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?
Category: Book
| Title | The importance of food and wine for the Italians who worked for Codelfa |
|---|---|
| Author | David Simcock |
| Year | 2017 |
| Language | English |
| Format | Dissertation, PDF |
| Geographic reference | Turangi |
| Time reference | 1967-1983 |
| Online resource | yes |
| Topic | Food and wine, Moawhango Tongariro Tunnel, Codelfa-Cogefar, Immigrant workers, Tongariro Power Development, Italian tunnellers in New Zealand |
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. This appears to have been the only time in New Zealand’s construction history that this has been done. This dissertation, submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of BA (Honours) in History at The University of Auckland, 2017, explores why it was so important for these Italians to have their own food and wine. As well as conducting oral interviews with a number of those who remained in New Zealand, archives in both Auckland and Wellington, together with newspaper and other records, have been examined. So too has a wide range of secondary material.
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
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
Cover of The New Zealand Journal of History Volume 54, Number 1, April 2020
