THE ROYAL FAMILY LINEAGE TANGIIA-NUI TAKITIUMU | |||||||
Tangiia and Karika During the century 12 BC there were 2 warriors, Tangiia from Tahiti and Karika from Samoa who were at sea in search of the island which we now know as Rarotonga. In the past, Rarotonga was also known as Tumu-Te-Varovaro and before that Nukutere. they saw each other approaching on the horizon, and Tangiia told the men on his canoe (vaka) to go below deck. Tangiia had about 200 people on his canoe So as they drew closer to each other, Karika noticed that there was only women on Tangiia's canoe. When they discovered that each was in search of the same island, they engaged in what we call 'putoto' which is sort of like tug-o-war, but instead of pulling a rope, they pushed each others canoes. As you would expect Karika was winning. Tangiia waited until Karika's men had used up a lot of their strength, then he called his men to get up and paddle In resignation, Karika gave Tangiia the directions as to how to get to Rarotonga. So off Tangiia went in search of Rarotonga. The further they went the more Tangiia noticed that it was getting much cooler, so he dipped his hand in the sea and it was cold indeed, much colder than he expected where Rarotonga would be, so he knew he had been duped, they had gone too far south. That is where the name Rarotonga (which means down south) came from. So he quickly ordered his crew to turn around and they went north again only to come across Karika again and in view of Rarotonga. So they engaged in another pushing war and after several days, neither winning, they decided to split Rarotonga in half. So they decided that Tangiia would get the half which had Takitumu (includes the villages, Titikaveka, Ngatangiia and Matavera) and Karika would get Te-Au-O-Tonga which is on the town side of Rarotonga. But note that Rarotonga was already inhabited when these two arrived. Tangiia and Karika were welcomed by the native Rarotongan's and even married chiefs daughters In the eighteenth century the Makea title was divided into three branches.1 This division occurred as a result of the then title-holder elevating the eldest son of each of his three wives to the rank of ariki. Though all were of equal rank,The island of Rarotonga is the centre of government and is divided into three large districts or Vaka known as Te-au-o-Tonga with three Paramount Chiefs: Makea Nui Ariki, Makea Karika Ariki and Makea Vakatini Ariki. The Vaka of Takitumu has two Paramount Chiefs: Pa Ariki and Kainuku Ariki while the Vaka Puaikura has one Paramount Chief: Tinomana Ariki.Paramount Chief is supported by sub-district chiefs known as �Mataiapo� and another ranking of chiefs known as �Rangatira�. TANGIIA-NUI I IRONUI-MAOTA II TAI-TE-ARIKI IRONUI III TAPUTAPATEA TAITEARIKI IV TE-ARIKI-UPOKOTINI TAPUTAPUATEA V TE-ARIKI-OTE-RANGI TEAIKIUPOKOTINI VI TUI-TE-RANGI TE-ARIKI-O-TE-RANGI VII RONGO TUI-TE-RANGI VIII TE-ARIKI-UPOKO-TINI RONGO IX TE-ARIKI-NOO-RANGI X RONGO-I-TE-UIRA XI TE AKARIKI XII RANGI TEAKARIKI XIII TE-TUMU RANGI XIV TEAIO TETUMU XV TAPA-RANGI TEAIO XVI PARE TAPARANGI XVII MAURI-RANGI XVIII TE-ARIKI-VANANGA-RANGI XIX TE-ARIKI-MOU-TAUA XX MAI-O-TARANGA-NUKU XXI TE-AU-TANGA-NUKU XXII TAKAVE XXIII TUI-KUPORO TAKAVE XXIV TE-ARIKI-ERAKA XXV NGAPOKO-AKATURANGI XXVI TUTU-AENGA XXVII TE-VEI TUTUAENGA XXVIII ARA-KI-VAREVARE XXIX TINGIA ARA-KI-VAREVARE XXX RANGI TINGIA XXXI TE-ARIKI-UPOKO-TINI RANGITINIA XXXII VAERUA TE-ARIKI-UPOKO-TINI XXXIII TAUTU VAERUA XXXIV IRIA TAUTU XXXV AI-TUPAO IRIA XXXVI MOE-TE-RAURI AITUPAO XXXVII AKO MOETERAURI XXXVIII IE-AKARIKI AKO XXXIX TE-ARIKI-UPOKO-TINI TE AKARIKI XL TAMARU TEARIKIUPOKOTINI XLI MATA TUMARU XLII PA-TE-RUAROA XLIII PA TE PURETU XLIV PA-TAUTAPUATEA-TERUAROA XLV PA-TEPOU XLVI PA TE UPOKOTINI ARIKI XLVII PA MARETU XLVIII PA TAPAERU TERITO XLIV PA TAPAERU TEARIKI UPOKOTINI MARIE |
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PA TEPOU ARIKI, TAKITUMU |