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Vietnamese-Kiwi model Alexandra Matheson has reached the pages of the prestigious Vogue magazine. Congratulations!

Beannachdan dhuibh! The latest Clan Matheson New Zealand newsletter has articles about the Gaelic language, this summer’s Highland games, family history research and innovative Mathesons doing interesting things with cauliflowers and clay.   Read about this and much more in your free copy available from our website.  

After 10 years of waiting, another Scottish census has been released. At the beginning of this month the 1921 Scottish census was made available, fully searchable, on the ScotlandsPeople website.   Time to get searching for ancestors and other relatives.

Dunedin ceramic artist Kylie Matheson has again reached the finals of the prestigious Portage awards. Animals are her chosen subject, and this profile explains why.

We’ve previously featured Jenni Matheson and her ‘kinda’ ice cream, made without the help of cows. Now her plant-based product is about to be launched nationwide on the menu of Hell Pizza, so you’ll be able to try it out.   It’s taken two years for Jenni to move from small-scale batches to making 600

Zelda Matheson of Dunedin took out a first prize in the recent Otago Rose Society show. Zelda is a keen family historian, and has contributed regularly to our website and newsletter. Well done, Zelda.

More than a game is a charity using sport to contribute to mental health and wellbeing. Co-founder Graham Matheson played in a record-setting 45-hour football game in Wellington that raised more than $50,000 for the charity. Great work!

After disruptions because of covid lockdowns, the summer’s Highland games programme kicked off at Hororata.   Clan Matheson was there. You can read about this in our December newsletter.

This famous whisky distillery was established at Morangie Farm near Tain by William Matheson in 1843.  It has expanded to house 12 stills, two of which resemble the original gin stills that William started with.   Glenmorangie is a fine Scotch.

James Mathieson gets his Dunedin softball team in the game at the opening of the season. Photo: ODT.