Tangata Mouauri Vavia (born 8 September 1949) is a Cook Islands politician and former Cabinet Minister.
[4] In 2005, following the demise of Jim Marurai's "partnership government", he rejoined Cabinet as Minister for Outer Islands Administration.
[5][6] He was re-elected in the 2006 election, and appointed Minister for Infrastructure and Planning, Cook Islands Investment Corporation, and Transport.
[7] Vavia resigned his portfolios in December 2009 in protest at the sacking from Cabinet of Democratic Party leader Terepai Maoate.
At the 2014 general election, he received exactly the same number of votes as his Cook Islands Party opponent in his Mitiaro constituency.