Waipu migration – Clan Matheson New Zealand

160th anniversary of the arrival of the first Waipu settlers

Australia, Canada, Clan Matheson, Family history, New Zealand, Scotland, Waipu migration / andrew

During the 1850s about 900 Highland Scots settled at Waipu, north of Auckland in New Zealand, a district that to this day is very proud of its Scottish origins. Many had earlier tried to establish a Gaelic-speaking Highlanders’ settlement in Nova Scotia, which today is part of Canada. Their later move to warmer climes in […]

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Grand pageant commemorates Scottish migration

The epic migration of Scottish Highlanders to Waipu in Northland is an important part of the family history of a number of Mathesons in New Zealand. This story is being kept alive by the community in the area settled by the Highlanders, and the 2013 Waipu Grand Pageant was an important contribution to that effort. The