Karaka may refer to the following: Karaka (tree), a tree endemic to New Zealand Karaka, New Zealand, a town in New Zealand Karaka, a concept in Vedic astrology (Jyotisha) Karaka (star), a star in the Apus constellation Dosabhai Framji Karaka (1829–1902), Indian newspaper editor and historian A concept in the grammar of , roughly similar to the concept of thematic role or theta role