Grand Master reminisces on 50 years of Masonic Chapel The Edgar Faber Memorial Chapel/Chapel of the Good Shepherd Nearly 90 Freemasons, Partners and Friends attended a service commemorating 50 years of the Chapel at the former Roskill Masonic Village. The Founding Trustees of the Northern Masonic Association Trust Board were remarkable in not only conceiving the idea of a Village but also in perceiving the need for a Chapel. The […]

You’re not here to enjoy yourself, you know! A Freemason Team made up from the members of the Widow Sons (The Freemason Motorcycle Association) and guests from four different districts (including two divisional Grand Masters) will be taking part in this year’s Alpine Scooter Safari. The Scooter Safari is a charity event involving motorised Scooters riding 250kms Coast-to-Coast, up and over the Southern Alps from Christchurch to Hokitika to raise funds for […]

Masonic Villages Trust to open new $50 million Retirement Village in Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt, Wellington Olive Brown is looking forward to moving into a brand new $50 million retirement village. The Masonic Villages Trust today announced it would be building the  facility in central Wainuiomata. That is good news for the 75 year-old, who has mobility issues and lives in unsuitable rental accommodation.   An artist’s impression of the $50 million retirement […]

TLC Appeal – Teddies for loving care Helping Severely Distressed Children at Accident and Emergency Units in Hospitals in New Zealand. This a joint project of the Sister Constitutions in New Zealand and The Grand Lodge of New Zealand. Freemasons and their partners are asked to get behind this special children’s project. $10 is the suggested donation for a Teddy. Here are what hospitals are saying: – ‘It’s not just […]

Join the NZ Delegations to Australian Grand Installations in 2018 Details and Registration available from Freemasons New Zealand – communications@freemasonsnz.org

  Freemasons help close gap on Huntington’s Disease Scientists believe they have identified one of the very earliest changes in the brain that results in Huntington’s Disease and that the discovery holds a vital clue to developing the first-ever treatment for the disease. An international research team led by Professor Russell Snell and Dr Renee Handley from the University of Auckland’s School of Biological Sciences, Centre for Brain Research, have […]