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!
My second post about our whanau, and in particular our double international athlete son Finn who turned 21 last week. Naturally we gave him a clan ring which was a lovely surprise and a deeper link to his identity as a Matheson. The photo is from his gold medal performance at the World Archery Oceania
Thelma Mathieson of Nelson is the oldest player at the national table tennis championships in Invercargill. Her involvement in the sport goes back decades and she has some regional titles to her name, but at 84 she still plays a mean game that keeps her opponents on their toes. Here she is with the youngest
What a family story! Our website tells how Mathieson Avenue in Khandallah in Wellington got its name. The subdivision was developed by a decorated New Zealand navy veteran of WW2 called Jim Macdonald, who had married Evelyn Mathieson in the UK before returning to New Zealand. Jim Macdonald’s godson, Christopher John Weeden, writes from France
Sara Matheson of Oakura Organics in Taranaki is swearing by a new potting mix to improve her production of vege seedlings. Her garden will be open during the Sustainable Backyards Trail from 27 October to 5 November.
