Country Life: Roots that run deep - Capri tomatoes

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Category: Interview


Title Country Life: Roots that run deep - Capri tomatoes
Interviewer Gianina Schwanecke
Interviewee Nina Cuccurullo
Producer RNZ
Director
Year 2026
Language English
Format Podcast and article
Geographic reference Island Bay, Wellington, Capri
Time reference
Online resource Yes
Subcategory
Topic Italians in New Zealand, interviews, Italian women in New Zealand, Tomatoes, Cuccurullo


You can find the interview here


Nina Cuccurullo talks to RNZ radio and podcast programme Country Life about growing tomatoes originally sourced from seeds brought to New Zealand by Nina's grandfather from the Italian island of Capri in the 1960s. In the article also available a photo of Nina Cuccurullo and her mother Teresa Cuccurullo, plus photos of the Capri tomatoes. Interview and link to podcast here.