Makea Te Vaerua Ariki (b?–1857) was a sovereign of the Cook Islands.
She was the ariki (queen or high chiefess) of the Makea Nui (Great Makea) dynasty, one of the three chiefdoms of the Te Au O Tonga tribe on the island of Rarotonga.
She was the first female to succeed the title of ariki, even though she had surviving younger brothers.
She supported the work of the mission and was very hospitable to all the missionaries of her time.
[2] She was succeeded after her death by her younger brother, Makea Daniela.