Hinematau McNeill

Hinematau Naomi McNeill (also writing under Naomi Te Hiini) is a New Zealand academic and treaty negotiator. She is of Tapuika Māori descent. As of 2019, she is a full professor at the Auckland University of Technology. Early life and education McNeill was born in Rotorua. She studied her B.A. and M.A. in social anthropology at Auckland University and Waikato University. She is currently principal lecturer in Māori Studies at Auckland Institute of Technology. Career After graduating, McNeill returned to Rotorua, teaching at Waiariki Community College including development of their Māori Studies B.A. course. She additionally advocated for mandatory domestic violence reporting and the founding of Māori women's refuges during the 1980s.