Tom is currently the General Secretary of the Party.

Tom is a 43 year old carver. He lives beside the Funky Pumpkin in Sydenham with his partner Johanna and his sons Billy and Alex. Tom grew up in Taita, in the Hutt Valley, where he became a Linesman for the Post Office and then a Radio Telephone Installer for Tait Electronics.
He then moved to Christchurch where he became a freezing Worker(and later union delegate) at the PPCS works in Belfast Christchurch. Tom then spent nine years raising his sons as a solo parent and has recently been a Union Organiser for the National Union of Public Employees.
Tom is also a founding member of Health Cuts Hurt wherein he went on hunger strike for 11 days in an attempt to stop the sale of the addictioin treatment center Queen Mary Hospital in Hanmer Springs.

Candidate statement

I have been a member of the Alliance since 1993 and as like most Alliance members, a Foundation Customer of Kiwibank. I am proud to have been part of the Party who advocated for its establishment. I feel that the bank is beng under utilizied when it comes to assistance for affordable housing. I also feel that this current Labour led government is not going far enough to ensure that ordinary Kiwis are able to feed themselves adequately and get the education and healthcare they are entitled to.
The Alliance is the only party with the will and the drive to bring back affordable housing, free education and decent healthcare for all.

Contact

Phone: 03-337-6986
Mobile: 021-203-6078
Email: tom.dowie@alliance.org.nz