Cataldo, Giovanni - Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

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Cataldo, Giovanni - Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

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Cataldo, Giovanni - Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand by Peter Boston

Title Cataldo, Giovanni - Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Author Peter Boston
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Year 2000
Publication Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, first published in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography in 2000
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Language English
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Geographic reference Island Bay, Wellington
Time reference 1927–1989
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Topic Italian fishermen, Italian seamen, Maritime rescuers, Wellington Italians, Island Bay Italians,


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A short biography, written by Peter Boston and first published in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography in 2000. Giovanni Cataldo, fisherman, search and rescue organiser, was born at Island Bay, Wellington, on 18 November 1927. He was the fifth child and second son of Italian immigrants Francesco Cataldo and Gelsomina Gargiulo. At 15 Cataldo started work for the well-known Italian fisherman Joe ‘Boom’ Greco. After learning his trade he joined the crew of Raffaele Persico’s boat, the Ika , eventually becoming its owner, and the Muollo brothers’ San Antonino II.

Through his work Cataldo developed an intimate knowledge of Cook Strait led to his involvement with recreational and sporting activities and maritime rescue work. In 1986 John Cataldo received the Queen’s Service Medal in recognition of his work. Cataldo died of lung cancer at his home in Island Bay on 8 January 1989. Read the full biography here.


Peter Boston. 'Cataldo, Giovanni', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/5c14/cataldo-giovanni (accessed 8 November 2021)