John Hagen, a long-time resident of Te Kohuroa, first came to Matheson Bay in the 1950s, when he was just four years old. In this interview he shares his recollections of the bay, shaped by family, memories, and time spent on the water. 

Mark Rykers grew up with Te Kohuroa Matheson Bay as the backdrop to his childhood. In this interview he shares his memories of the marine ecosystem when the bay was a remote undiscovered hideaway.