Robin Duff (1947 – 16 February 2015) was a New Zealand teacher, education leader and gay rights activist.
He was the first openly gay secondary school teacher and parliamentary candidate in New Zealand.
[1] He then studied at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, and became a secondary school teacher.
[2] His pupils included future prime minister John Key and media commentator Russell Brown.
[2] He also joined the Values Party and stood unsuccessfully as a candidate for Christchurch Central at the 1975 and 1978 general elections, becoming the first openly gay parliamentary candidate in New Zealand.