It refers to the northern part of the official suburb of Taita, based around Pomare Railway Station and Pomare School.
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:Not to be confused with Pōmare.
During this time, he was also France's agent at the court of Queen Pomare of Tahiti, where he was able to convince her to acknowledge a French protectorate over her realm.
His friendship with Pomare, Tamati Waka Nene and other Maori chiefs and his contact with the European settlers at Kororareka made him more influential than the British Resident, James Busby, at Waitangi.