Prof John Broughton
Ngai Tahu, Ngati Kahunguna Ki Heretaunga
ED BSc(Massey) BDS PhD PGDipComDent DipGrad(Otago) JP
Professor John Broughton is Director of the Ngai Tahu Maori Health Research Unit. He is also associated with the Department of Preventive and social medicine and the Department of Oral Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences.
He is also a New Zealand Maori playwright and recipient of the Bruce Mason Playwright Award. His plays include
- Michael James Manaia, Te Hokinga Mai (The Return Home);
- Nga Puke (The Hills)
- 1981
- ANZAC and The Private War of Corporal Cooper
He wrote the libretto for the musical ShowBand Aotearoa with music by Rim D Paul.
Research interests
- Oranga niho (Maori oral health)
- Maori and injury prevention