Takamatua, with an initial European name of German Bay, is a small town situated in Akaroa Harbour on Banks Peninsula in New Zealand.

The main road to Akaroa (State Highway 75) passes through this locality.

[3] At the time of French settlement in August 1840 in Akaroa, a small number of German families settled in this bay.

[5] The bay was named German Bay up until 1916 when the residents called on the Minister for Internal Affairs, George Warren Russell, to change the name to Takamatua, as a patriotic reaction to World War I.

[7][8] Takamatua is described by Statistics New Zealand as a rural settlement, and covers 6.30 km2 (2.43 sq mi).