Remember that there will be an international gathering of Mathesons in Scotland in July 2024. The latest information about the gathering and associated events is now on our website. There’s lots of practical travel advice too. Book early!
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The New Zealand Remembrance Army is a volunteer group maintaining the graves of former servicemen and women, and locating and identifying unmarked graves of service people. Barry Gamble of the Waitaki branch wants to locate Matheson relatives to get permission to place a headstone on an unmarked grave at Oamaru. Two of those buried were
Iconic Invercargill department store H & J Smith has closed its doors after 123 years in business. Michael Matheson has worked there for 48 of those years!
The stories of several New Zealand Matheson families have been written and published by family members. They’re a valuable record of some of our pioneering families. Most are privately published and it’s not always easy to get hold of copies. We now have a digital copy on our website of “Matheson 1875-1975: an Otago family
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Zespri CEO Dan Mathieson was in Beijing recently with Sir John Key and the Zespri board chair, to try and resolve the problem of unauthorised cultivation in China of Zespri-owned varieties of kiwifruit. They had a meeting with the Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi. Getting such high-level access in China is very significant.
The Hororata Highland Games are being held on Saturday 11 November. Come along and meet Graeme, Lena, Rodger and Eden. On display will be our new banner which hopefully will stand out amongst the other clans in clan alley. Be part of the Clan Matheson march at the opening parade.
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Tauranga lawyer Garth Mathieson has been trying to find out more about the management of the city. Now the Ombudsman has weighed in with support for Garth’s quest for information.
Three young Mathesons are users of a new half-sized basketball court in Dunedin, designed to attract more youngsters to the game.
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Chelsea Mathieson of Niche Design has taken out a design award for this Tauranga kitchen. Wow!
