Pahora cantuaria is a species of Physoglenidae spider endemic to New Zealand.
This species was described in 1990 by Ray Forster from male specimens. The holotype is stored in Otago Museum.
The male is recorded at 2.82mm in length. The carapace has dark markings medially and laterally. The abdomen has white markings.
This species is only known from Canterbury, New Zealand.
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Data Deficient" with the qualifiers of "Data Poor: Size" and "Data Poor: Trend".