Matenga Explained

Matenga is often a Māori name. Notable people with the name include:

• Edward Matenga, Zimbabwean archaeologist
• Hoani Matenga (born 1987), New Zealand rugby player
• Huria Matenga (1842–1909), New Zealand tribal leader and landowner
• Joey Matenga Ashton (1907–1993), New Zealand railway worker, sportsman, and dance band leader
• Te Matenga Taiaroa (1795–1863), New Zealand tribal leader
• Te Matenga Tamati (died 1914), New Zealand religious leader
• Edwina Matenga, Cook Islander footballer on the national team
• Luciana Matenga, Cook Islander netball player at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
• Margharet Matenga, Cook Islander netball player who joined the New Zealand national team in 1979
• Matenga Baker, New Zealand tribal leader and father of actress Tungia Baker
• Matenga Baker (rugby), New Zealand rugby player in the Spanish club UE Santboiana
• Hemi Matenga Waipunahau (died 1912), New Zealand landowner and namesake of the Hemi Matenga Memorial Scenic Reserve