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National Fieldays2013 19

One hundred years on thescoreboard 20From scholarship toSolomon 22

A lifetime ofFreemasonry ahead 23

Helping to create theGarden of Eden 24

Editorial 2

Hot news 3Grand Installation

2013 4From the GrandMaster 6Reecting on the journey

News clips 8

OPINIONThe relevance of a Research Lodge 12

FREEMASONS IN ACTION

Time for a change 14Strategic Plan update Heading for the we will stage

IN THIS ISSUE

EDUCATIONThree ideas to save theCraft 25

Southernrecognition 26Kaibosh Dr RobynLanglands 28

HEALTHHelping Cystic Fibrosis sufferers 30

Remembering a North Shore Freemason 31

Branding 32

CULTURE

Music to the ears 33Books 36

REGULARS

Service Awards 38Masonic Villages Trust 40Heartland Bank 42

New initiates 43

Triple dip 43

The Roskill Foundation 44Royal Arch 46

The back page 48

Cover: Incoming Grand Master, RWBro John, and Diana Litton.PHOTO: NEIL MCKENZIE

Queensland GrandInstallation 15

IntroducingRWBro John andDiana Litton 16Reaching into thePacic 1816

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The New Zealand Freemason is the ofcial journal of theGrand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of New Zealand.Unless otherwise indicated, the opinions expressed and theadvertising content are those of the authors and do notnecessarily reect the policy of Grand Lodge.

Articles appearing in this journal may be reproducedwithout permission provided acknowledgement of thesource is made and a copy of the publication is forwardedto the Grand Secretary.

Queries or comments regarding subscription or distri-bution should be addressed to the Grand Secretary.Queries and comments regarding content and advertising

should be addressed to the Editor.Contributions to the magazine are greatly appreciatedand should be of interest to a wide audience. Contributions,including letters to the Editor, may be edited. Photographsshould be high quality, preferably in jpg or tiff format.Contributions to the magazine can be forwarded throughthese people:Northern Division: Jack Leigh, [email protected] Division: Morris Robertson, [email protected] Division: Rob Cope-Williams,

[email protected] Arch: Gary Kerkin, [email protected]

Magazines are distributed in March, June, Septemberand December. The deadlines for contributions are therst day of February, May, August and NovemberLayout by Matthew Bartlett, WellingtonPrinted by Wickliffe (NZ) Ltd.Copyright 2013 Freemasons NZ

FREEMASONS NEW ZEALANDLevel 6, Freemasons House195201 Willis StreetTe Aro, Wellington 6011PO Box 6439, Marion Square

Wellington 6141New ZealandPh: +64 4 385 6622Fax +64 4 385 5749Email: [email protected]@freemasons.co.nzwww.freemasons.co.nz

From the Editorial Committee

A sense of historyI would like to begin by thanking VWBro Duane Williams fornishing off the June issue by writing the Editorial column andsteering the magazine through the production phase during myabsence in Europe.

e photo at le , at rst glance, could be any pre-dinnerpicture of relaxation until the signi cance of the view iscontemplated. Taken on a summer evening in June, I amstanding by the pool at a rented cottage in the hills highabove Sorrento. In the background, across the Bay of Naples,is Mt. Vesuvius. In the distance, to the right of where I amstanding, is the Roman city of Pompeii.

Waking up each morning to this scene, so steeped in history,caused me to recall the various strands of history that have ledto Freemasonry, as we know it today. Many of them are as oldas Pompeii, a city which has origins stretching back thousandsof years.

e city of Pompeii, frozen in time, is now surrounded bythe suburbs of Naples and, looming over it, the ever presentthreat from Mt. Vesuvius. Likewise, Freemasonry is surroundedby the pressures of the modern world and is ever facing thechallenge of modern society. Whereas life in Pompeii came toa sudden and devastating end Freemasonry is threatened withslow decline by complacency.

Freemasonry has a long and proud history. Lets not allowthe volcanic ow of complacency sweep it away or freeze it ina time warp.

On September I will be installed in the Chair of KingSolomon at Westminster Lodge No. , my rst time in the

chair. Just as I explored the streets of Pompeii and revelled inthe sense of history I look forward to the new challenges ofguiding the Lodge in a way that explores and respects historyand traditions while ensuring that it continues to be relevant,attractive and enjoyable for its Brethren and their families.

Morris Robertson, Editor

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The Old Bike Fundraiser RideWBro John Smithies is riding the length of New Zealand forCharity during September and October see opposite forhow you can support his e ff ort.

In search for that which has been forgotten Part 3Taking off Labour Weekend. For further informationcontact WBro Brian Crone, email [email protected]

Grand Installation 1517 Novemberere is still time to register see page . Attend the Business

Session and Installation Ceremony free of charge. Make upa table of ten for the Grand Banquet. Brunch for new Master

Masons and partners.The Lake Taupo Cycle ChallengeJoin e Freemasons Charity team on November. ContactAnthony Clouston for details, email [email protected] or phone .

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HOT NEWS

WBro John Smithies

cancer suff erers and their families. usthe Old Bike Fundraiser Project was bornand, on or about September, which isWorld Lymphoma Awareness Day, he willset out to raise money on a solo bike ridethe length of New Zealand on a smachine, the same vintage as the rider.

e ride is expected to conclude in midOctober. e generously donated bike was acasualty of the earthquakes in Christchurchand has been restored to mechanical, butnot so ash, visual, perfection. Alisonpassed away before he could undertakethis challenge, but the motivation is stillpresent...to increase public knowledgeabout Lymphoma, and raising money. Johnfeels privileged to bet and able to meet thechallenge of in the memory of Alison, whodied in her th year.

John extends an invitation to anybrother who would care to join him fora part of the ride. He is contactable on

. Progress for the durationof the ride North Cape to Blu ff will beposted from time to time can be followed

on the Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZwebsite (www.leukaemia.org.nz/view_event_pro le/ ) and on Facebook.John has the support of his Lodge, eCaledonian No. , where he was Masterin . Brethren of any other Lodgewho would like to follow his progress orcontribute to his cause can nd detailson the above website.

Taupo Cycle Challenge

ere are still positions available inthe team for the Round Taupo CycleChallenge. It is a picturesque tour oflake and countryside. It covers somewonderful country side, not normallywitnessed at such a leisurely pace.

Tony Smith with his wife Shirley.

Mark Winger. John Peryer.

Grand Lodge

appointments 201316Last month a number of new appoint-ments, made by MWBro Selwyn Cooper,Grand Master were announced. eseincluded:

Deputy Grand Master RWBro MarkWinger P Dep GM

Divisional Grand MastersNorthern VW Bro Tony Smith P Dist GMCentral VW Bro John Peryer P Dist GM

ey join RW Bro Jim Harborow who wasappointed last year. New appointmentsamong the Executive Officers include:

Grand Registrar RW Bro John PritchardDep GM

Grand Treasurer W Bro Ray Burgess PMGrand Secretary W Bro Richard Lodge PM

The Old Bike Fundraiser RideA conversation with his late wife Alison,who passed away in a er beingdiagnosed and subsequently treatedover twelve years in a struggle with NonHodgkins Lymphoma, has promptedSouth Canterbury Freemason, JohnSmithies, to do something to assist blood

ere have been a number of entriesfrom Freemasons, and the organisersare keen to see e Freemasons Charitycycling tops on the day. To order cyclinggear for training or for the event, [email protected]. for aset of top and bibs.

It is desired that sponsorship isobtained by cyclists, and funds donatedto e Freemasons Charity for the KapitiCoastguard, a worthy cause.

If preferred Teams can be organised tocomplete half of the course. Each half ofthe event is diff erent and the other halfcan be completed next year.

e event is on the Novemberand riders need to enter directly,on line. Check out the route atwww.cyclechallenge.com

Locate a debrillatorA telephone App has been developedto show the locations of de brillatorsthroughout New Zealand. Called Locations further information can befound on www.aedlocations.co.nz.

Load it now it could save a life.

Supporting Camp QualityCamp Quality, which has the supportof e Freemasons Charity, is also nowable to earn money each time you bookaccommodation in New Zealand andwith no extra cost to you. If you make abooking through the KiwiKarma websitewww.kiwikarma.co.nz they will donate

of your accommodation cost tocharity. All you need to do is nominateCamp Quality. As there are no bookingor credit card fees you will pay no more

than booking direct or through anotheraccommodation website.

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For those who havent yet registered,the triennial celebration ofFreemasonry in New Zealand is onlytwo months away. Now is the time to getyour registration form completed, eitheronline or by using the form enclosedwith this magazine.

Venues: Michael Fowler Centre and theAmora Hotel.

In taking their Obligations all Mastersagreed to be present. Lodges are asked tosupport the attendance by their Master.

For Entered Apprentices, Fellowcra sand new Master Masons their attendanceat the Business Session is important, asthe future of the Cra will be in theirhands and the meeting will include theimplementation of the Strategic Plan.

