Tom Newnham
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Thomas Oliver "Tom" Newnham QSO
(1926 – 15 December 2010) was a New Zealand
political activist and former educationalist. He was involved in several left wing causes: attacking institutional racism
in New Zealand, and opposing the 1981 Springbok Tour
and apartheid in general (both carried out in his role as Secretary of CARE
).
He spoke Cantonese and Mandarin fluently after living in China and was heavily involved in helping Chinese
immigrants in his later years. He wrote the book Dr Bethune's Angel: The Life of Kathleen Hall about the New Zealand missionary nurse who worked with the Canadian physician, Dr. Norman Bethune
, in China in the 1930s.
Newnham died on 15 December 2010 from cancer, aged 84, at Elizabeth Knox Hospital, Epsom.
Queen's Service Order
The Queen's Service Order was established by Queen Elizabeth II on 13 March 1975, awarded by the government of New Zealand "for valuable voluntary service to the community or meritorious and faithful services to the Crown or similar services within the public sector, whether in elected or...
(1926 – 15 December 2010) was a New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
political activist and former educationalist. He was involved in several left wing causes: attacking institutional racism
Racism
Racism is the belief that inherent different traits in human racial groups justify discrimination. In the modern English language, the term "racism" is used predominantly as a pejorative epithet. It is applied especially to the practice or advocacy of racial discrimination of a pernicious nature...
in New Zealand, and opposing the 1981 Springbok Tour
1981 Springbok Tour
The 1981 South African rugby union tour of New Zealand was a controversial tour of New Zealand by the South Africa national rugby union team, known as "the Springboks"...
and apartheid in general (both carried out in his role as Secretary of CARE
CARE (New Zealand)
CARE was a New Zealand organisation that fought against racism towards minority groups in New Zealand....
).
He spoke Cantonese and Mandarin fluently after living in China and was heavily involved in helping Chinese
Han Chinese
Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and are the largest single ethnic group in the world.Han Chinese constitute about 92% of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98% of the population of the Republic of China , 78% of the population of Singapore, and about 20% of the...
immigrants in his later years. He wrote the book Dr Bethune's Angel: The Life of Kathleen Hall about the New Zealand missionary nurse who worked with the Canadian physician, Dr. Norman Bethune
Norman Bethune
Henry Norman Bethune was a Canadian physician and medical innovator. Bethune is best known for his service in war time medical units during the Spanish Civil War and with the Communist Eighth Route Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War...
, in China in the 1930s.
Newnham died on 15 December 2010 from cancer, aged 84, at Elizabeth Knox Hospital, Epsom.
Biography
- By batons and barbed wire. Graphic Publications, 1983. ISBN 9780473001124
- Dr. Bethune's Angel: The Life of Kathleen Hall. Foreign Language Press, Beijing, 2004. ISBN 978-7119035383
- Dr. Bethune's Angel: The Life of Kathleen Hall. Graphic Publications, Auckland, 2002. ISBN 0-9597819-9-4
- He Ming Qing: Kathleen Hall. New World Press, 1992. ISBN 9780959781939
- Apartheid is not a game: the inside story of New Zealand's struggle against apartheid sport.Graphic Publications, 1975
- Interesting times: a Kiwi chronicle.Graphic Publications, 2003.
- Lake village in Cambodia.Longmans, 1965.
- Asia: the monsoon lands.Whitcombe and Tombs, 1973
- Rewi: The Story of Rewi Alley.Graphic Publications, 1997. ISBN 9780473046941
- 1840-1990: A Long White Cloud: 19 Maori and Non-Maori Authors.Graphic Publications, 2000. ISBN 9780959781953
- Peace Squadron: The Sharp Edge of Nuclear Protest in New Zealand. Graphic Publications, 1985. ISBN 9780959781908
- Shandan on the Old Silk Road. Graphic Publications, 2001. ISBN 9780959781977
- A Walk around My Fathers. Graphic Publications, 2000. ISBN 9780959781953
External links
- http://nzchinasociety.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/kathleen-hall-tom-newnham.pdf
- http://www.listener.co.nz/issue/3328/artsbooks/1494/the_long_march.html
- http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10694925&ref=emailfriend
- http://bowalleyroad.blogspot.com/2010/12/in-memory-of-tom-newnham-1926-2010.html
- http://terrybellwrites.wordpress.com/2010/12/17/farewell-to-an-anti-apartheid-battler/
- http://www.ucpnz.com/readnews.asp?newsid=2812 (Chinese)
- http://www.chinaconsulate.org.nz/eng/gdxw/t781067.htm
- http://www.thepaepae.com/rip-tom-newnham/12753/ (with photo)