She was the ariki of the Tinomana dynasty, a chiefdom of the Puaikura tribe on the island of Rarotonga.

[2] She married Anglo-American John Mortimer Salmon, a grandson of a Ramsgate sea captain, Thomas Dunnett.

[4] After a short illness, Tinomana Mereana Ariki died on 5 September 1908 at Para O Tane Palace.

"During the last few days friction has arisen amongst the kopu-ariki or ariki family as to who, should succeed to the title.

The traditional Māori name of the Palace is Au Maru, which means "The Peace Brought by Christianity".