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
- Tauã (footballer) (born 1995), Brazilian footballer
 - Vai Taua (born 1988), American football player
 - Wiremu Hoani Taua (1862–1919), New Zealand tribal leader
 
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
 
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