Takurua Tamarau MBE (1871–1958), also known as Takurua Mākarini, was a Māori tribal leader of the Tūhoe iwi, a leader in the Ringatū church, and farmer, of New Zealand. Takurua was born at Kohimarama, near Ruatāhuna, Te Urewera, New Zealand, in about 1871. He was a son of Tamarau Waiari, also known as Te Mākarini Te Wharehuia, of Ngāti Koura and Ngāi Te Riu, and Roka of Ngāti Hinekura and Te Urewera. His father was a prominent leader of Tūhoe. Takurua was raised at Tātāhoata marae in the Ruatāhuna district, and the marae of Ōtenuku and Te Tōtara in Ruatoki. After his father died in about 1904, Takurua settled at permanently at Ruatoki, where he engaged in dairy farming.