Hinematau Naomi McNeill (also writing under Naomi Te Hiini) is a New Zealand academic and treaty negotiator. She is of Tapuika MÃÂori descent. As of 2019, she is a full professor at the Auckland University of Technology.
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 MÃÂori Studies at Auckland Institute of Technology.
After graduating, McNeill returned to Rotorua, teaching at Waiariki Community College including development of their MÃÂori Studies B.A. course. She additionally advocated for mandatory domestic violence reporting and the founding of MÃÂori women's refuges during the 1980s.
In 1997, she joined the Te Ara Poutama department of MÃÂori and indigenous development at Auckland University of Technology. Whist there, she also completed a PhD in 2007 titled <nowiki/>'Te hau ora o naga kaumatua o Tuhoe: a study of Tuhoe kaumatua mental wellness, rising to full professor in 2019.
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 MÃÂori language, co-creating a teaching app in 2020.