Lessons from a listed company director: Jonathan Mason

Lessons from a listed company director: Jonathan Mason
Director Jonathan Mason, his daughter Sophie and some cape petrels, a giant petrel and two kinds of albatross. (Image: Jonathan Mason)
Rebecca Stevenson
Former Air New Zealand director Jonathan Mason looks forward to having more time to watch birds. NZ is second-to-none for predator-free environments, which benefit the birds he loves to observe, Mason says. Living in Auckland – Remuera to be specific – Mason says he’s lucky to be close to the sanctuary of Tiritiri Matangi and its star-cast of native birds such as the takahē and korora. BirdwatchingA little further away from home is Kaikōura, which Mason says is one of the best places in the world to see deep sea...

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