Since the formation of the first Freemason Lodge under the Grand Lodge of Scotland, Lodge
Otago Kilwinning No. 417 in 1861, there have been 57 Scottish Lodges in New Zealand.
In 2023, there are only ten.
The purpose of my research, which has resulted in this paper, is to understand what has happened to all those Lodges and where they are today.
For the sake of clarity, where I refer to a lodge, District or Province, unless otherwise indicated,
they are Scottish. Lodges holding of other constitutions will be referred to as NZC for Grand
Lodge of New Zealand, IC for Grand Lodge of Ireland and EC for United Grand Lodge of
England.
For the sake of brevity, Grand Lodge of New Zealand will be referred to as GLNZ
and Grand Lodge of Scotland as GLoS.
Title
2024 - SCOTTISH FREEMASONRY IN NEW ZEALAND - TONY MANSFIELD.
