Background
Chapman was born in the village of Hakupu and educated at the Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand, where he was awarded a Diploma in Public Administration.
Chapman was born in the village of Hakupu and educated at the Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand, where he was awarded a Diploma in Public Administration.
Victoria University of Wellington.
He was a leading architect, with Robert Rex and Young Vivian, of the modern Niue and in the formulation of the Niue Constitution, creating a pathway for Niue 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.
He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1987 New Year Honours in recognition for his services to his country and people.