Which missionaries became the first foreign settlers in the Cook Islands?

The first foreign settlers in the Cook Islands were English and Tahitian missionaries associated with the London Missionary Society, who began arriving in 1821.1

These missionaries played a significant role in the islands' development, converting many ariki (chiefs) to Christianity and establishing a theological college on Rarotonga. Their presence exerted a strong influence on the evolving forms of government across the islands throughout the 19th century.1