Tom Newnham

Tom Newnham

Tom Newnham is a New Zealand political activist and former educationalist. He was heavily 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 speaks Cantonese and Mandarin fluently after living in China and has been heavily involved in helping Chinese immigrants in recent years.


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