Italian Tunnellers are Prepared for any Sacrifice - Except Food and Wine. A Review of the Contribution of Italian Tunnellers to Life in the Central North Island of New Zealand
Italian Tunnellers are Prepared for any Sacrifice - Except Food and Wine. A Review of the Contribution of Italian Tunnellers to Life in the Central North Island of New Zealand
Category: Article
| Title | Italian Tunnellers are Prepared for any Sacrifice - Except Food and Wine. A Review of the Contribution of Italian Tunnellers to Life in the Central North Island of New Zealand |
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| Author | David Simcock |
| Year | 2020 |
| Publication | NZ Journal of History, Vol 54, N.1 |
| Pages | 4 -28 |
| Publisher | The University of Auckland |
| Language | English |
| Geographic reference | Turangi |
| Time reference | 1967-1983 |
| Online resource | Available online only for subscribers of the NZ Journal of History |
| Topic | Food and wine, Moawhango Tongariro Tunnel, Codelfa-Cogefar, Immigrant workers, Tongariro Power Development, Italian tunnellers in New Zealand |
A Review of the contribution of Italian Tunnellers to Life in the Central North Island of New Zealand, by David Simcock, also author of the dissertation What was the importance of food and wine to the Italians who worked for Codelfa in New Zealand and what effect did it have on the eating habits of many New Zealanders?. When Codelfa-Cogefa (Codelfa) brought several hundred Italian workers to New Zealand for the The Tongariro Power scheme between 1967 and 1983, it also brought food and wine from Italy to enable these workers to enjoy what they had been used to at home. Many of the Codelfa Italians have stayed and created a lasting influence on the food and wine habits of New Zealanders. A number still run successful Italian restaurants in both the North and South Islands.
More info about the Codelfa-Cogefar workers in New Zealand and the The Tongariro Power scheme can be found here:
Codelfa-Cogefar: Moawhango, Tongariro Tunnel
Tunnellers get together for 50th
To go or to stay: A study of decision-making by Italian workers and their families in Turangi
Transference markers: Verbal Devices for Marking Transference in the Speech of First Generation Italian-English Bilinguals in and Around Turangi
What was the importance of food and wine to the Italians who worked for Codelfa in New Zealand and what effect did it have on the eating habits of many New Zealanders?
Cover of The New Zealand Journal of History Volume 54, Number 1, April 2020
