Rita Taimalietane Fatialofa-Patolo MNZM (née Fatialofa, born 1963) is a Samoan sportsperson who played netball and softball for New Zealand.

[2] She played for the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns, from 1982 to 1989.

She retired after the 1989 World Games where New Zealand defeated Australia in the final.

[5] In softball, she was a member of the team that won the 1982 ISF World Championship in Taipei, defeating the host nation in the final.

[4] In the 2014 New Year Honours, Fatialofa-Patolo was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to sport.