A taua is a war party in the tradition of the Maori, the indigenous people of New Zealand.
Taua may also refer to:
Places Tauá, a small municipality in the state of Ceará in the Northeast region of Brazil Tauá (Rio de Janeiro), a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Santo Antônio do Tauá, a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil Mata Taua Peak, a peak in Antarctica
People Vai Taua (born 1988), American football player Wiremu Hoani Taua (1862–1919), New Zealand tribal leader Tauã Antunes (born 1995), Brazilian footballer Tauã Ferreira dos Santos (born 1993), Brazilian footballer
Other uses Taua, a 2007 New Zealand short film written and directed by Tearepa Kahi Oenomaus taua, a species of butterfly Waka taua, Māori war canoe