This is edition 2024/182 of the Ten@10 newsletter.
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1. History's haunted houses
Grant Duncan
- 🚢 Joseph and Elizabeth Jones migrated from England to New Zealand in 1840 with their infant son aboard the Martha Ridgeway, enduring a perilous journey of four months.
- 🌏 They settled initially in Port Nicholson (Wellington), facing challenges due to misleading land acquisition claims by the New Zealand Co.
- 👶 Joseph, originally registered as a gardener, later became a carpenter in Whanganui, where their son Daniel was born in 1852.
- 🏠 Daniel, a farmer and former journalist, settled in Springvale, Whanganui, and owned property at 30 Liverpool St.
- 👩👧👦 Winifred Clift (née Jones), their descendant, was the maternal grandmother of the author.
- 🎥 Their story could inspire a movie script about pioneering resilience or colonial complexities.
- 📚 Michael Belgrave’s book "Becoming Aotearoa" explores the nuanced history of New Zealand post-1840, highlighting complexities beyond simple British-Māori dynamics.
- ⚖️ The Treaty of Waitangi, while foundational, required ongoing interpretation and adaptation, influencing New Zealand's evolving constitutional framework.
- 🗳️ New Zealand's journey to self-governance included establishing separate colonial status in 1841 and developing legislative bodies over subsequent decades.
- 📜 Understanding constitutional history is crucial for assessing future reforms and challenges in New Zealand's political system.
