Wellington, Oct 10 NZPA - New Zealand anti-smoking campaigner Shane Bradbrook has won an international award for his contributions to tobacco control.

Mr Bradbrook was awarded the Nigel Gray Award at the Oceania Tobacco Control Conference in Darwin today.

He received the award for his work on behalf of Maori and indigenous people.

The award was jointly won with South Australian epidemiologist, Conrad Jamrozik.

Mr Bradbrook was currently head of the New Zealand Maori Smokefree Coalition.

"I remain passionately defiant when it comes to the tobacco industry and its continued unethical presence within our communities," he said.

Nigel Gray, after whom the award is named, is an international expert on tobacco control and former Cancer Council Victoria chief executive.