Karl Temata (born 12 July 1978) is a former Cook Islands international rugby league footballer who played as a prop, second-row, loose forward or winger in the 2000s and 2010s.

He played at club level for the Hibiscus Coast Raiders, New Zealand Warriors, London Broncos/Harlequins and Oxford.

He previously played for the New Zealand Warriors and the Hibiscus Coast Raiders.

[4] In 2011 Temata signed a one-year extension with Harlequins RL for the 2012 season.

In September 2011 he was named in the Cook Islands squad to play New Zealand in Rarotonga on 6 October 2011 ahead of New Zealand's participation in the 2011 Four Nations in England, and Wales.