[1] Matehaere was a foundation player when the Otago Nuggets entered the National Basketball League (NBL) in 1990.
[2] Between 2010 and 2013, Matehaere served as head coach of the Otago Gold Rush in the Women's Basketball Championship (WBC).
[1][3] He also coached the senior national team in 2016 on their tour of China before the Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
[1] In November 2019, Matehaere was named head coach of the Otago Nuggets for their return season in the NBL in 2021.
[20][21] In October 2021, Matehaere left his teaching job at Otago Boys' High School after 22 years[22] to take up the role of Otago-Southland club development officer for Surf Life Saving New Zealand.