For most Wardens this is thelast opportunity to attend a GrandInstallation prior to their becomingMaster of the Lodge.

e registration fee includes theWelcome Cocktail Party, Business Session,Seminars, Workshops, Ladies Function,

e Grand Installation, Grand Banquet,Church Service and Farewell Lunch.

2013 Grand Installation WeekendWellington 1517 November

Optional accommodation packages atthe Amora or West Plaza hotels.

For those not able to attend the fullweekend they are entitled and encouragedto attend the Business Session, the GrandInstallation itself and the Sunday Churchservice, all free of charge.

e Freemasons Travelling Museum,last on view in Masterton, will be ondisplay in the Michael Fowler Centrethroughout the weekend.

PROGRAMMEThursday 14 November 9am 5pm Freemasons Museum Michael Fowler Centre,

Public Display Fletcher Challenge Foyer

Friday 15 November 9am 5pm Freemasons Museum Michael Fowler Centre,

Public Display Fletcher Challenge Foyer 9.30am 12pm Rehearsal Michael Fowler Centre Auditorium10.30am 1pm Registration Amora Hotel Boardroom Foyer, Level 61.30pm 4pm Ladies Function Amora Hotel Boardroom, Level 61.30pm 4pm Business Session Michael Fowler Centre, Renouf Foyer

68pm Heartland Bank Amora Hotel Ballroom Welcome Cocktailsand Canaps

Saturday 16 November 9am 5pm Freemasons Museum Michael Fowler Centre,

Public Display Fletcher Challenge Foyer 9am 12pm Seminars Amora Hotel,

Chambers 1,2,3, Level 611am1pm Master Masons Brunch Amora Hotel, Suites 1,2,3, Ground oor 1 2pm Delegation photos Amora Hotel, Chambers 1,2,3, Level 63 6pm Grand Installation Michael Fowler Centre Auditorium6.30 11.30pm Grand Banquet TSB Arena, Queens Wharf

Sunday 17 November 10.30 11.30am Church Service Old St Pauls, Mulgrave Street12.30 2.30pm Farewell Luncheon Venue to be advised

On the Saturday morning there willbe a brunch meeting, by invitation, fornew Master Masons who have beenraised during the current triennium. einvitation is extended to their partnersand it will be the opportunity to meet theoutgoing Grand Master, MWBro SelwynCooper and his wife Jan, together withthe incoming Grand Master, RWBroJohn Litton and his wife Diana.

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Now, at the top of her eld, Terrie Inderis the Professor of Paediatrics, Neurologyand Radiology, Washington UniversitySchool of Medicine, St. Louis, . She isthe director of the Washington UniversityNeonatal Development Research

team and the Washington UniversityIntellectual and Developmental andDisabilities Research Center.

Dr Inder is a dual boarded childneurologist and neonatologist, whodirects clinical and translational researchinto the nature and timing of braininjury in the preterm and high-riskterm born infant. Her team conducts

multidisciplinary research initiativesin paediatrics, neurology, radiology,obstetrics, and psychology centeringback on studies at the bedside ofnewborn infants in the neonatal andpaediatric intensive care unit at St LouisChildrens Hospital. e team focuses oneff orts in the premature infant, the sickterm infant, and the infant with cardiacdiseases.

is research utilizes state of the arttechnologies in magnetic resonanceimaging and as tools to assist inunderstanding the timing and nature ofbrain injury in the newborn infant.

Terrie Inders CV lists some

scholarships, awards and prizes she hasbeen received in the course of her studiesand work. She has been extensivelypublished and holds a Doris DukeDistinguished Clinical Scientist Awardto assist her passion in the mentoring ofyoung clinical scientists.

Dr Terrie Inder

Guest SpeakerDr Terrie Inder MBBCh, MD, OtagoDr Terrie Inder will be the after dinner speaker at the GrandBanquet. She was the recipient of a Freemasons PostgraduateFellowship in Paediatrics and Child Health at the University

of Otago in 1992. The Fellowship enabled her to pursueresearch in the newborn intensive care units on the role ofoxygen free radical medicated tissue injury in the newborn.

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NEWS CLIPS

New appointee at Freemasons New Zealand

We welcome Kathleen Haskell as thenew Executive Assistant. is positionis responsible to the Chief Executive forall matters relating to the efficient andeff ective administration of FreemasonsNZ, including maintaining functionalrelationships and expediting alladministrative processes in a timelymanner. Duties include responsibility forproviding full administrative assistanceto all of the Executive Officers, andthe rst point of contact for Districts,Lodges, and Members in regard toFreemason matters.

Kathleen comes from a background of years in the health industry. She was

born and raised in Wellington, and herparents and siblings and their families alllive in the region.

Kathleen loves to travel, and spent ve years living in a mobile homeand travelling New Zealand buildinglog houses, when her children werebabies. Both Kathleen and her partner,Kerry, enjoy growing organic fruitand vegetables. She likes to preservefruits and vegetables and make sauces,

chutneys, jams and other goodies fromtheir garden. ey are very involvedat Committee level with Club football,particularly with youth football and,each year, take a team to the NationalU Youth Football Championshipsin Napier. ey enjoying skiing in thewinter and anything to do with the waterin the summer months. ey love totravel with the most recent trips havingbeen throughout Asia.Kathleen and Kerry have four adultchildren and four grandchildren whokeep them very busy on weekends.

Kathleen Haskell.

Support for home based stroke recovery

In our March issue we reported on thedevelopment of the Able-X stroke homebased recovery programme developedand marketed by Freemason, Geo ff Todd and his colleague, Sunil Vather.

e association with Freemasonry wasgiven a further boost this year when theWellington Masonic Charitable BowlingGroup agreed, through its annual bowlsgala day to sponsorthe provision oflaptop computersto each of the tenStroke Foundation

Wellington and Wairarapa Field O fficers.e , raised to support the purchase

included , from e FreemasonsCharity.

Since the early s, when the annualgalas began, many charitable causes havebeen supported, including WellingtonFree Ambulance, e Lifeight Trust andlocal hospices.

Ken Johnson and David Wolstenholme, MasonicBowls, with Im-AblesElliot Kernohan and GeoffTodd. Sara Mackay fromthe Stroke Foundationdemonstrates the Able-Xcontrol unit, whichoperates a series ofexercise programmes onthe laptop.

Wheel in the Teledoctor

When a specialist medical opinion iswanted up Dargaville way, it might betime to wheel in the Teledoc. Its not adoctor of course, rather an apparatus. Itis a tele-conferencing device that lookslike a perambulating TV set. But it doesdeliver specialist advice in real time andsame-room privacy.

Clinics can be held, and it savespatients taking time o ff work for cross-country travel, parking hassles andwaiting time to see specialists at majorhospitals in bigger centres. It can zoomin close for distant scrutiny.

Dargaville has had telehealth equip-ment on its wish list for a long timebut could not raise the , needed.

at has now changed thanks to theFreemasons Charity and six Northlandlodges, which have put the purchasewithin reach. Paul Udall, Master of LodgePono No. has presented DebbieEvans, of the Kaipara CommunityHealth Trust, with a combined chequefor , . e trust will own theequipment and the hospital will maintainit.

e latest donation joins other itemswhich have come off the trusts wish-list with e Freemasons help an autopulse machine, surgery equipment,TVs, security mesh for windows andgarden improvements. Kaitaia also hastelehealth facilities.

e Freemasons have proved onceagain where they belong at the heart ofthe community.

Jack Leigh

Paul Udall, Master of Lodge Pono,and Debbie Evans, CEO of the KaiparaCommunity Health Trust.DARGAVILLE DISTRICT NEWS

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OPINIONThe relevance of a Research Lodge in enhancingthe dissemination of Masonic education

There is now a great deal ofinformation on the change process

being considered within FreemasonryNew Zealand. e Grand Lodge has ledthe way with the Strategic Directionspaper. But studies within the widerLodge movement and articles withinNew Zealand Freemason magazine areproviding useful supporting comment.

But, perhaps inevitably, issuesremain. For many years discussionwithin Freemasonry has pointed toshortcomings in our performance. Arecent paper given in the Research Lodgeof Wellington referred to references as farback as to an overemphasis on theconferring of degrees. ere were alsocomments about lack of time given to thefurther instruction of the Master Mason.

e reference was again made in tothe preoccupation of conferring degreesand nding little time for anything else.

e validity of these commentsshould not be allowed to go unnoticed.

As a

rst measure could the GrandLodge consider establishing an Actionor Focus Group to determine how bestto deal with the substantive parts of themany suggestions and comments madeover the years, to ensure that ultimatelythe most useful are fed into mainstreamanalysis?

My second concern relates to thequestion of whether current reforminitiatives are based on research-basedanalysis across a widely representative

group of Brethren as to what they wantfrom their membership of Freemasonry.e other part of the question is; do we

have evidence-based data on how thepublic itself perceives us?

If not, on both questions, are weprepared to seek professional advice onhow we might best go about obtainingthis information? Even more, havingreceived and analysed such advice,would we then be prepared seriously toget to grips with any restructuring that

may be required?ere is a larger question, and I make

this point with some trepidation, whethersimply by presenting information onFreemasonry in a better form we would

provide a long-lasting solution to theproblem we are experiencing with fallingnumbers in our membership?

