page_title: Ada Rongomatane Ariki
hierarchical_section_title: Ada Rongomatane Ariki
caption_attribution_description: English: The Governor-General of New Zealand, the Hon Anand Satyanand, and Mrs Susan Satyanand made their first formal visit to the Cook Islands in August 2007. The Governor-General and Mrs Satyanand are pictured with members of the House of Ariki and the Koutu Nui after the formal welcome by the Queen's Representative on 23 August 2007.
context_page_description: Ada Rongomatane Ariki, also known as Ada Teaupurepure Tetupu Nicholls, was a Cook Islands ariki. She held the title of Rongomatane Ariki, the principal title of the Paruarangi tribe on the island of Atiu. She served as President of the House of Ariki from 2006 to December 2008.
  She was the daughter of Rongomatane Tetupu Ariki, and spent her childhood between Atiu and Rarotonga. After schooling, she worked in the post office and the Philatelic Bureau.
  She acceded to the Rongomatene title in February 1972 and served in the House of Ariki, serving as its president between 2006 and 2008. In 2008 while serving as President she was one of eight member of the House of Ariki to sign a proclamation purporting to dissolve the government. She later retracted her support.
  In 2007 she accompanied 27 Kuhl's lorikeets from Rimatara to Atiu, leading to their successful reintroduction to the Cook Islands. She also served as patron of the Cook Islands National Council of Women.
  She was succeeded as Rongomatane Ariki by her son, Nicholas Nicholls.
context_section_description: Ada Rongomatane Ariki (20 August 1948 - 9 January 2018), also known as Ada Teaupurepure Tetupu Nicholls, was a Cook Islands ariki. She held the title of Rongomatane Ariki, the principal title of the Paruarangi tribe on the island of Atiu. She served as President of the House of Ariki from 2006 to December 2008.
  She was the daughter of Rongomatane Tetupu Ariki, and spent her childhood between Atiu and Rarotonga. After schooling, she worked in the post office and the Philatelic Bureau.
  She acceded to the Rongomatene title in February 1972 and served in the House of Ariki, serving as its president between 2006 and 2008. In 2008 while serving as President she was one of eight member of the House of Ariki to sign a proclamation purporting to dissolve the government. She later retracted her support.
  In 2007 she accompanied 27 Kuhl's lorikeets from Rimatara to Atiu, leading to their successful reintroduction to the Cook Islands. She also served as  patron of the Cook Islands National Council of Women.
  She was succeeded as Rongomatane Ariki by her son, Nicholas Nicholls.
caption: NZ Governor-General Anand Satyanand with members of the Cook Islands House of Ariki, 2007. Ada Rongomatane Ariki is second from right.
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