Matatua or Mataatua may refer to:
Matatua (leafhopper), an insect genus in the tribe Empoascini Mātaatua, a voyaging canoe used by Polynesians to migrate to New Zealand in Māori tradition SS Matatua, a UK cargo ship shipwrecked and refloated in 1924
See also HMNZS Matataua, of the Royal New Zealand Navy Mataguá, Cuba Matatā, North Island, New Zealand Matatu, Kenyan minibuses