I am optimistic enough to thinkthat a more modern presentation ofour procedures would help. But, thereare larger issues. Perhaps the lack ofwillingness to pick up on the usefulsuggestions made in the past pointsto a certain lack of dynamism orunwillingness within the membershipto get to grips with a complex range ofissues that confront all organisationsin todays somewhat self-centred anddissonant world.

As a relatively new Master Mason Iam constantly concerned at what is anapparent, and I emphasise apparent,lack of self-awareness among ourmembership as a whole of the signi cantsocial and economic changes goingon in the community around us; thecommunity that is the very source of ourmembership.

e Wellington Research Lodge,and possibly other such Lodges, hasled the way by pointing to betterpresented education programmeswithin Freemasonry. Certainly that is an

important factor. But equally importantare suitably qualied presenters. IsFreemasonry prepared to put theeducators through professionally-basedteacher training programmes aimed at

providing information in a modern andprofessional way?

Any changes required wouldbe undertaken while drawing onwell-qualied members within the

organisation who have a deep knowledgeof Freemasonry, particularly its uniqueculture, and who also acknowledge thatFreemasonry cannot continue to ignorethe need for change. While lookingforward they will have the necessarywisdom and, might I say ballast, to knowwhat must be preserved. eir viewsshould be listened to carefully.

One of the areas of concern to manynew members relates to ritual. Ritualis a central factor in Freemasonry. Itshould remain so. But are we reallyaware, or perhaps more importantly dowe clearly acknowledge, that the moderngeneration has di ff erent priorities andattitudes to those which the majority ofus grew up with?

In an earlier issue of New ZealandFreemason [May ] I outlined whatmotivates younger people in the stcentury, what they look for, what theyreject. I am delighted that a recentcomment to the Research Lodge of

Wellington endorsed this view. Indeedyounger members want to question,they want involvement, they want tobe interactive and to learn. ey alsohave a very low boredom threshold andseem most comfortable with attenedorganisational structures.

e younger generation have comethrough an education system wherememorisation and rote learning arealmost unknown? In fact, those wishingto achieve any sort of standard in tertiary

education would fail to advance if theysimply repeated what they found intextbooks. Students must demonstratethat their material has gone throughtheir heads and been expressed in aform that demonstrates understanding.A very useful recent article in the Marchissue of New Zealand Freemason refersto various means by which ritual isbeing undertaken to cope with moderndemands. Has any serious thought beengiven to the points mentioned in that

article?Freemasons should not be too

apprehensive. e huge popularity ofsuch lms as Lord of the Rings and eHobbit and other such Gothic clones

The younger generation havecome through an educationsystem where memorisationand rote learning are almost

unknown? In fact, those

wishing to achieve any sort ofstandard in tertiary educationwould fail to advance if

they simply repeated whatthey found in textbooks.

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New Zealanders support FreemasonsQueensland at their Grand Installation

Seventy-Six Trombonesled the Big Parade!Well almost, as a contingent of well oversixty Freemasons and their Partnerssupported our Grand Master MWBroSelwyn Cooper by accompanying himand Mrs Jan Cooper to e QueenslandGrand Installation in Brisbane from th-

th July. is was one of the largest NewZealand contingents in recent times toan overseas Grand Installation.

Convention has our Grand Masterattending all the Grand Installations inall the Australian States during his termof office and all the Australian GrandMasters and their contingents will becoming to our Grand Installation inWellington from - th November.

An interesting programme includeda Meet and Greet Cocktail Party, LadiesBreakfast and Social Function, e GrandInstallation and the Grand Banquet,Ecumenical anksgiving Service anda river cruise. Our Grand Master alsoattended a function at Government Housewith the State Governor and a GrandMasters Lunch as well as hosting the NewZealand contingents get together and eFreemasons Longest Morning Tea.

e Grand Installation, held in theGrand Hall of the magni cent sFreemasons Memorial Centre on AnnStreet. Unfortunately, because seatingwas limited to , there was no roomfor partners. ose present witnessed DrGary John Bacon, Deputy Grand Master,installed as Grand Master, taking overfrom MWBro Adrian Burton who wasmost recently in New Zealand at theDedication of the Shirley Freemasons

Centre in Christchurch. e Installationceremony was followed by the GrandBanquet, with partners, family andfriends, at the Hilton Hotel.

e Freemasons New ZealandContingent well and truly welcomedMWBro Bacon as Grand Masterof Freemasons Queensland andappropriately farewelled MWBroBurton. e strength of the New Zealandcontingents numbers showed the fullsupport for MWBro Cooper on his naloverseas trip as our Grand Master.

The Freemasons LongestMorning Tea hits Brisbane

irty-two Freemasons, supporting ourGrand Master at the Queensland GrandInstallation in Brisbane, also participatedin e Freemasons Longest Morning Teaon Saturday th July at . am in an AnnStreet Cafe near the Freemasons QueenslandFreemasons Centre. All their partners wereotherwise occupied at a ladies breakfast

and social function that started earlier thatmorning as part of the Queensland GrandInstallation programme.

Not to be outdone the men consumednot only coff ees but also a few latebreakfasts as well in their own versionof e Freemasons Longest Morning Teawith our Grand Master MWBro SelwynCooper hosting the event.

All Freemasons present made adonation to participate and also tookpart in a suitably authorised CharityRaffle with prizes, donated by DutyFree, which raised . made up ofAustralian and New Zealand Currency.

e Superintendent of e FreemasonsCharity, on the spot, then authorised a for subsidy which meant that , was to

be distributed between the three Divisionsfor Camp Quality Kids with Cancer.

is was another occasion whene Freemasons Longest Morning Tea

went off shore!VWBro Duane Williams

Collecting the coins.

New Zealand Freemasons supporting The Freemasons Longest Morning in Brisbane.

MW Bro Dr Gary Bacon installed as Grand Master

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John Litton was born on the Isle ofWight in but, soon a er, thefamily relocated to Southampton wherehe received his schooling. is waswartime and Johns playgrounds werebombsites. Johns father worked forPrudential Assurance and encouragedhim to join the company that wouldguarantee him a lifetime career. He joined in at the age of andinitially started training to be an actuarybut, when nding it wasnt for him, hetransferred to an administration rolethat served him for the rest of his careerwith Prudential.

In John, by then married toDiana for two years, accepted the o ff erof a Nairobi based appointment asAdministrative Manager for PrudentialAssurance East Africa. e territory was

We welcome our incomingGrand Master, RWBro John Litton, athird generation Freemason, and hiswife, Diana. For those who have not yetmet John and Diana, or are unfamiliarwith their background, this article setsout to convey to readers what has beena unique international story of their lives.

It also summarises RWBro John Littonsalready extensive service to Freemasonry.

familiar to Diana who had spent part ofher schooling in Nairobi.

It was during a visit by Johns parentsto Nairobi that his father, an EnglishFreemason, visited a local lodge. isconnection alerted the lodge to Johnspresence and, soon a erwards, he wasinitiated into Lodge Progress No. ECand thus began a long and illustriousMasonic career. As so o en happensJohn was surprised to nd so many ofhis Nairobi friends and colleagues werealready members of the Lodge.

Johns role with Prudential was thetraining of staff but, as time wore on,the pursuit of sound business practicesbecame politically unsustainable andthe Litton family was ready for a newchallenge. ey were given the optionof returning to London or transferring

to New Zealand. Despite family tiesin England the positive attitudes ofexpatriate New Zealand friends in Kenyatilted them towards New Zealand.

Settling in New ZealandIn the family, which by thenincluded two sons, arrived in Wellington

and settled in Tawa, then a Borough withan established reputation for housingemployees of banks and insurancecompanies. With their householdpossessions still stuck in Mombasa theyoung family survived for some time ona limited amount of borrowed furniture.

John became Senior ExecutiveManager for Prudential Assurance Co.Ltd [NZ], a post he held until the rst ofhis retirements in . In this positionhe was responsible for the Administration

and Human Resources functions of the

John and Diana on Waikanae Beach.NEIL MACKENZIE

Introducing John and Diana LittonPreparing to take the helmof Freemasonry in New Zealand

LEFT Newly engaged London 1966. RIGHT The young family Tawa 1980.

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company. He was also a member of theexecutive management due diligenceteam for company acquisitions.

Career changeRetirement for John didnt last much

beyond a few games of golf. He wasengaged to undertake the relaxing jobof pruning kiwifruit vines, a temporary job which lasted ve months. In he rejoined the real world when he wasemployed by e Masonic Villages Trustas Quality Assurance Coordinator toachieve Quality Accreditation for itsWoburn and Horowhenua Villages. isled on to his becoming the RegionalManager for the Trust responsible forthe overall management of Horowhenua

Masonic Village, Wairarapa MasonicVillage and Mastertons GlenwoodMasonic Hospital.

