
Roimata Smail (Ngāti Maniapoto, Tainui, England, Scotland, Ireland) is a lawyer specialising in te Tiriti o Waitangi for over 20 years. She represented lead claimants in the Waitangi Tribunal inquiry that led to the watershed Hauora Report and the establishment of Te Aka Whai Ora, the Māori Health Authority. A passionate educator, she runs treatytraining.com and founded waiako.com. Her pocketbook on Understanding te Tiriti has sold 10,000+ copies, topping NZ non-fiction charts and helping fill the history gap for a generation.