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NEW ZEALAND FreemasonIssue 2 (Vol. 46), June 2018 Forty Years of Freemasons Scholars www.freemasonsnz.org Which savings rate would you choose? Heartland Bank Direct Call Account % 2.75 p.a. On call. No fees. Unlimited withdrawals. COMPARE OUR RATE 2.75% p.a. 0.10% p.a. 0.20% p.a. 0.10% p.a. 0.10% p.a. Heartland ANZ ASB BNZ Westpac Information sourced from interest.co.nz on 1/6/2018. Comparisons shown are products with features closest to Heartland’s Direct Call Account, i.e. on call (no notice period), no minimum deposit, no bonus criteria, no fees and unlimited withdrawals. APPLY ONLINE OR CALL US NOW ONLINE heartland.co.nz/directcall CALL US 05080800 8537 2033 20 62 Rates are current as at 1/6/2018 but are subject to change without notice. Heartland Bank’s current Disclosure Statement and Account and Service General Terms and Conditions are available at www.heartland.co.nz. In this issue From the Editor 2 Forty years on: Hot Off the Press 3 The 2018 College Grand Master’s visits 3 of Scholars 20 Grand Master 4 Roll call of scholars 22 Speaking Up and building The privilege of reply: on our success Julia Plank 26 President of the Board 4 The second year of the Lawson-Smith Freemasons Building a future Education Trust Scholarships 27 Executive Director 5 Forging careers 28 Help is at hand A passionate News clips 6 volunteer 30 Have Your Say 8 Cooling a hot problem 32 A tribtute to MWBro Heartland Bank Dan Holmes, Freemasons Scholars Past Grand Master 10 2018 33 Speak Up for Freemasonry 12 THE FREEMASONS Tell them your story CHARITY Where have all the projects gone? 34 FREEMASONS Funding now available for publicity IN ACTION University appreciation! 35 Timaru Freemasons Centre Re-dedication and a smoking hot donation! 14 Mythbusters 36 Lodge Katikati No 295 hosts NZ Male Choir 15 An initiates charity connection 37 Masonic Winter food top up! 15 The Freemasons Foundation 38 Dunedin Masonic Charity Bowls 16 A ‘seniority’ of grand masters 40 The Tranz Alpine Scooter Safari 2018 16 The Masonic Villages Trust 42 Freemason support to Tauranga Boys’ College Robotics Club 17 Royal Arch 44 Ride of Respect 2018 18 Band of Brothers 18 Some of our newest The Vacant or Empty Chair Freemasons 46 Ceremony 19 New initiates 47 Freemasons a lifesaver for The Last Word! 48 Kapiti Coastguard 19 Service awards 49 Lodge Dunstan has a new mosaic pavement 19 COVER Five Psychology Scholars rising up the steps to a baby-friendly Parliament. From bottom: Leith Pugmire with her 3-month old baby, Apriel Jolliffe Simpson, Gina Broom, Rebecca Graves and Kim Doncaster. Neil Mackenzie www.freemasonsnz.org 1 FREEMASONS NEW ZEALAND National Office From the Editor Unit 2, 22 Tacy Street Kilbirnie, Wellington 6022 PO Box 6439, Marion Square Wellington 6141 I hope you are all warm and well but keeping an eye out for New Zealand those who might need our assistance over the winter period. Ph: +64 4 385 6622 There are two very different sides of the coin, in relation to Fax +64 4 385 5749 the elderly, Elder Abuse Verses Elder Care. Email: [email protected] One side of the coin is sadly Elder Abuse: [email protected] This is serious and we all need to be on the look-out for www.freemasonsnz.org abuse and make sure we report it. One of Freemasonry’s guiding principles is caring for others The New Zealand Freemason is the official journal of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of New Zealand. and especially the elderly. Unless otherwise indicated, the opinions expressed and the An interesting and informative video from Office for advertising content are those of the authors and do not Seniors New Zealand can be found at http://bit.ly/seniorsvid necessarily reflect the policy of Grand Lodge. or on the Freemasons New Zealand website and social media Articles appearing in this journal may be reproduced http://bit.ly/seniorsvidfnz without permission provided acknowledgement of the Another side of the coin is Elder Care: source is made and a copy of the publication is forwarded Did you know? that Freemasons look after the 3500 widows to the Grand Secretary ([email protected]). of former members and their families, Freemasons provide Queries or comments regarding subscription or distribution regulars gifts to widows (this year our ‘random act of kind- should be addressed to [email protected] or the Executive Director, PO Box 6439, Marion Square, ness’ is a petite electric torch key ring) and assistance to older Wellington 6141. Queries and comments regarding content members, widows and their families, when required, from The and advertising should be addressed to the Editor. Freemasons Charity and from our Lodges. Contributions to the magazine, preferably in electronic Did you