In John project managed the million expansion of the HorowhenuaMasonic Village which involved thebuilding of a further villas, a leisure/community centre, a two doctor medicalcentre, administration o ffices and theupgrade of the existing rental atunits. Some of the facilities he introducedwere unique such as the medical centre,factors that led to his being declared the

Retirement Villages AssociationNZ Retirement Manager of the Year.John is particularly proud of his work inestablishing a Rehabilitation Unit in theHorowhenua Village.

John Littons nal act before hedeclared his retirement, again, in

was as project Manager for theGlenwood Masonic Hospital.

Diana Litton

Born in Tunbridge Wells, England, Dianahad a peripateic upbringing. With a fatherwho worked for Cable and Wireless, thefamily was frequently on the move. Her rstthree years were spent in Malta followedby four years in Zanzibar. With no goodschooling in Zanzibar, Diana was sent toboard in Kenya. One of her recollectionsof Nairobi was seeing Pricess Elizabethon her February Royal Visit. Withindays the Princess was to become Queen.

e following year Dianas familyreturned to England, her father wasposted to Sierra Leone and her motherwas struck down with Tuberculosis,necessitating almost a year in hospital.For Diana it meant another spell at

boarding school and coming under thecare of an aunt.

Diana began her working life as a civilservant in the Post O ffice Headquartersin London. She boarded at the Hostel and, through social contacts withthe nearby Hostel, she met theyoung John Litton whom she observedplaying the piano. Over time theirfriendship grew and in they marriedand subsequently lived in Reading.

The Tawa yearsReturning now to life in Tawa Johnand Diana quickly became involved incommunity a ff airs particularly thosethat involved their children. eseincluded supporting everything fromPlunket through to secondary schoolsand various sporting clubs. During theTawa years two daughters were addedto the family, now numbering fourchildren and, in more recent times, vegrandchildren have been added to thefamily.

With the family growing up Dianareturned to the workforce, initially withpart time work including that of schoolsecretary, assistant in a Potters Supplybusiness, an accountants o ffice and anart gallery. e latter has evolved intoher current three day a week job asProgramme Coordinator for the NewZealand Business and Parliament Trust.

In John and Diana relocated toWaikanae and, a er another shi , nowenjoy when time permits, the relaxinglife of a beach side property.

Masonic careerJohn was discovered very soon a erarriving in Tawa, resulting in his joiningLodge Mana No. . Four years laterhe joined Brooklyn Royal Arch Chapter,subsequently becoming First Principal.In he was installed as Master ofLodge Mana. One of the highlightshe remembers from Lodge Mana isorganising a steam train trip, which

raised funds for Child Cancer.While remaining a member of

Progress Lodge in Kenya and LodgeMana, John has since joined LodgeWaikanae No. and he and Diana havefully participated in the lodges activities.

Since his initial appointment as aGrand Steward in , followed byGrand Director of Ceremonies twoyears later, John has had a stellar careerin Freemasonry, both in Grand Lodgeoffices and in the undertaking of specialtasks. e former have included AssistantProvincial Grand Master, DivisionalGrand Master and Deputy Grand Master.Special tasks have included membershipof the Mace Review Committee, theNational Finance Committee, supportand advice to Chief Executive on the

review of offi

ce staffi

ng and systems. Hehas also conducted a review of the SouthAuckland Masonic Charitable TrustsAdministrative systems and operations.

AspirationsWhen asked about his aspirations asGrand Master, John replied that hewanted to see the Strategic Plan fullyimplemented. He is keen to change thepublic perception of Freemasonry and tomake it more relevant to the generationswe wish to attract into the cra . Hisfurther thoughts will be revealed in hisaddress at the Grand Installation.

In their limited spare time Diana iskeen on various cra s and John lists hisinterests as golf, photography, music,gardening and travel. He enjoys relaxingat the piano but has no aspirations tobecome a Lodge Organist.

And so, as we welcome John andDiana Litton as the couple who will takethe helm of Freemasonry for the threeyears from November, we encourage allLodges to get to know them and embracethem into their families.

Morris Robertson

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Reaching into the Pacic Freemasons participatein 70th anniversarygathering

e New Zealand Defence Force pressrelease waxed lyrical. Dark cloudsgathered, it said, and a cockerel crowed ina far-off eld as people stood silentlyat a New Caledonia cemetery, mourningthe dead from a bloody Paci c war. esound of e Last Post broke through thestillness.

e distinguished gathering wasto mark the th anniversary of NewZealands involvement in the Paci cduring World War Two, and Kiwiholders of the Paci c Star decorationaged to , were able to attend.Among a small number of Masonicparticipants was the youngest of the veterans, Aucklands Ray Laurance, who joined up at and had his th birthdayoverseas. He ended the war as a ightsergeant in the th Fighter Squadron.A past divisional grand almoner, he wasrecently installed for his h term asmaster of Lodge Ara Taimau.

Rays praise of the treatment the

veterans received in New Caledoniareected the general view We felthonoured. It was ve-star plus. ework of Veterans Aff airs in arrangingeverything was outstanding.

e Minister, the Hon MichaelWoodhouse and defence chiefs took partin the commemorative events, in whichAustralian and French veterans were alsorepresented. ere were nearly , New Zealanders from all three servicesin the Pacic war against Japan, and we

sustained more than casualties.

Lodge Lautoka Historical Jewish linksFiji, which was also a wartime base,was the recent target of another specialbut very diff erent mission Masonic,historic and in the case of Tony Israelof Taupo, dynastic. He went there to beinstalled as Master of Lodge Lautoka No.

EC, where his grandfather was the

founding master in , and anotherfamily member held the same o ffice in

.Tony who has a distinguished

background ( ve times master in three

diff erent lodges plus Grand Lodgehonours) was accompanied by threesenior brethren New Zealand PastGrand Master, Ian Ross, Morris Tobiasand Jim McQuitty who are past grandofficers of Victoria and New Zealandrespectively.

Jim McQuitty in commentingon the long-range mission says thecircumstances of the Israel familysinvolvement surely constitute a worthymilestone in Masonic history.

Tony and his brother-in-law Morrisof Melbourne decided four years ago to join the Lautoka Lodge, which has met atNandi since , as various local factorswere causing a decline in membershipand thus nances. eir awareness of thesituation has led to donation of much-

needed regalia and furniture by lodgesin Australia and New Zealand. eyattend lodge meetings in Fijimonthly.

When Masonry in Fijibegan in , at the then-capital of Levuka, withan authorising documentsigned by the powerfulRatu Setu Cakobau, someEuropean detractors put itabout that Freemasonry wasa dangerous secret societysomehow connected to theKu Klux Klan. is gainedno credence and in ,four years a er Suva became

the new capital, the Lodge of Fiji No. EC received its warrant. Its workingsand charitable activities have continueduninterrupted since then.

Major Henry Marks (later Sir Henry)became Master of the Lodge of Fiji in

, and his brother Gabriel who was

the rst mayor of Suva, was Masterin and . eir Melbourne-born nephew Albert Moses Israel, thefounding master of Lodge Lautoka in

and Tonys grandfather, rst cameto Fiji to work in the brothers business.

In a tragic twist to the story we ndthat Gabriel Marks and his wife Marionboth drowned in when the shipEmpress of Ireland sank in the Gulfof St Lawrence a er colliding with aNorwegian vessel.

Jack Leigh

Ray Laurance, and the RNZAF B757 that took the veterans and ofcial defencedelegation to New Caledonia.

WBro Tony Israel supported by visiting Grand Lodge Ofcers,Ian Ross, Morris Tobias and Jim McQuitty.

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E veryone lives in their own little world,no matter how outgoing we are. Withthis in mind Fieldays is a refreshingreminder of the large and expansivenature that surrounds our own being.

I have been there talking with standbrethren and the general public foreach day of the last Fieldays, bar fora short time when I can get away in themiddle of the day to enter the contactson the computer. My day at the showstarts sometime between . and . am so I can park close to gate , whichis next to the Lifestyle Marquee wherethe Freemasons New Zealand stand is.

is allows me to set up the stand, whichentails connecting my laptop to the GrandLodge at screen, and starting either theFamous Freemasons with its music, or theFreemasons Music video. is providesa background sound for the other stand

attendees who pass on their way intothe show grounds or are in the marqueewith us. It allows contacts with fellowexhibitors to be made prior to the general

NATIONAL FIELDAYS 2013An ongoing opportunity

This is the 11th year that Freemasons NewZealand has had a stand at the Mystery CreekFieldays. This has provided what is undoubtedlythe biggest promotional opportunity forFreemasonry in New Zealand with an estimated1.2 million people having seen the stand over thistime. It is not just the presentation that has beenimportant but the active follow up on enquiries,which has been to the ultimate benet ofFreemasonry. John Barns Graham, who has been

there since the beginning, offers his observations.public entry at . am. When my fellowstand brethren arrive all is ready to go. e video is o en changed to the FreemasonsCharity video during the day. Movingimages catch the eye of the passer by andare a starting point for a conversation.

