- First Names:Thomas Oliver
- Also known as:Tom
- Last Name:Newnham QSO
- Age:84y
- Country:New Zealand
- Funeral Home:State of Grace Ltd
- Published Notices:(3) View noticesOrder summary
Tom (84) "dared to make a difference" in the fight against aparthied and was a prominent figure in the 1981 protests in Auckland to stop the Springbok rugby team playing in New Zealand. As a result he was arrested a number of times. In 1992 he wrote - The Life of Kathleen Hall - a book about the New Zealand missionary nurse who worked in China during the 1930s. In 1988 he was awarded the Queen's Service Order.
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