[6] Broughton was on the Tekaumārua, the advisory board to the Māori King, Tūheitia Paki.

[7] In 2014, she was part of the New Zealand delegation that sent off the canoes of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, Hōkūle'a and Hikianalia.

She died on 31 January 2016 at her home in Waitara and was buried at Pākaraka Marae, near Whanganui.

[8] Broughton was recognised with the Civic Honour Award by Hutt City Council in 1999.

[1][9] In 2009, she received the Tā Kīngi Ihaka Award from Creative New Zealand in recognition of a lifetime contribution to the development and retention of Māori arts and culture.