During the day the stand brethren getto know each other betterand their storiesare told. Our reasons for joining the Cra and what we get out of Freemasonry, ourbeliefs our opinions and our feelings canall be aired amongst us. Being present onall four days I have the pleasure of gettingto know all the brethren a little bit betterand I can say it not only is a pleasure,but a most stimulating experience. isyear one of our long standing brethrentold of how Freemasonry broadened his

whole outlook, it provided contact with arange of people in professions he wouldrarely have encountered other than as acustomer, client or patient. It providedhim with a totally new outlook on life.

Not only are the stand brethren moststimulating but so are the members ofthe general public. ey range from menwho are really interested in becomingFreemason, women who wish to join alike organisation, children or relatives ofFreemasons, people with regalia, peoplewho want to nd out about scholarshipsand awards, people who thank us forsome assistance given to them from theCra or brethren in the past, Questionsabout religion, and even people who areconvinced we want to rule the world. Tothat last type of query I answer that youwould of thought we would be there a ernearly years.

I hope that the publics perceptionof the Cra is more in line with reality.

ere is no doubt that I, and those whostaff the stand, have a new and favourableperception of the public. We all comeaway with a feeling of how wonderfulthe people are whom we meet, that theworld is full of nice people and that thereare few of the type who make the news.

e world is truly a great place, and theFieldays showcases the best of it.

My grateful thanks to the brethren

and all who called in to the stand duringa wonderful four days. John Barns Graham

First published in e Alpha Gazette

Visitors to the stand.

e National CommunicationsCommittee arranges for this standand meets most of the costs. Areduced size stand is also availablefor smaller events

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One hundred years on the scoreboard and Lodge Moutoa No. 195 preparesto declare its innings closed

The 26th of April was a signicant date for the Brethren of Lodge Moutoa No.195.On this day, with the Grand Master, MWBro Selwyn Cooper and many visitors,present the Lodge celebrated 100 years of brotherhood, benevolence and service.

T he Lodge had its beginnings asthe result of a meeting held at theGonville, Wanganui, Bowling Club on

July when a group of Brethrenmet to consider the formation of anew Lodge, the rst in the district for

years. Gonville was a becoming a

thriving Town District with a strongcommunity spirit developing among itsresidents. As this was prior to the adventof public transport or motor car manyof the Brethren living in Gonville had towalk to Wanganui Town to attend Lodge.

As one commentator put it esewalks to and from Lodge no doubtassisted in strengthening that bond offriendship that was to have a due e ff ecton the new lodge. is, along with thefact that many of the members of the newLodge were neighbours in the district,were contributing factors.

A decision to form a new Lodge wasreached, a committee was formed andthe process commenced. e nameMoutoa was chosen to perpetuate the

Battle of Moutoa in . is wasan event of some importance in thehistory of Wanganui. It was on the Islandof Moutoa that friendly local Maoridefeated the rebel Hau Hau who were on

their way to attack the town.Over the next few months

approval was sought from thenearest Lodge, St. Andrews-Kilwinning No , and thiswas readily given. On

November permissionwas granted by Grand Lodgeto constitute Lodge Moutoawith the number .

Property was acquiredin Tawa St. Gonville, planswere drawn up and buildingcommenced on the newLodge rooms. e foundationstone was laid in Decemberby the Deputy Grand Master,RWBro JH Keesing, with the

support of the Masters andBrethren from St. Andrew-

Kilwinning and the local EnglishConstitution Lodge,Tongariro No .

e support of these two Lodges hascontinued till the present day.

e ceremony was open to thepublic and large numbers attended.

e Wanganui Chronicle reported theceremony in full, even to the roles ofthe various officers involved. ey alsoreported in its entirety a very interestingspeech descriptive of the cra given by

RWBro Keesing.e formation of the new Lodgeprogressed with rehearsals being heldin the Gonville Bowling Club. enew building and the new lodge werededicated and consecrated on the April by the then Grand Master,MWBro HJ Williams. e rst Master ofLodge Moutoa was WBro D Munroe, aPast Master of Woodville Lodge No . Ithad been reported in the local paper thatthe new Lodge would commence with

members and ve new candidates wereproposed at the Installation ceremony.

Cutting the Centennial cake MWBro SelwynCooper and WBro Grant Ryder.

Visiting Brethren from Lodge Nor th Harbour.

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In the Lodge was included in apetition requesting that a Grand LodgeDistrict north of the Manawatu Riverbe formed. e petition was grantedand in the Ruapehu District wasformed. Eight members of the Lodgeserved overseas in World War , withone, Brother JE McKinnon killed inAction on the th of April . Later,ten Brethren served in the Armed Forcesduring World War .

Earthquake strengthening is not new.In , in view of the risk of damage byearthquake, an architect was engaged toreport on the safety of the building. ecost of the work was met by a levy of /-per member.

e Lodge continued to thrive to theextent that, in , having outgrown itsaccommodation the Lodge resolved tobuild an extension and in July theLodge moved into its new premises.

On December the Lodgecelebrated the st anniversary of thelaying of the foundation stone. erewere Brethren in attendance. etwo pillars that still stand in the LodgeRoom were presented to the Lodge byBrothers Symes and Roberts.

From January to November

The Centennial gavel.

twelve emergency meetings were held tocope with the number of candidates. In

, it was announced that no furtherpropositions could be considered for months: again in nominations weresuspended for a further months.

e golden Jubilee of the Lodge wascelebrated on . A feature of thecelebrations was a Masonic Ball. Over

people attended and debutantswere presented.

In , with the expense ofmaintaining a year old buildingbecoming an issue, the Lodge, a ermuch discussion, decided to join withthe other Lodges in Wanganui and moveinto the Freemasons Centre in DublinStreet. e rst meeting of the Lodge inthe Freemasons Centre was held on July .

But what of the future? Over theensuing years the Lodge, like manyothers, has experienced its ups anddowns but, while that initial spirit hascontinued, membership has declinedto such a stage that a decision has beenmade that, later this year, the Lodge willhand in its Charter. However, one thingis certain, the name and reputation of

Lodge Moutoa No will have a special

place in the memory of the Brethren andin the Masonic history of Wanganui.

The Centenary Celebrationse focal point of the celebrations was

the Installation of the Centennial Master,WBro Grant Ryder and his O fficers.During the ceremony VWBro ColinMaking, District Grand Master, Ruapehu,handed the Master a centennial gavel.Finely cra ed by WBro Hannaford, thegavel was presented to WBro Ryder withthe aff ection of the Brethren and withthe proviso that it was his to keep as amemento of this special occasion.

At the conclusion of the ceremonythe Grand Master presented centennial jewels to Lodge Moutoa Brethren.

Meanwhile, the ladies were entertainedwith a trip up the Wanganui River on thesteamer Wairua.

e day culminated with a CentennialBanquet held at the WanganuiRacecourse. During the evening theMaster of Lodge Moutoa presenteda False Acacia Tree (ParaserianthesLophantha) to the Master of LodgeNorth Harbour No. . is gesturewas, as WBro Ryder put it, To mark theircentenary on the occasion of ours, Lodge

North Harbour having celebrated theircentenary some months earlier.Rod Johnson

WBro Norman Robson with Bro Tim Schmidt.

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A lifetime of Freemasonry aheadTim Schmidts story

M y name is Tim Jrgen Schmidt,Im years old and was bornand raised in Germany. A er graduatingfrom high school I decided to take a yearoff before continuing to a University. Iwanted to see more of the world while Ihad the opportunity. As I wanted to go onan adventure in a far away land, I thoughtto myself, What would be further awayfrom Germany than New Zealand? isis how I came to be a volunteer tutor at theFeilding Agricultural High School Hostel.

While coming to New Zealand turnedout to be the adventure of a lifetime joining Freemasonry made it much morethan I could ever have hoped for.

time, I was too young to join. When Icame to Fielding I didnt expect to joina lodge but, through work and socialoccasions, I met a number of wonderfulFreemasons during the rst few monthsof my stay. One thing led to anotherand, a er a couple of talks with somebrethren, I applied to join. I had a basicidea of what it meant to be a Freemason,but I never envisaged how much I wouldenjoy being part of the cra .

Im really thankful and happy that theBrethren of Lodge Manchester No. decided to make me one of their members.It was a pleasure being part of this lodgeand part of Freemasonry in New Zealand.My time in New Zealand really helped mepractice my language skills and discoverother cultures and lifestyles.

Now Im sitting in my parents gardenback in Germany. Although I enjoy theGerman summer Im also missing mytime in New Zealand. Soon I will moveto a big town and start University, whichwill also give me the opportunity to join

a new lodge. Im plan to become either ateacher or a pilot for a commercial airline,depends on whether the University orthe airline accepts me.

