John Clarence Hinchcliff CNZM (born 9 October 1939) is a New Zealand university administrator, philosopher, politician and peace campaigner.
[1] He was educated at Nelson College from 1953 to 1958, where he was head prefect in his final year, and was a member of the school's 1st XV rugby union and first XI cricket teams.
He was awarded a Rotary Foundation Fellowship, providing funding for a year anywhere in the world, choosing to go to the Middle East.
[1] After his time studying and working in Israel, Hinchcliff went to the United States where he attained a PhD at Drew University, New Jersey.
He protested the visit of the nuclear-powered USS Pintado and was part of the flotilla that attempted to impede its entry into the Waitematā Harbour.
[1] In the 1997 Queen's Birthday Honours, Hinchcliff was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to education.