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Live Life Lighter Cookbook Freemasons New Zealand cares about the Health and Well-being of its members, their families and the general public. Over a number of year various awareness and practical programmes have been run including Men’s Health – No more secrets and the Live Life Lighter programme and a great deal of funding for medical research degenerative brain diseases, older people, cancer and children’s health. Want a free copy […]
Read MoreWest Coast Freemasons support Women’s Refuge Photo caption: Back, Peter Robertson (Advance Mawhera No. 61), Ray Moroney (Phoenix No. 1690), Phil Brewer (Greymouth No. 1233), Phil Campbell (Greymouth Car Centre), with Trish Smith of Women’s Refuge and Leon Dalziel of West Coast Freemasons. West Coast Freemasons have presented Women’s Refuge with a new van for their use. Three Greymouth and Westport Lodges combined funds to purchase a $10,000 Nissan El […]
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Facebook and Freemasons Facebook has been a great tool for many of us over the last few weeks, particularly during lockdown. As part of our strategic direction, which you can read about on our website, we are beginning to implement it as a core communication channel for our members. However, learning how to use Facebook can be daunting. What are “likes” and “shares”? How do I use them? How do […]
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Staying Healthy as you age: Tips from an expert Many of us tend to become more vulnerable as we age – it’s one of those unavoidable side-effects of getting older! But there are lots of things we can do to stay healthy as possible. In this article, the Medical Director of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners, Dr Bryan Betty, gives us some good advice. Your general health […]
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Freemasons in New Zealand support Foodbanks Helping those in need is a core aspect of being a Freemason. Throughout New Zealand Freemasons have been providing support to help those who help the most vulnerable in our society. Freemasons Foundation and the Auckland City Mission Earlier in the year as Covid-19 was developing the Freemasons Foundation supported the Auckland City Mission with a significant donation to help to meet the needs […]
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Covid-19 and the Financial Outlook This is for your information only and you should always talk with your financial advisor before acting on it. It has been provided by JBWere funds manager and advisor to Freemasons New Zealand. It has now been around two and half months since the number of COVID-19 cases globally (excluding China) first exceeded 1,000 and clearly plenty has happened since then. Total confirmed virus cases […]
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130 Years of The Grand Lodge of New Zealand The Grand Lodge of Antient, Free and Accepted Masons of New Zealand was constituted on 29th April 1890 in Christchurch, New Zealand. The next day the first Grand Master Most Worshipful Brother Henry Thomson of our Grand Lodge was installed at the first Grand Installation. Our 130th Anniversary will go down in history as the year of the ‘Covid-19 Pandemic’ and […]
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Antarctica and Covid-19 Read W Bro Geoff Todd’s and his wife Linda’s story in two parts on his Antarctic adventure and catching Covid-19 . Part 1 here Part 2 here
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Freemasons New Zealand ANZAC Day Appeal You all received an ANZAC Day Poppy in your March 2020 New Zealand Freemason magazine and on your behalf Freemasons New Zealand made a donation to the RSA Welfare Fund in thanks. Perhaps that Poppy can be prominently displayed somewhere in your house or sit with your Teddy Bear in the window or be attached to your mailbox. We are sure that you come […]
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