Pa Tepaeru Terito Ariki

Pa Tepaeru Terito Ariki, Lady Davis
High Chieftess of Takitumu
Pa Tepaeru Terito Ariki in 1934
Reign1924–1990
SuccessorMarie Peyroux
Born14 August 1923
Died3 February 1990(1990-02-03) (aged 66)
Auckland, New Zealand
SpouseGeorge Ani Peyroux
Tom Davis
HouseHouse of Takitumu
DynastyPa Dynasty

Pa Tepaeru Terito Ariki[1], Lady Davis (14 August 1923 – 3 February 1990) was Pa Ariki, one of the two ariki titles of the Takitumu tribe on the island of Rarotonga of the Cook Islands from 1924 until 1990.

She is one of the authors of "Te Atua Mou E" ("God is Truth"), the national anthem of the Cook Islands.[2] She was president of the House of Ariki from 1980 to 1990.

  1. ^ Sometimes referred to as Pa Tepaeru-a-Tupe
  2. ^ Levine, Stephen (2016). Pacific Ways: Government and Politics in the Pacific Islands (2nd ed.). Victoria University Press. ISBN 978-1-77656-026-4.