Goddard was born Tomasz Goldwag in Warsaw , Poland , on 20 May 1937 , the son of Naum Goldwag and Estera Goldwag ( née Kryńska ) . They survived The Holocaust and came to New Zealand in 1947 , changing their surname to Goddard . Thomas Goddard became a naturalised New Zealand citizen in 1952 . He was educated at Wellington College , and went on to study at Victoria University College , graduating with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in French and Latin in 1958 , a Master of Arts in French the following year , and a Bachelor of Laws in 1962
The Holocaust
The Holocaust
Thomas Goddard (jurist)