| Hinematau McNeill | |
| Birth Name: | Hinematau Naomi McNeill |
| Fields: | Māori language revival |
| Workplaces: | Waiariki Community College, Auckland University of Technology |
| Alma Mater: | University of Auckland, Auckland University of Technology |
| Thesis1 Title: | Te hau ora o naga kaumatua o Tuhoe: a study of Tuhoe kaumatua mental wellness |
| Thesis1 Url: | https://openrepository.aut.ac.nz/handle/10292/355 |
| Thesis1 Year: | 2007 |
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.[1]
McNeill was born in Rotorua. She studied her B.A. and M.A. in social anthropology at Auckland University and Waikato University.[2] [3] She is currently principal lecturer in Māori Studies at Auckland Institute of Technology.
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.
In 1997, she joined the Te Ara Poutama department of Māori and indigenous development at Auckland University of Technology. Whist there, she also completed a PhD in 2007 titled
During this time, she also acted as a treaty negotiator for her iwi, settling with the crown in 2014. She is also an advocate for the Māori language, co-creating a teaching app in 2020.[5]