While Freemasonry is something fora lifetime I have no intention to rushthrough it. My third degree will be underthe German constitution and in anotherlanguage. I am looking forward to itsince my rst and second degrees weresuch a pleasure. It was an experienceI never expected. Before joining, the

Lodge told me not to look too deeplyinto the experience as that might destroythe spirit of it. Im glad I took this adviceas thats exactly how it was. roughoutthe ceremonies I kept in mind that allthe other brethren went through thesame procedures and so I relaxed and Ihad a great time. I am really proud thatI passed the rst and second degrees inanother language and in another countryfar away from where I am now.

Freemasonry was a big part of my lifein New Zealand and made my experienceand adventure even more unique. Manyof the brethren made me feel part oftheir families and o en invited me overto their places for dinner, a beer out, acamping trip or just a get-together. I reallyappreciated being so involved and madeto feel so welcome. Personally, I cant

understand why Freemasons have to workso hard to get new members because I hadsuch an amazing time with some reallyawesome individuals. Joining so young inmy life ensures that I will have a lifetime ofnew experiences and adventures.

ank you for the opportunity towrite this article and a special thanksto all brethren from Lodge ManchesterNo. it was such a pleasure being partof what will always be my Mother Lodge.

Tim Schmidt

Tim Schmidt.

Family home in Germany.

Tim with fellow Brethren of Lodge Manchester.

My job at the hostel was mainlysupervising the boarding students duringtheir a er school activities and duringtheir prep time. My responsibilitiesincluded being in charge of the computerroom and driving kids around tosport practices and to endless privateappointments. I lived in a self-containedroom close to the senior boys dormitorieswithin the hostel complex that allowed me

to keep an eye on them between my manyresponsibilities. As a result I managed towitness quite a few interesting ways thatcould regularly get them into trouble.

I was lucky enough to have the schoolholidays off , which gave me plenty oftime to travel around both islands. A erI drove approximately km on NewZealand roads I can honestly say that Iknow this country better than my own.

Freemasonry was not something Idiscovered solely in New Zealand. My

interest in the cra developed while I wasa young boy in Germany. I had originallycontacted a lodge in Germany but, at the

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Levin based United Horowhenua Lodge has taken to the Freemasons Longest MorningTea project with gusto. Each year the members of the Lodge come up with an innovative

project which both serves and involves their local community. This year was no exception.

Like many smaller provincial townsLevin has a number of families whoare struggling to provide food for theirchildren. e members of the Lodgechose not to dwell on the complex causesof poverty but, rather, set out to identifyand implement a solution.

e decision of the Lodge was to seewhat Freemasonry could do to help

those families that have exhausted theirSocial Welfare funding and have movedbeyond the ability of the Food Banks tocontinue to support. e Junior Warden,in his day job as the local CommunityProbation Manager, has been seekingmeaningful employment for thelabour available from the Departmentof Corrections. He is able to directdisaff ected youth into projects that couldgive them practical lifetime experiencein self sufficiency. e Garden of Eden

project meets the criteria.An acre of land has been leasedat a peppercorn rental to establish a vegetable garden. It is alongside a newhousing development, but requires someadditional fencing to provide security.

is is the area the Lodge will assist tofence and it is hoped that the fundsraised, with the generous support of theFreemasons Charity, will provide all ofthe fencing material required. It will bea treated timber fence and the Junior

Warden has been sorting out the labourcontent, courtesy of Local Judges whocan ensure a ready ow of workers.

In addition to the youths learningpractical skills, produce from the garden

will be made available to the Anglicanand United Churches supporting theproject, for distribution to the familiesconcerned. e project will be workingalongside the Food Bank but, as theemphasis will be on garden produce,it will be supplementing the FoodBank which o en has supplies of nonperishable items. Surplus produce will bedonated to the Schools. ere will be nosales of produce.

From an idea supported by Department

of Corrections sta ff , local Churches andthe Lodge members, wives, partnersand a number of prominent businessorganisations, the Longest Morning Tearaised , which, with a matching

grant from e Freemasons Charity willsee , presented to the project.is project has presented the

Lodge with a valuable opportunity tohelp the local community. It is beingdriven primarily by two local churches,supported by Local Government and various Government Departments. It gavethe Lodge the opportunity for Freemasonsto show support for the less fortunate andmisguided in the community.

Errol Brown

Mark Cookson and David Atkinson, at the Freemasons Longest Morning Tea discuss theproject with the Horowhenua District Council Mayor, Brendon Duffy and Mrs Duf fy.

LEFT The elderly enjoy a well cooked sausage. RIGHT Eyeing the goodies.

HELPING TO CREATE THE GARDEN OF EDEN

United Horowhenua does it again

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Three ideas to save the craftCeremonial adjustment

Bro Dai Gilbertson, an experiencedand well-respected Professor ofmanaging change in large organisations

worldwide, startled everyone presentwith his opening statement, Ive beena Freemason for just under years andIm thinking of resigning. He wasnt joking, he was deadly serious becausehe was experiencing exactly what manyof our recent initiates have found in theirLodges and it wasnt for him.

is happened at theDivisional meetings in April/May when Bro Gilbertsonhad been invited tofacilitate discussions on theseven strategic pillar topics.He formed everyone intobreakout groups withinstructions for each groupto discuss only one topic indetail, come up with a list ofmeaningful actions and reportback in minutes. is articlefocuses on three educational issues thatcame out of those discussions.

Here are the main points emphasizedby the participating Entered Apprentices,Fellowcra s and Master Masons.

. Reduce the amount of ritual ateach regular meeting, because newmasons nd it all too much in one hit.

. Focus on participatory learninginstead of lectures, so juniormembers can take an active partinstead of just listening all the time.

. Perform ritual on groups of candidates.

e rst point above, namely reducingthe amount of ritual delivered at a regularmeeting, appears to present us with amajor problem because we have beenbrought up to believe that Masonic ritualcannot be changed, it has to be the wayit always has been for nearly years.But hold on, we are not being asked tochange the ritual, just to be sensible andperform only the basic amount at eachmeeting leaving some of the charges and

tracing boards to other evenings.is approach has a number ofadvantages:

First, it has been asked for by EAs,FCs and MMs and they are our future. If

we ignore this request and lose them wehave to accept responsibility for reducedmembership and the eventual demise of

the Cra .Second, it would leave time for

thinking and discussion on the smallerpart of the ceremony that had just beenperformed and this would enable deeperunderstanding of that part of the ritual.

ird, the charges and tracing boardcould become the basis of educational

discussions in their ownright and help new masons,and established members,understand the deepermeanings behind the words.

e second point, thefocus on participatorylearning instead of lectures,highlighted that virtuallyall the newer masonswanted to be an active part

of regular meetings insteadof sitting listening to another

member reciting a set of words andphrases. Some Brethren seem to forgetthat all our rituals are for the bene t ofour candidates, not themselves. If newermembers are not enjoying what we do they will leave. So it is up to us, in ourLodges, to take positive action here andmake it happen. e National EducationCommittee can provide you with ideasbut you and your Lodges have to makeit happen.

I recommend that we treat longcharges as a collection of shorterparagraphs to be discussed immediately

they are spoken. is will take time butit is better to cover smaller and fewerpieces of ritual thoroughly and havemembers understand and learn thanto go on making long speeches thatshow off the ability of the speaker andignore the learning of the candidate(s).Learning has to be lively, interesting andentertaining or members lose interestand stop attending.

e last point, which is to performour ritual on groups of candidates, goes

against the assumed wisdom of thinkingthat we are doing a favour to eachcandidate by making his evening specialto him and him alone. e feedback fromour EAs, FCs and MMs is that this is

quite wrong; they say it would be betterfor them if they were in a group becausethe whole thing is scary and frightening

for the individual. is is the humannature concept of safety in numbers.

e argument made by the youngermasons present at one of the Divisionalmeetings suggested that there would be abond between candidates who graduatedtogether from one degree to the next.

ey suggested that this could also be thebasis of discussion groups for furtheringMasonic learning inside and outsideregular meetings; that they would getto know each other better; that it wouldlead to Brethren forming closer ties.

is is a serious point that will needmuch Lodge discussion because it goesagainst age-old traditional ways of doingthings. Remember the Guardians of theancient and accepted way we have alwaysdone things mentioned in my last article.

So, where does this leave us? Make afew changes, as requested, and possiblyourish and grow or stay as we areand accept a reducing membership.

My sincere hope is that some of youwill pick up the ball and run with it inyour Lodges and in your Districts. isisnt going to be easy because we have acancer in our midst and we need to bestrong and act now. Not next month, notsometime, but you need to act urgentlyto get your Lodge to agree sensible actionand do it before the cancer gets worse.

WBro Dr George AllanChair, National Education Committee

Email: [email protected]

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SOUTHERN RECOGNITION2013 Otago Grants and Scholarships Presentation Function

On Sunday the 9 June the Annual Presentation Function for The Otago Masonic CharitableTrust was held in the Dunedin Masonic Centre. As usual this was held in association withThe Freemasons Charity, University of Otago Scholarships Committee.

