In New Zealand, UniQ is the Queer Students Association at New Zealand Tertiary Institutions. UniQ is active at all New Zealand universities and several polytechnics. In New Zealand, the term queer has been reclaimed - that is, it was once (and by many is still held to be) a term of severe offence - to represent all people that are not heterosexual; gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered or transsexual, fa'afafine, takatāpui.