Manaia

Manaia may refer to:

• Manaia (mythological creature), a bird-headed mythological creature and symbol of protection in Māori mythology

• Manaia, Taranaki, a town in the South Taranaki District of New Zealand
• Manaia, Waikato, a town on the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand
• Manaia River, a river of the Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand
• Mount Manaia is a landmark on the Whangarei Heads, Northland, New Zealand
  • Manaia View School, Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand

• Manaia (legendary chief), a chief of Hawaiki in Māori mythology
• Wiremu Hukunui Manaia (died 1892), New Zealand tribal leader
• Manaia Cherrington (born 1994), New Zealand rugby league footballer
• Manaia Salavea (born 1986), Samoan rugby union footballer