Taumata is a New Zealand Māori surname that may refer to Arana Taumata (born 1989), rugby league footballer Kevin Taumata, Māori New Zealander Australian film and television actor Piripi Taumata-a-Kura (fl. 1823–1868), New Zealand Māori evangelist See also Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu, a hill in New Zealand Māori-language surnames