Awatea is a Māori term meaning The dawning of a new day.
The Forsyth Barr Stadium at University Plaza in Dunedin, New Zealand, known during planning as "Awatea Street Stadium" after its location Awatea, a ship used for troop transportation in World War II Awatea, a 1969 play by Bruce Mason Awatea, a marque of bordeaux-variety red wine from Te Mata Estate vintnery Aotearoa Wave and Tidal Energy Association (AWATEA), a New Zealand organisation
Awatea is also occasionally found as a unisex given name.