Where the Branches and Study Groups are in NZ
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Click on or near the yellow underlines to see where our Branches and
Study Groups are.
 
History
Originally part of Australasia Section (founded in 1894), the
New Zealand Lodges then comprised: Auckland chartered in 1892,
Christchurch chartered in 1894, Wellington chartered 1888 and Dunedin
chartered 1893. The Australasia section was split into the
Australian and New Zealand Sections. The N.Z. Section
received its Charter on April 7th 1896 and the HQ of the New Zealand
Section was established at 317 Queen Street, Auckland. The offices of
President and Vice-President were formerly known as General Secretary
and Assistant General Secretary, and the successive holders of the
office of General Secretary/President are shown in the table below:
| Gen Sec/President |
Years Inclusive |
Yrs in Office |
| Miss Lilian Edger |
1896 |
1 |
| Dr C.W.Sanders |
1897 – 1918 |
22 |
| Mr J.R.Thompsom |
1919 – 1925 |
7 |
| Mr W.Crawford |
1926 – 1938 |
13 |
| Miss Emma Hunt |
1939 – 1953 |
15 |
| Brian Dunningham |
1954 – 1956 |
3 |
| Sandra Chase |
1957 |
1 |
| Clarice Gregory |
1958 – 1961 |
4 |
| Stewart Nicholls |
1962 – 1963 |
2 |
| Bertha Darroch |
1964 – 1965 |
2 |
| Brian Dunningham |
1966 – 1975 |
10 |
| Neil Edgar |
1976 – 1978 |
3 |
| Mavis Hardy |
1979 – 1983 |
5 |
| Conrad Jamieson |
1984 |
1 |
| Jack Patterson |
1985 – 1987 |
3 |
| Bill Johnstone |
1988 – 1992 |
5 |
| Hugh Dixon |
1993 – 1995 |
3 |
| Gavin Laurie |
1996 – 1999 |
4 |
| Arthur Goodall |
2000 – 2001 |
1 1/2 |
| Alan Morse |
2001 |
1/2 |
| John Vorstermans |
2002 – 2007 |
6 |
| Warwick Keys |
2008 – 2010 |
3 |
| Sandy Ravelli |
2011 – |
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The Constitution
was changed in 2003 to provide for 3 year terms for President and
vice-President, with a maximum for the President of two consecutive
terms. The latest version is dated 6 January 2008 with the subsequent
addition of two clauses requested by the Charities Commission (in Rule
45). Sandy Ravelli has been elected for a first term.
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