John Renata Broughton CNZM ED JP (born 1947) is a New Zealand
academic. He is MÄ ori, of NgÄ i Tahu and NgÄ ti Kahungunu descent,
and since 2012 has been a full professor at the University of
Otago.[1]Broughton was born in Hastings in 1947, the son of Leonard
Broughton, from NgÄ ti Kahungunu who graduated from the University of
Otago in medicine in 1944, and Margaret Evans, who was the
granddaughter of Tame Parata.[2][3] He was educated at Hastings Boys'
High School, and went on to study microbiology at Massey University,
graduating Bachelor of Science in 1971.[2]Between 1972 and 1973,
Broughton worked on haka boogie at the Polynesian Cultural Center on
Oahu in Hawaii, and then returned to New Zealand, studying dentistry
at the University of Otago.[2] He graduated with a Bachelor of Dental
Surgery in 1977, and worked as a dental house surgeon at Dunedin
Hospital.[2] He joined the New Zealand Territorial Force, and was
commissioned as an officer in 1977; in 1992 he was awarded the
Efficiency Decoration.[2]
academic. He is MÄ ori, of NgÄ i Tahu and NgÄ ti Kahungunu descent,
and since 2012 has been a full professor at the University of
Otago.[1]Broughton was born in Hastings in 1947, the son of Leonard
Broughton, from NgÄ ti Kahungunu who graduated from the University of
Otago in medicine in 1944, and Margaret Evans, who was the
granddaughter of Tame Parata.[2][3] He was educated at Hastings Boys'
High School, and went on to study microbiology at Massey University,
graduating Bachelor of Science in 1971.[2]Between 1972 and 1973,
Broughton worked on haka boogie at the Polynesian Cultural Center on
Oahu in Hawaii, and then returned to New Zealand, studying dentistry
at the University of Otago.[2] He graduated with a Bachelor of Dental
Surgery in 1977, and worked as a dental house surgeon at Dunedin
Hospital.[2] He joined the New Zealand Territorial Force, and was
commissioned as an officer in 1977; in 1992 he was awarded the
Efficiency Decoration.[2]
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