T he main Lodge seating peoplewas completely full with a smallnumber having to stand. Attendeesincluded the Mayor of Dunedin, MrDave Cull, e Minister of Immigration,

e Honourable Michael Woodhouse,Mr David Clark, MP for North Dunedin;the Roman Catholic Bishop of Dunedin,Most Revered Father Colin Campbell,together with RWBro Terry McConnelland Sheila Hicking from e FreemasonsCharity. Also present, from the Universityof Otago, were Professor Barry Gibson,from the Chair of Paediatrics, DameNorma Restieaux and, representingthe Pro Vice Chancellor, Prof RachaelSpronken-Smith.

At the same time smaller localpresentation functions were held inOamaru, Alexandra and Balclutha.

e total of the Grants for for thewhole of Otago was , , along withanother , to six food banks.

A er a Welcome and Introductionto the work of the Otago MasonicCharitable Trust, the Mayor of Dunedin,Mr Cull, presented the Grants Chequesto the representatives of the recipientorganisations from the Greater Dunedindistrict:

ey were; Pregnancy Help Inc.

Dunedin, Brain Injury Assn. Otago,Outram School, Caversham Toy Library,Otago Community Hospice, MosgielCentral Kindergarten, e OperationNew Direction Trust, Home of St.Barnabas, Life Education Trust Otagoand Wakari Kindergarten.

Sheila Hicking presented, onbehalf of the Freemasons Charity, twodebrillators, one to the CavershamBowling Club and one jointly to the U ADunedin Charitable Trust and the Leith

Bowling Club,Rob Fitzpatrick, from Operation New

Direction, thanked the Trust on behalfof the recipients, and explained how thegrant to his organisation would help witha mentoring of at risk youngsters agedbetween and .

Gordon Baines, in association withSteve Walker, the Deputy Chairman ofthe Port Chalmers Community Board,presented the Port Chalmers MarineLodge Bursary for to ShaunMarkham. Shaun has Cerebral Palsy,but has not let this interfere with his life.He has achieved both academically andin sport. He was the Dux of KingsHigh School. Shaun was pro led in theJune issue of New Zealand Freemason.

Participants of the Trusts annualYouth Development Programme onStewart Island, were then presented withtheir course Certi cates, by the HonMichael Woodhouse, including the NZCoastguard Day Skippers Certi cates,which they completed during the weeklong course.

Bro Alan Jackson, Chairman of theFreemasons New Zealand University ofOtago Scholarships Committee, spokeabout the Scholarships and Fellowships.While the scholarships had beenoriginally presented in Wellington, thiswas an opportunity for those family

members who could not attend inWellington, along with friends andlocal Freemasons, to acknowledge theachievement of the local recipients. TerryMcConnell presented a small gi to eachof the recipients.

Professor Barry Taylor spoke of thework of the Paediatric Fellowships andhow the University appreciated the longassociation with Freemasons in allowingwork into this area of research. e Fellows were then introduced and their

specialist subjects explained. EmeritusProfessor Dame Norma Restieaux spoke

Hon Michael Woodhouse and Rebecca Vella-King, Youth Development Programme.

of the value of the assistance from eFreemasons Charity towards researchand the work of the University. ProfessorRachael Spronken-Smith, then explainedhow funding was vital for the continueddevelopment of research in a wide rangeof elds, and she thanked Freemasons ingeneral, and the Freemasons Charity inparticular, for their continued support.

A er a brief conclusion, thoseattending adjourned for an A ernoonTea, and chance to talk further. All in all,a very pleasant and successful a ernoon.

Grant Watson, Secretary,

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Sheila Hicking presenting debrillators to representatives ofCaversham Bowling Club, U3A Trust and Leith Bowling Club.

Mayor of Dunedin Dave Cull with Verity Harwickand Leighan Slade from Life Education Trust.

Dave Cull, presenting cheque to Chris Ottley fromPregnancy Help NZ.

Prof Rachael Spronken-Smith speaking at presentation. Prof Berry Taylor, Sarah Harris, Paediatric Fellow, & Terry McConnell.

Steve Walker Port Chalmers CommunityBoard and Bursary Recipient Shaun Markham.

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FREEMASONS UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS 2013Guest speaker, Dr Robyn Langlands

G ood a ernoon Grand Master,honour able guests, scholarshiprecipients, whanau and friends. It was agreat privilege to be asked to speak at thisceremony today and it is wonderful to havethe opportunity to pay tribute not only tothe work of e Freemasons Charity, butalso to the dedication and passion of thisyears scholarship recipients. I was awardeda freemasons postgraduate scholarshipin when I was completing my PhDin Psychology at Victoria University andI am still grateful for the support, whichgave me the nancial freedom to focus onmy studies and charitable work.

When I was applying for a Freemasonsscholarship, the requirement whichappealed to me most was the focuson applicants commitment to, and

involvement in, their communities.is may not be unique to Freemasonsscholarships, but I had certainly nevercome across an application form whereengagement in community work hadbeen prioritised in this way. Of course,this emphasis on community is hardlysurprising when one considers that thefundamental principles of Freemasonry areintegrity, goodwill and charity. All of theseprinciples are vital in both forming andsustaining strong, connected communities.

Recently, I have been thinking a lotabout how people connect with oneanother to form communities, and howthese connections are then explored,reected on, and shared through story.

e reason this has been on my mind isbecause of two particular roles I occupyin my life, which I am going to share withyou this a ernoon.

Clinical Psychology and theimportance of relationships

e rst role is that of an InternPsychologist; I am in the last throes ofmy Clinical Psychology training and I amsitting my nal exam in June. People whoseek help from a Clinical Psychologist areo en struggling to meet the demands of

In the previous issue of New Zealand Freemason reference was made to the address to theScholars by Dr. Robyn Langlands, Freemasons 2010 Victoria University Postgraduate Scholar,Clinical Psychologist and Co-Founder and Chairperson of Kaibosh Foods New Zealandss

rst dedicated food rescue organisation. The following is the text of Robyns address.

their day-to-day lives within the contextof their familial and social systems.Many people are lonely and isolatedfrom the people they care about, or arein relationships where they are unable,for whatever reasons, to access the care,compassion and connection they needto sustain themselves. As we all know,human beings are social creatures. Weexist in relationship to others. From birthour relationships play a fundamentalrole in forming beliefs about ourselves,other people and the world around us. Aschildren, our most important relationshipsare with our caregivers who function as asecure base from which we can go out toexplore the world, develop our own uniqueidentities, and be supported to achieve ourgoals. As we grow older, our relationships

with friends and romantic partners areincreasingly prioritised, giving us moreopportunities to learn about ourselvesand our place in the world through ourrelationships with others.

I have no doubt that all of thescholarship recipients sitting heretoday owe a debt of gratitude to familymembers, friends and partners forsupporting them in their drive toachieve academic excellence and in theirpassion for their communities. I cannot

emphasise enough how precious theserelationships are. At the risk of soundingclichd, cherish the relationships with thepeople who love you and believe in you.Even as the academic year gets busier,make the time to spend with people whowill replenish and re-energise you. Learnhow to identify when you need supportand ask for it. As we all know, studyingcan be extremely satisfying, but alsodemanding and exhausting. One of themost important things I learned through

doing my PhD was to rely on otherpeoples faith in me to sustain and propelme forward when I lacked faith in myselfand doubted my own abilities.

Kaibosh an idea is bornMy other role that I wanted to touch ontoday is as co-founder in , with mypartner George, of Kaibosh, a Wellingtonbased food rescue charity. At the time Iwas volunteering at Wellington WomensRefuge and Wishbone, a local foodretailer with multiple stores across the

city, off

ered us their surplus food atthe end of the day. ere was only onecatch it had to be picked up a er pmwhen their stores had closed. ey hadapproached a number of other charities,but none of them were able to pick upfood because they were usually closed by oclock. To help out, I off ered to pick up

the food for Refuge one night a week.When I went to collect the food I was

amazed at how much there was and it allhad to be eaten by the use-by-date, which

happened to be the very next day. A era few weeks of collecting the food anddropping it o ff at the Refuge safe house,it quickly became clear that there wasregularly too much for the women andchildren we supported. It just wasnt agood t. Instead, I rang up the WellingtonCity Mission, which was eager to receivethe food and I started donating themajority to the Mission instead.

Once a week, George and I wouldpick up the food, store it in our home

fridge, and deliver it to the Mission thenext day. We started thinking about howmany other retailers in Wellington hadsurplus food that was needlessly beingthrown away. We did our research and

Dr Robyn Langlands.

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WinWin for KaiboshNew Zealands rst dedicated food rescue organisationKaibosh is a Wellington-based not for pro t organisation, largely run by volunteers,which acts as a link between the food industry and charities, currently , thatsupport people in need. It aims to stop edible food from being needlessly thrownaway and ensure that it reaches those in the community who are struggling or vulnerable.

Kaibosh collaborates with food retailers and producers to rescue surplus foodthats good enough to eat, but not good enough to sell, and prevents it from beingdiscarded into land lls. is food is redistributed to charities that work withindividuals and families who are facing di fficulty in making ends meet.

e organisation collects, sorts and distributes the food daily, carefully cateringfor the particular needs of each charity. Some charities utilise Kaiboshs rescuedfood for food parcels while others run soup kitchens. No food donation is too bigor too small.

e service operates at no cost to food retailers and producers or to charities;its a win-win for all. In Kaibosh successfully rescued and redistributed over

, kilograms of food to people in need by working with food retailers andproducers across Wellington. An added bonus is that , kilograms less isdeposited in land lls.

