| Ikamatua | |
| Settlement Type: | town |
| Pushpin Map: | New Zealand |
| Coordinates: | -42.2714°N 171.6844°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | New Zealand |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Coast |
| Subdivision Type2: | Territorial authority |
| Subdivision Name2: | Buller District |
| Seat Type: | Electorates |
| Seat: | West Coast-Tasman Te Tai Tonga |
| Timezone1: | New Zealand Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +12 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | New Zealand Daylight Time |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +13 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Ikamatua is a small village on the West Coast of the South Island in New Zealand. Its name translates literally as ika (fish) and matua (mature/parent). It may be a contraction of Te Ika-a-matua, fish of my ancestor.[1]
It is located on the State Highway 7 inland route, 50km (30miles) north of Greymouth and 28km (17miles) south of Reefton. It has a population of under 200.[2]
In 1946, 4 km north of Ikamatua, the floating Grey River gold dredge dug its way across State Highway 7, and the main Greymouth to Westport railway link, to move into its new mining area in the Blackwater Valley. This was the first and only time that such an event has occurred in New Zealand.[3]
In 1906 Ikamatua had two sawmills, a creamery, a railway station and a school.[4]