Matai may refer to: Geography Matai (Maucatar), a city and suco in East Timor Matai, Egypt, a city in the governorate of Al Minya in Egypt Matai, Tanzania, a town and administrative seat of Kalambo District, Tanzania Matai, New Zealand, a locality in the Matamata-Piako District of New Zealand Matai, West Coast, a locality in the Grey District of New Zealand Matai River, in Odisha and West Bengal states of India Plants Prumnopitys taxifolia, a tree endemic to New Zealand Eleocharis dulcis, the Chinese water chestnut People Jakub Matai (born 1993), Czech ice hockey winger Steve Matai (born 1984), New Zealand rugby league player Matai Smith (born 1977), New Zealand television presenter Other uses HMNZS Matai (T01), a Royal New Zealand Navy ship Matai, a chief in the fa'amatai system of the Samoa Islands See also Mattai (disambiguation)