also know? that we have Charitable Masonic Elder form (e.g. MS Word documents) are greatly appreciated Care Trusts that look after many hundreds of New Zealanders and should be of interest to a wide audience. Photographs (most of whom have no masonic connection) in 33 Villages, should be high quality, preferably in jpg or tif format. with nearly 1200 villas, units and care beds within care facilities Contributions may be edited in order to fit space available and with further expansion planned. and to achieve overall balance. Letters to the Editor As Freemasons we should always be looking for something should not exceed 300 words. A guidance sheet for to say … preparation of publishable material is available on request from the Editor. Contributions should be forwarded to Here are some things masonic that ‘Speak Up’ for [email protected] Freemasonry in New Zealand. Freemasons NZ contributions to Duane Williams, Editor Scholarships – Both national and local [email protected] Neurology – Medical Research into degenerative brain dis- Royal Arch contributions to Geoff Davies, eases at Auckland University [email protected] Paediatrics – Infant and childhood diseases with Medical Fellowships at Otago University Magazines are distributed in March, June, September and December. The deadlines for contributions are the Elder Care – Extensive Masonic Villages with a charitable first day of February, May, August and November ethos Layout by Bartlett Projects, Wellington Widows and Older Brethren – Care, interest and loving Printed by Fisher Print Ltd, Palmerston North kindness extended by Lodges and The Freemasons Charity Copyright © 2018 Freemasons NZ Lodge and District Projects – what you are doing at a local level to connect and help your community as Freemasons. ADVERTISING RATES PER ISSUE I hope that this issue contains lots to inform, educate and de- Description Height Width Base price Discounted light you as readers in the area of education, what we are doing (4 Issues) in our communities as Freemasons, what our major Charities and Elder Care Trusts are doing and a magazine full of inter- Full page 240mm 175mm $1250 $1000 esting articles. Half page 240mm 85mm $650 $500 VWBro Duane Williams MBE, JP, KLJ, GSec (vertical) Half page 120mm 175mm $650 $500 (horizontal) Banner 75mm 175mm $350 $250 Quarter page 120mm 85mm $350 $250 All figures GST exclusive. For full advertising details contact Duane hard at work for [email protected] Freemasons New Zealand during his five-week holiday in Goa, India. 2 Hot Off the Press New Central and Freemasons New Zealand new national office Northern Division ‘Speaking up for Freemasonry’ Appointees on the Board Is your Lodge Building ‘Speaking Up for floor frontage and bold imagery near of General Purposes Freemasonry’? Wellington Airport. National Office is now well and truly Show us a photo of your Lodge WBro Geoff Davies PGD and VWBro out in the community and ‘Speaking ‘Speaking Up for Freemasonry’ and Mike Hattie PDistGM have been appoint- Up for Freemasonry’ with its fantas- while you are at it ‘Speak Up’ yourself ed to the Board of General Purposes and tic suburban location, with ground with a member of the public today. their first Board Meeting was on 13 June 2018 in Wellington at the Freemasons new National Office. New Zealand Geoff brings to the National Office Board a strategic per- New… spective as well expertise Physical address: in the areas of commu- Unit 2, 22 Tacy St, nications, public affairs, Kilbirnie, Wellington 6022 relationship and media management. Remaining the same… Mike brings a keen Postal address: business acumen and an PO Box 6439, analytical and detail-ori- Marion Square, ented approach to the Wellington 6141 Board. Telephone: 04 385 6622 We wish them well in their impor- Fax: 04 385 5749 tant task of providing governance for Freemasonry in New Zealand. A ‘random act of kindness’ Our widows are again receiving a ‘random gift will go out to our 3500 Lodge wid- act of kindness’ from The Freemasons ows throughout New Zealand. Charity, via Lodge Almoners, which will Lodges usually arrange for separate be sent shortly for distribution immedi- Christmas gifts for their widows and this ately to all Lodge widows. special gift makes for a great way to have This year the gift is, a petite solar elec- a mid-year catch up with their widows. tric torch keyring, perfect for a purse or The Freemason Charity continues to handbag (and a great winter item). The assist Lodges with its tradition of caring. GRAND MASTER’S VISITS 8 May Freemasons University Scholarships, 12 Jun The Pakuranga Lodge No 416, Two 3 Jul Lodge Papakura No 56, 50 Year Grand Hall, Parliament 60 Bars to VWBro Alan Bevins PGLec Service Badge MWBro Ian Ross PGM, 26 May United Forces Lodge