- 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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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...
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election of arikis, kavanas, and
mataiapos must now have the
approval of His Excellency. On the
other hand, the
mataiapos,
without referring the
matter to...
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several Ariki families and held the
title Tearikivao ****kotoko
Pareraka Mataiapo. He was a
civil servant,
working in the
Public Works department. In 1958...
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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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delegation of
arikis for the 100 year
celebrations of the
Treaty of Waitangi. A
mataiapo, in 1939 she
married Jim Ingram, with whom she
started a business, J.P...
- and as a storeowner. In 1977, he was
invested with the
title of
Uirangi Mataiapo. He
stood for
Parliament in the 1978 Cook
Islands general election and...
- 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...
