Akaiti Ponga family history

AKAITI PONGA 

Born: 14/09/1899

Deceased - 30/04/1989

Mangaia Historian and Chief of Karanga, Mangaia

Akaiti Ponga (on the right) 

Born on the island of Mangaia in the Cook Islands, I have Māori ancestry and deep whakapapa 

connection to the people of Karanga, Mangaia. I served my community in many roles, including

as a church deacon and a humble chief, dedicating my life to the wellbeing of my people. 

 One of his greatest passions was preserving the genealogy of the people of Mangaia.

I carefully recorded family trees and whakapapa, documenting generations of connections dating 

back to the 1800s. This work was more than a hobby—it was his life's dedication and 

a treasured legacy.

 After his passing, his genealogy diary was taken from the family. 

Several years later, it was discovered in the archives of the University of Canterbury 

in New Zealand, where it remains an important record of Mangaia's ancestral history. 

Akaiti Ponga connection to Ani Paratene Wihongi

PARATENE TE RIPI

(c. late 1700s – 1838)

Ngāpuhi / Te Uri-o-Hua connections

│

└── WIREMU TAKENA WIHONGI

(1851–1923)

│

├── HEMI NGARE WIHONGI

(c.1853–1934)

m. ERANA KINO MAIHI

│

└── PARATENE TE RIPI WI HONGI / WIHONGI

(1880–1951)

Kaikohe

m. AKINIHI (NGAOTA) WIHONGI UTUTAONGA TIHEI

│

└── HAMIORA PARATENE WI HONGI

(1902–1974)

│

└── [next generations]

│

└── ANI PARATENE WIHONGI

│

└── connection to:

       AKAITI PONGA

       born Mangaia (Sept 1900)

Akaiti Ponga Family Tree

Husband
	Ponga Rimataei Pedigree
	Birth: Christening: Marriage: Death: Burial:

Wife
	Araturi Pedigree
	Birth: Christening: Marriage: Death: Burial:

Children

1.		Tamaka Ponga	Pedigree
		Female
		Birth: 1897 Mangaia, , Cook Islands, Pacific Islands Christening: Death: Mangaia, , Cook Islands, Pacific Islands Burial: Mangaia, , Cook Islands, Pacific Islands

2.		Rave i-te-ngenge Ponga	Pedigree
		Female
		Birth: 18 DEC 1898 Mangaia, , Cook Islands, Pacific Islands Christening: Death: 14 OCT 1981 Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand Burial:

3.		Akaiti Ponga	Pedigree
		Male
		Birth: 13 SEP 1900 Mangaia, , Cook Islands, Pacific Islands Christening: Death: Mangaia, , Cook Islands, Pacific Islands Burial: Mangaia, , Cook Islands, Pacific Islands

4.		Rimaiti Ponga	Pedigree
		Male
		Birth: 1901 Mangaia, , Cook Islands, Pacific Islands Christening: Death: Mangaia, , Cook Islands, Pacific Islands Burial: Mangaia, , Cook Islands, Pacific Islands

5.		Taomia Ponga	Pedigree
		Male
		Birth: 1903 Mangaia, , Cook Islands, Pacific Islands Christening: Death: Mangaia, , Cook Islands, Pacific Islands Burial: Mangaia, , Cook Islands, Pacific Islands

6.		Makiate Ponga	Pedigree
		Female
		Birth: 09 DEC 1905 Mangaia, , Cook Islands, Pacific Islands Christening: Death: Mangaia, , Cook Islands, Pacific Islands Burial: Mangaia, , Cook Islands, Pacific Islands

7.		Makere Ponga	Pedigree
		Female
		Birth: 1907 Mangaia, , Cook Islands, Pacific Islands Christening: Death: Mangaia, , Cook Islands, Pacific Islands Burial: Mangaia, , Cook Islands, Pacific Islands

8.		Marurai Ponga	Pedigree
		Female
		Birth: 08 JAN 1908 Mangaia, , Cook Islands, Pacific Islands Christening: Death: Mangaia, , Cook Islands, Pacific Islands Burial: Mangaia, , Cook Islands, Pacific Islands
Akaiti Ponga			Pedigree
	Male

Event(s):
	Birth:	13 SEP 1900 Mangaia, , Cook Islands, Pacific Islands
	Christening:
	Death:	Mangaia, , Cook Islands, Pacific Islands
	Burial:	Mangaia, , Cook Islands, Pacific Islands

Parents:
	Father:	Ponga Rimataei	Family
	Mother:	Araturi

Messages:
	Record submitted after 1991 by a member of the LDS Church. No additional information is available. Ancestral File may list the same family and the submitter.