Advance Mawhera Lodge 61

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Advance Mawhera Lodge 61 is a Freemasons Lodge based in Shantytown, on the West Coast of New Zealand.

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Advance Mawhera Lodge 61 is a Freemasons Lodge based in Shantytown, on the West Coast of New Zealand.

We meet on the 1st Thursday of every month (except January).

Shantytown's Masonic Lodge building is a replica of the Greymouth Masonic Lodge room (now demolished) and was gifted to Shantytown by the Lodge in 2000. The building is the first Masonic Hall in an outdoor museum in New Zealand.

Freemasonry is...
- One of the world's oldest and largest fraternal organisations
- An organisation of men who adopt the fundamental principle of integrity, goodwill and charity as the foundations for an individual's life and character
- A non-profit organisation that is heavily involved in supporting charity and community service
- Comprised of men of good character with high ideals and worthwhile values who make a difference in the community