Matatua or Mataatua may refer to:
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''Matatua'' (leafhopper), an insect genus in the tribe
Empoascini
Empoascini is a tribe of leafhoppers in the subfamily Typhlocybinae.
Genera
* '' Afrasca''
* '' Afroccidens''
* '' Alafrasca''
* '' Alebrasca''
* '' Alebroides''
* ''Amrasca''
* '' Apheliona''
* '' Asepodiva''
* '' Asymmetrasca''
* '' Austro ...
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Mātaatua
''Mātaatua'' was one of the great voyaging canoes by which Polynesians migrated to New Zealand, according to Māori tradition. Māori traditions say that the ''Mātaatua'' was initially sent from Hawaiki to bring supplies of kūmara to Māori ...
, a voyaging canoe used by Polynesians to migrate to New Zealand in Māori tradition
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SS ''Matatua'', a UK cargo ship
shipwrecked and refloated in 1924
See also
* ''HMNZS Matataua'', of the
Royal New Zealand Navy
The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN; mi, Te Taua Moana o Aotearoa, , Sea Warriors of New Zealand) is the maritime arm of the New Zealand Defence Force. The fleet currently consists of nine ships. The Navy had its origins in the Naval Defence Act ...
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Mataguá
Mataguá is a Cuban village and ''consejo popular'' ("people's council", i.e. hamlet) of the municipality of Manicaragua, in Villa Clara Province. With a population of ca. 10,000, it is the most populated village in the municipality after Manicara ...
, Cuba
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Matatā
Matatā is a town in the Bay of Plenty in the North Island of New Zealand, to the north-west of Whakatāne. Much of the town was relocated between the years 2006 and 2021 due to increased natural threats arising from climate change. As an ...
, North Island, New Zealand
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Matatu
In Kenya matatu or matatus (known as mathree in Sheng) are privately owned minibuses used as share taxis. Often decorated, many ''matatu'' feature portraits of famous people or slogans and sayings. Likewise, the music they play is also aime ...
, Kenyan minibuses
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