More big wins for Northland cheesemakers Mahoe, Grinning Gecko 11 May, 2021 05:00 PM 4 minutes to read Champion cheesemakers Jesse Rosevear (left), Hanna Cleghorn and Jake Rosevear at Mahoe Farmhouse Cheese in Oromahoe. Photo / Peter de Graaf Champion cheesemakers Jesse Rosevear (left), Hanna Cleghorn and Jake Rosevear at Mahoe Farmhouse Cheese in Oromahoe. Photo / Peter de Graaf Northland's cheese-making Rosevear brothers have an unusual problem: They're running out of space for trophies. Family business Mahoe Farmhouse Cheese has won yet another title in the New Zealand Champions of Cheese competition with its Very Old Edam, bagging the supreme champion award in the mid-sized producer category.