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Maria Pia’s Trattoria

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Maria Pia’s Trattoria

Immigrant groups, and New Zealanders returning from overseas, have introduced a wide range of ethnic cuisine from all corners of the globe. Italian Maria Pia de Razza-Klein became part of this trend when she opened a trattoria in Wellington.

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New Zealand Herald

Reference: 14 April 2004

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Tessa Copland, Italians – 1940s–present day, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/2545/maria-pias-trattoria (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Tessa Copland, published 3 March 2009, updated 1 July 2024.