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Pōmare I (c. 1753 – September 3, 1803) (fully in old orthography: Tu-nui-ea-i-te-atua-i-Tarahoi Vaira'atoa Taina Pōmare I; also known as Tu or Tinah or Outu, or more formally as Tu-nui-e-a'a-i-te-atua) was the unifier and first king of Tahiti and founder of the Pōmare dynasty and the Kingdom of Tahiti between 1788 and 1791.
Pōmare, originally named Whētoi, the son of Puhi of Ngāti Manu, was born in the latter part of the eighteenth century. He was connected by descent to Ngāpuhi hapū Ngāti Rangi, Ngāti Rāhiri and Ngāti Hine, and to the independent tribe Ngāti Wai.
POMARE I, Whetoi or Whiria. Also known as Pomarenui ( c. 1760–1826). Ngapuhi chief. A new biography of Pomare I appears in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography on this site. Very little is known of Whetoi's early life, except that he had reached the peak of his fame as a fighting chief by the time Kendall arrived at the Bay of Islands.
Pōmare I (died 1826) was a New Zealand Māori rangatira (chief) of the Ngāti Manu hapū (subtribe) of the Ngāpuhi iwi (tribe). [1] Formerly called Whētoi, he adopted the name of Pōmare, after the name of the king of Tahiti who had converted to Christianity. [1]
I aru ētahi i a Hautai, he whaea nō Pōmare. I noho ki Manurewa, i te taha o Taumārere. I ahu mai i konei a Pōmare me te hunga nā rātou rā i tū ai te pā me ngā papa kāinga ki Kororāreka (Russell), Matauwhi, Ōtūihu, Waikare me Te Kāretu. Ko Pōmare te rangatira o Matauwhi, he koro ki te tonga o Kororāreka.
The son of Puhi of Ngati Manu. Connected by descent to Nga Puhi hapu Ngati Rangi, Ngati Rahiri and Ngati Hine, and to the independent tribe Ngati Wai. Converted to Christianity in 1814. Established pa and villages at Kororareka, Matauwhi, Otuihi, Wakare, and Te Karetu. Traded at Bay of Islands for tools and muskets.
Pōmare I (died 1826) was a New Zealand Māori rangatira (chief) of the Ngāti Manu hapū (subtribe) of the Ngāpuhi iwi (tribe). Formerly called Whētoi , he adopted the name of Pōmare, after the name of the king of Tahiti who had converted to Christianity. [1]
