Terry Magaoa Chapman

Terry Chapman
MBE
Born
Terry Magaoa Chapman

1944 or 1945
Hakupu, Niue
Died (aged 69)
Hamilton, New Zealand

Terry Magaoa Chapman MBE (1944 or 1945 – 2 January 2014) was a Niuean administrator known for his work in advocating the self-governance of Niue.

Biography

Chapman was born in the village of Hakupu on Niue, and studied at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, where he was awarded a Diploma in Public Administration. He was a leading architect, with Robert Rex and Young Vivian, of the modern Niue and in the formulation of its Constitution,[1] creating a pathway for the island to become self-governing on 19 October 1974, which followed a visit from the United Nations Decolonisation Committee to Niue.

Chapman wrote a book, The Decolonisation of Niue, published in 1976.[1] He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1987 New Year Honours, in recognition for his services as Secretary to the Government of Niue.[2]

Death

Chapman died in Hamilton, New Zealand, where he had lived since 2006, on 2 January 2014,[1] aged 69,[3] and was survived by his wife, Fakaofomatua Pepese Chapman, and their children.[4]

Works

  • Chapman, Terry Magaoa (1974). The development of Niue's political institutions of government (an essay submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for a Diploma in Public Administration). Victoria University of Wellington.
  • Chapman, Terry Magaoa (1976). The decolonisation of Niue. Wellington: Victoria University Press & New Zealand Institute of International Affairs.
  • Chapman, Terry Magaoa (1982). "Chapter 8: Modern times". Niue: a history of the island. Alofi: University of the South Pacific, Institute of Pacific Studies, & Government of Niue.
  • Chapman, Terry Magaoa (1990). Preliminary report on Cyclone Ofa. Alofi: Disaster Council.
  • Chapman, Terry Magaoa; Enetama, Moira, eds. (2008). Tāoga Niue. Alofi: Department of Niue Cultural Heritage.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Pasifika communities mourn death of two leaders". Waikato Times. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  2. ^ "No. 50766". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 December 1986. p. 34.
  3. ^ "Cemetery search". Hamilton City Council. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Truncated notice of the death of Terry Magaoa Chapman". New Zealand Herald. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.