Today, thirty-two students from around New Zealand received Freemasons University Scholarships at the Grand Hall of Parliament here in Wellington. Student speaker, Nopera Dennis-McCarthy represented the 2019 scholars and spoke with spirit and humility. He expressed his thanks to the Grand Master Mark Winger and Freemasons New Zealand. Read Nopera’s speech below. “Tuhia ki te rangi, Tuhia ki te whenua, Tuhia ki te ngakau o nga tangata. Ko te mea […]

Message from MWBro Mark Winger Grand Master regarding Christchurch Brethren, It might look like very little is happening to the wider Craft, but I can assure you that we are active on the ground. There needs to be a clearer picture about fundraising and where any donations go,  The Deputy Grand Master RWBro Graham Wrigley, is attending a meeting tomorrow that will make that clearer. The Prime Minister has made […]

University honours David Mace, Past Grand Master The man who has been the major link between Freemasons New Zealand and the University of Auckland in the current era, Most Worshipful Bro David Mace, ONZM, has been honoured by the University with the prestigious award of an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws (LLD).   Grand Master, MW Bro Mark Winger announced the news by email to all Lodges and other Constitutions […]

Season’s Greetings from Grand Master Greetings It was pleasing to note that new members are up 17% on last year and we are doing much better at retaining our membership by 29% and this speaks well to everyone working hard on ‘Speak Up’. This needs to continue well into the future – with Freemasons talking to members of the public every day about being a Freemason, their experience as a […]

Innovative cancer research gets a $600k leg up from Kiwi Freemasons “A New Zealand research team on the cusp of a cancer breakthrough has been gifted a significant financial boost thanks to the world’s oldest fraternal organisation. Over the next two years, Freemasons New Zealand will donate $600,000 to support the Wellington-based Malaghan Institute’s world-leading CAR-T cell therapy research. For Freemasons’ grand master Mark Winger  the partnership was a no-brainer, with his organisation dedicated […]

Freemasons ‘Powering Potential’ empowering young scientists. Powering Potential is a programme for young high school scientists funded for the last three years by Freemasons New Zealand in conjunction with the Royal Society of New Zealand. 40 young scientists are coming into Wellington from 10-13th December 2018 to work with scientists and science-based organisations. A fantastic collaboration between Freemasons and the Royal Society NZ. Freemasonry has had a long connection with […]

Grand Master announces $600,000 for cancer research The Grand Master is proud to announce that the Freemasons of New Zealand have launched the Freemasons CAR T-cell Research Programme in partnership with the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research. Freemasons will grant $300,000 per year over the next two years –that’s $600,000 in total, to the Malaghan Institute’s research and development of cancer immunotherapy treatments based on CAR T-cell technology. This research […]

Grand Master in 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day Street March Our Grand Master Mark Winger joined other Freemasons and the public in a 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day Street March in Nelson and afterwards laid a wreath from Freemasons New Zealand at the Cenotaph in Nelson. It was an impressive sight and brought about much favourable comment and lots of questions from the public about Freemasonry. Opportunities abound for the […]

You will be aware of the Grand Master’s support for the proposed memorial in the French village of Le Quesnoy, to the thousands of New Zealand men killed and maimed in two world wars. Le Quesnoy has a special connection with New Zealand through the heroism of the New Zealanders who liberated the village from German occupation on November 4, 1918. This proposal warrants our support individually, and the support […]