Introduction

In 1910 my Donald Macpherson emigrated from Scotland to New Zealand. They were part of a huge wave of migration from Scotland to New Zealand. They left Scotland because of better-paying jobs and for his family, my great great great grandfather chose New Zealand because of the many opportunities that it offered. This inquiry looks at the push and pulls factors that influenced my grandfather and many others to leave their homeland and move to the small island nation at the bottom of the south pacific.

Biography

My great great great grandfather left Scotland on a boat in 1910. During this time he and his wife had three children. They left on this boat to New Zealand to start a better life with their children. It took around three months to get to New Zealand and they saved quite a lot of money to go so when they arrived they were flabbergasted that they were finally in this beautiful place in the pacific ocean.

Push factor 1

My great great great grandfather did love Scotland but where he lived no jobs were making his life a lot harder to live. Now when you have 5 mouths to feed and only $150 coming through with bills to pay it's hard to survive. They were pushed out of the country because of how poor they were so they left on a boat that was for underclass people who needed to leave the country.

Pull factor 2

Now my grandfather was not the richest but he did do side jobs that didn’t work he still needed a way to pay the bills so he looked for a job but no one wanted him. Until he found a filer with New Zealand on it he was over the moon with excitement so he and his family packed up and got on a boat knowing their life would become greater. On this boat they

travelled for months finally docking on to shore but i will explain on that later.

Pull factor 1

When my grandfather stepped onto New Zealand soil he wasn't scared because he had the family not just his own but others from his wife's side plus he did find a great job here. He used to be a farmer back in Scotland but it was very cold so his business failed. Though here in New

Now living in New Zealand would be hard without family but luckily my great-great-grandpa had his. Though his family and he were poor that doesn’t mean they didn’t love each other in fact they were always together they never left each other’s side sort of like how I and my family are.

Living with your family is a big way to boost your morale so I think this is why they stayed in NZ and each other.

The Conclusion

Now I really think that the real reason he moved here is because of the great-paying jobs there are here in New Zealand. Really sometimes I wonder if having that financial benefit made him never want to leave this beautiful place and the fact that he finally didn’t have to worry that much of the bills anymore must have given him a second breath. I’ve always wondered what it was like. back in 1910 when new things were being invented or new music and how everything was changing must of been inspiring. This was my report my ancestor now I would like to say you know a little more about me and my culture plus my great great great grandfather.