Ngāti Tamaterā

{{Short description|Māori iwi (tribe) in Aotearoa (New Zealand)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=October 2024}}

{{Infobox Iwi

|iwi_name =Ngāti Tamaterā

|image =File:RuralPaeroaNZ20100110.JPG

|caption =The Paeroa area

|map =

|iwi_location =Hauraki

|waka =Tainui

|population =

|url ={{URL|https://www.tamatera.iwi.nz/}}

}}

Ngāti Tamaterā is a Māori iwi (tribe) of the Hauraki region of New Zealand, descended from Tamaterā, the second son of Marutūāhu. It is a major tribe within the Marutūāhu confederation and its leaders have been prominent in Hauraki history and Marutūāhu tribal affairs.{{cite web|title=Te Puni Kōkiri iwi profile|url=http://www.tkm.govt.nz/iwi/ngati-tamatera/|website=tkm.govt.nz|publisher=Te Puni Kōkiri, New Zealand Government|access-date=29 May 2018}}{{cite encyclopedia |title=Te Ara iwi profile |first=Te Ahukaramū Charles |last=Royal |url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/marutuahu-tribes |encyclopedia=Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand |access-date=29 May 2017}} It is one of five tribes of the Marutūāhu confederation, the others being Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Paoa, Ngāti Rongoū and Ngāti Whanaunga. The Marutūāhu tribes are all descended from Marutūāhu, a son of Hotunui, who is said to have arrived in New Zealand on the Tainui canoe. The Marutūāhu tribes are therefore part of the Tainui group of tribes. The Marutūāhu confederation is also part of the Hauraki collective of tribes.

Te Raupa pā, on the banks of the Ohinemuri River near Paeroa, was a location where Ngāti Tamaterā traditionally settled.{{Cite Q|Q58677392}}