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.
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.