe).
Lesser noble ranks in the
social hierarchy were the
mataiapo and
rangatira (minor chiefs). The chief's control,
which could neither...
- Reid (June 1943 – 16 June 2011), also
known by the
chiefly title Te Tika
Mataiapo Dorice Reid, was a Cook
Islander tourism official,
businesswoman and judge...
- Cook Islands. In 2004 she was
invested with the
chefly title Tara’are
Mataiapo.
Eggelton was
elected to
Parliament as a
member of the
Democratic Party...
- 1950 the Land
Court of the Cook
Islands appointed three ariki and four
mataiapo as trustees, to hold it on
behalf of the
people of Atiu.
Visits to the...
- has a
bowspirit carved with the moon, Te Marama, as a
tribute to Te Tika
Mataiapo Dorice Reid, who had
sailed with the Cook
Islands Voyaging Society on its...