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Kōrero: Hungarians

A Southland family

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A Southland family

This formal portrait is of the Kókay family in the Southland town of Tūātapere. Those who came from Csongrád in southern Hungary in the early 20th century migrated in family groups. Eventually securing land of their own, they became part of the local farming community.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Kókay family

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

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/1052/a-southland-family (accessed 4 June 2026).

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

Comments

Lisa Roeske
11 April 2023
Would to find more out out about my mum