Kaibosh are currently preparing for their next stage of expansion and are looking for volunteers to help between . and . on weekdays at their base in CentralWellington. If you are able to help them out one day each week please email [email protected] or call .

Robyn Langlands and her partner, George, saw an opportunity and acted onit. ey didnt seek to pro t from it, but rather acted with a humanitarian motivewhich ts so well with the community service objective of the FreemasonsUniversity Scholarships programme.

For further information visit www.kaibosh.org.nz

were amazed when we couldnt nd anyorganisations in New Zealand dedicatedto collecting surplus food for people inneed. e idea for New Zealands rstfood rescue charity was born.

We called our charity Kaibosh acombination of kai [food] and kibosh [toput a stop to something]. We stop foodthat is good enough to eat from beingthrown away. We envisage a Wellingtonwhere there is zero food poverty andzero food waste, and work towardsachieving this vision by being a linkbetween the food industry and thosethat support people in need. You may bewondering how this ts into my themethus far about relationships. Well, quitesimply, without relationships Kaiboshwould not exist. Certainly the strong,supportive relationship that George andI have cultivated over the past yearsformed the foundation for our charity.We then roped in family and friendsto help us form a charitable trust. Weestablished relationships with funders,such as the Wellington City Council, andwe were able to access enough money torent a community o ffice and employ apart-time sta ff member.

Over the years, fostering relationshipswith people and organisations thatsupport our vision and want to be partof the Kaibosh community has been thekey to our success. We work with ourcommunity to obtain funding, recruit volunteers and source excess food thatwould otherwise be wasted. From its veryhumble beginnings, Kaibosh now has onefull time and four part-time sta ff membersand food is collected in our refrigerated van seven days a week. We have food

donors and redistribute their surplus foodto diff erent charities. To date, we have

rescued and redistributed over , kgs of food to people in need and we areresearching how to expand our serviceinto the Hutt and Porirua.

The power of relationshipsFor me, Kaiboshs success speaks tothe power of relationships and acommunity of people workingtogether to bring about socialchange. George and I had no

idea how to start a charityand never envisaged that

we could play a role in creating such asuccessful organisation. We simply sawa problem and tried to implement asolution in order to help people in need.To us, the best reward is getting to thestage where the organisation stands on

its own two feet because so manypeople are committed to helpingit ourish. is was no moreapparent when Kaibosh, in

, won the Supreme Award

at the Trustpower NationalCommunity Awards.To all the students here today,

you have been chosen as scholarshiprecipients because of your intelligence,your commitment to your communitiesand your continuous striving to learnmore about yourselves and your worldfor the bene t of others. Congratulationsfor all you have achieved thus far andwe look forward to hearing about yourfuture successes. I would like to end with

my favourite Maori proverb:He aha te mea nui o te ao?He tangata! He tangata! He tangata!What is the most important thing in the world?It is people! It is people! It is people!

Volunteers Janiece, Jul ie and Tash with boxes of rescued food ready to start sor ting for distribution.

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The Freemasons Charityfunds a winter pickup forChristchurch studentsSomething exciting took place inChristchurch High Schools duringNew Zealand Music Month.

Uncertainty about the future ofChristchurch schools, upheaval tonormal schooling and stressed home liferesulting from the earthquakes, hadplaced a heavy demand on the emotionalstate of many of Christchurchs youngpeople. A recent report on the spike inmental health issues among the citysyouth highlighted an area of concern forthe community.

anks to the generous support of theFreemasons Charity Earthquake Relief

Fund, several Christchurch organisationswere able to rally together and set up aspecial event for High School studentsfor NZ Music Month, something toacknowledge all they have been through.

Phantom Empire , a local band, setaside the entire month to focus onthe tour. In addition to the lunch timeperformances the band volunteeredtheir time to participate in classes bysharing their personal life experiences.Most opportunities for exposure to

live music are based in alcohol-relatedenvironments, which are unsuitable foryouth. e Schools Tour makes qualitylive music available, in a safe and positiveenvironment. We also believe students

Music to the ears

in the not-too-distant future would bewonderful too!

On behalf of the tour organizers,the staff and students of all nine HighSchools and the band Phantom Empire ,we would like to say a huge thank youto e Freemasons Charity for making itall possible!

Rachel Hewitt

Former FreemasonsScholar bound for thebright lights of AmericaWhile then studying at VictoriaUniversity Eleanor Bishop was awardeda Freemasons Scholarship. Hercitation highlighted both her academicand practical achievements, the

latter including working as a theatreproducer and publicist as well as beingthe theatre editor for the universitystudent publication, Salient. Eleanorgraduated in with a First ClassHonours degree. Whilst a student shewas the recipient of many academicprizes including the Dronke Prize forDrama and an Education NZ StudyAbroad Award which saw her completea semester at the University of LondonsRoyal Holloway College.

Since graduating Eleanor has builtan impressive career directing forWellingtons Circa, Downstage and

eatres as well as creating her owncompany, e PlayGround Collectivewith director Robin Kerr and writerEli Kent. e PlayGround Collectivesproductions, which include Eli Kentsacclaimed e Intricate Art of ActuallyCaring, Commission and Chekhov in Hell, have been recipientsof nine Chapman Tripp Awards. Eleanorwon Most Promising New Director inthe awards for her work on eIntricate Art of Actually Caring.

is year, with a weath of experienceunder her belt, Eleanor has been awarded

beneted from the inspiration andmentoring goals of the Tour. Currently,we couldnt see anyone more deservingof a boost than Cantab students. saidTim Hewitt of Phantom Empire.

In addition to the generous supportfrom e Freemasons CharityEarthquake Relief Fund, several otherlocal businesses got on board, donatinggenerous amounts of giveaways for the

staff and students of the schools visitedand local radio station e Edge visitedseveral of the schools providing a freebarbeque.

It certainly was a pick me up headinginto the winter months, with a hugeresponse from both sta ff and studentsalike. As the Head of Music at RangioraHigh School said It was a pleasure to havesuch an enthusiastic and professionalband; the students were over the moonabout the whole concert. I thanked

the sausage people a erwards, as theymanaged to distribute sausagesin an hour! Amazing! My thanks to allinvolved; it was a great experience forour students. And an event out our way

Freemasons New Zealand and The Freemasons Roskill Foundation have strongconnections with music as evidenced by the support to school groups, opera sponsorshipand Freemasons University Scholars. Many of the latter have been able to use theirscholarships to help launch careers or to advance their academic studies to a new levelwhich has seen them as recipients of prestigous Rhodes or Fullbright Scholarships. Thisarticle proles several of the connections between Freemasonry and musical performance.

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a prestigious Fulbright scholarship tostudy at one of the top drama institutionsin the United States. She will spend threeyears as a John Wells Fellow completinga Master of Fine Arts in Directing atCarnegie Mellon Universitys School ofDrama in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Eleanor specialises in thedevelopment of new theatre and herwork is characterised by a playful andimaginative approach to investigating thecontemporary world. Her practice will bechallenged and honed by spending threeyears under the guidance of Marianne

Weems, Obie award winning directorof New York based theatre companye Builders Association. Marianne is

acclaimed as one of the most importanttheatrical innovators of our time,particularly for her innovations in theuse of new media and technology intheatre.

Carnegie Mellon is known for beinggreat at computer science and theatre.In both these elds, they push theboundaries, Eleanor says. eyre at

the forefront of training directors to be visionaries, the programme is all aboutnew technology, re-inventing theatreand collaborating across art-forms.

Eleanor has most recenlybeen directing Auckland eatreCompanys Like eres No Tomorrow bythe PlayGround Collective. e showwas an immersive roaming theatrepiece in which the audience were guestsat an illicit high-school a erball. eshow asked how, as a community, we

could challenge New Zealands drinkingculture. It was the perfect launch pad tobegin my study in America; it combinedmy desire to ask tough questions withinnovative ways of telling stories. In this

piece, the audience was right in the heartof the party and a lucky few ended upparticipating.

Eleanor is also the recipient of theJohn Wells Fellowship from CarnegieMellon. John Wells is an Americantheatre, lm and television producer,writer and director. An alumnus ofCarnegie Mellon, he is the producer ofER, e West Wing and Shameless andthe director of the lm adaptation ofthe Pulitzer Prize winning play August:Osage Country starring Meryl Streep andJulia Roberts.

Fulbright awards support a year ofacademic study in the United Statesfor promising New Zealand graduatestudents. Selections are based onacademic excellence, leadership potentialand the ability of candidates to act as acultural ambassador for New Zealand.

In Eleanors words. Its a thrill to geta Fulbright scholarship. e arts are sotough and Fulbright really get in therebehind artists. I a

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