Pōmare I (Ngāpuhi)

Pōmare I (died 1826) was a New Zealand Māori rangatira (chief) of the Ngāti Manu hapū (subtribe) of the Ngāpuhi iwi (tribe).

[1] After his death he was called Pōmarenui ('Pōmare the Great') by Ngāti Manu in order to distinguish him from his nephew Whiria, who also took the name Pōmare.

[1] He traded timber for tools and he also traded timber for muskets to provided security against the northern hapū within the Ngāpuhi, which was led by Hongi Hika, Tāreha, Ruatara, and Rewa (Manu) a chief of the Ngāti Tawake hapū of Kerikeri.

The missionaries regarded Pōmare as one of the important leaders in the Bay of Islands, together with Hongi Hika, Te Whareumu and Rākau.

In July 1815 Pōmare went to visit Port Jackson (Sydney) in the missionary vessel Active.