Matai may refer to:

Geography Matai, Egypt, a city in the governorate of Al Minya in Egypt Matai, Maucatar, a city and suco in Timor-Leste Matai, New Zealand, a locality in the Matamata-Piako District of New Zealand Matai, Tanzania, a town and administrative seat of Kalambo District, Tanzania 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 (mataī), 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 (title), a chief in the faʻamatai system of the Samoa Islands

See also Mattai (disambiguation)