Freemasons Research
The objects of Lodges of Research under Freemasons New Zealand are the historical and comparative study and illustration of the origins, development, and modern trends and activities of Freemasonry, its organisation, ritual and teachings, and the dissemination of Masonic knowledge amongst the members of the Lodge and other Brethren.
The following are Research Lodges:
- Hawkes Bay Research Lodge Meets at Hastings
- Midland District Lodge of Research Meets at Timaru
- Research Lodge of Southland Meets at Invercargill
- Research Lodge of Wellington Meets at Udy St, Petone
- The Masters & Past Masters Meets at Christchurch
- The Research Lodge of Otago Meets at Manor Place, Dunedin
- The Research Lodge of Ruapehu Meets at Palmerston North Freemasons Centre
- The Research Lodge of the Taranaki Province Meets at Lawry St, New Plymouth
- The Waikato Lodge of Research Meets at Lodges in Waikato District including Hamilton
- United Masters Lodge Meets at Khyber Pass Rd, Auckland,
- All New Zealand Research Lodges belong to the Australian and New Zealand Masonic Research Council -Â see here