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Ana Matawhāura Hato (30 December 1907 – 8 December 1953) was a New Zealand singer of Māori descent (Ngāti Whakaue and Tūhourangi). She and her cousin Deane Waretini, Snr. were two of the first New Zealand singers to be commercially recorded in the late 1920s, and the acoustic recordings are prized by collectors and historians. In later life, she frequently sang at public occasions and took part in some of the earliest radio broadcasts featuring Māori music.
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