Story: Australians
In the 30 years after the Second World War Australia admitted a much greater variety of immigrants than New Zealand. Some of these ‘new Australians’ moved on to New Zealand. Italian-born Federico Gianone met and married a New Zealander, Meegan, in Australia. They then moved to Dunedin and opened an Italian restaurant, where they are shown with their sons Rion and Zane.
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Reference: 8 July 1998
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John Wilson, Australians – Neighbouring nations, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/603/from-italy-via-australia (accessed 29 November 2025).
Story by John Wilson, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 July 2024.