Freemasons gave ‘ 2017 New Zealander of the Year’ his start! A number of years ago Freemasons New Zealand sponsored the New Generation Awards with The Arts Foundation of New Zealand. Five Awards of $25,000 each to help up and coming artists in New Zealand to concentrate on their art without financial worries. In the inaugural awards back in 2008 was Taika Waititi one of the awardees, the Film Director, […]

New Zealand Royal Arch Masons meet in Christchurch.  www.royalarch.org.nz The Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of New Zealand is holding its 125th Grand Convocation in Christchurch over the weekend of 3rd-4th March 2017. Mark Winger Grand Master, Graham Wrigley Deputy Grand Master, Peter Benstead President of the Board and Rob Angelo Southern Division Grand Master will be representing Grand Lodge of New Zealand – Freemasons New Zealand.

The Queen’s Sapphire Jubilee. The Grand Lodge of New Zealand (Freemasons New Zealand) congratulates Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth the Second – Queen of New Zealand, on the occasion of her Sapphire Jubilee.

Freemasons install external Community Defibrillator Freemasons using the Johnsonville Freemasons Centre in Wellington donated funds along with a generous subsidy from The Freemasons Charity for an external Community Defibrillator to be placed on the outside of their building. The area around the Freemasons Centre has numerous sports grounds, schools and other community groups and organisations who can readily access the Defibrillator in an emergency. Lodges get generous assistance from The […]

Freemasons helping with Brain Disorders. Continued support for brain disorders by Freemasons, Freemasons New Zealand, The Freemasons Charity and the Freemasons Foundation have given millions of dollars for medical research in this area with a further recent donation to the Centre for Brain Research of over half a million dollars. A kiwi father of two Andy McDowell, who is undergoing radical brain surgery in a bid to help control the […]

Divisional Conferences Mark them in your calendar and get yourself registered with your Division.    

2017 Queens New Year Honours’ List Freemasons New Zealand congratulates Distinguished Professor Brother Sir Richard Faull KNZM, ONZM. Richard is with the Centre for Brain Research at University of Auckland and a Freemason in Auckland. His work covers research into degenerative brain diseases which Freemasons have helped fund so far with three million dollars over the years. His recognition is well deserved.

Happy New Year and all the best for 2017 Freemasons New Zealand wishes everyone a very happy New Year and all the best for 2017. Lets make the world a better place.