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Kōrero: Hungarians

Souvenirs of home

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Souvenirs of home

These porcelain dolls in national costume come from the Mezőség region of Hungary, now part of Romania. They are typical of many New Zealand Hungarians’ prized possessions.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Klára Szentirmay

by Miranda Wells

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Ann Beaglehole, Hungarians – Immigration before 1956: navvies and exiles, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/1046/souvenirs-of-home (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Ann Beaglehole, i tāngia i te 4 March 2009, updated 1 August 2024.