Mitaera Ngatae Teatuakaro Michael Tavioni BEM (born 1947)[1] is a Cook Islands artist and writer.

[5][6] He has worked in a wide variety of mediums, including printing, painting, wood, stone, and bone, as well as traditional tattooing.

[10] In 2016 he was commissioned, alongside New Zealand-based artist Michel Tuffery, to create a carved wooden gateway for the RSA memorial cemetery to commemorate the centenary of Cook Islands participation in the First World War.

[11] Tavioni unsuccessfully stood as a candidate for the Unity party in the 1978 Cook Islands general election.

[16] In the 2022 Birthday Honours he was awarded the British Empire Medal for services to the arts and to the community.