Makea Pori Ariki

Makea Pori Ariki was a sovereign of the Cook Islands. He was the ariki of the Makea Nui dynasty, one of the three chiefdoms of the Te Au O Tonga tribe on the island of Rarotonga.
He was the son of Makea Tinirau Ariki. According to at least one account, when the English missionary John Williams and the Tahitian evangelist Papeiha arrived at Rarotonga in 1823, Makea Pori was the ariki, but that his father had retired and was still alive, being known also by the name Makea Metua. His father died in 1826. After agreeing to destroy their temple and the pagan idols of his tribe, Makea Pori Ariki was baptized in 1825.
He died on 28 October 1839 and was succeeded by his eldest son Makea Davida, who was in turn succeeded by his sister, Makea Pori's eldest daughter Makea Te Vaerua Ariki.