Watch the Videos Now

Video 1, ‘Introducing The Freemasons Charity’ is the explanation of the new brand and the changes made - presented by The President of the Board RW Bro Mark Winger. This video is designed especially for Freemasons and talks about the internal workings of the Fund.

All the other videos tell an interesting and entertaining story of Freemasonry in the community and are suitable for any audience. They feature the Board’s work with national organisations for the benefit of the whole community.

The story of the Pine family is the work of an individual Lodge. The Board encourages Lodges to ensure all members, the ladies of the Lodge, families and friends see them. Special viewing evenings are suggested for this purpose.

The main videos are available to view right here. These and an extended library are being produced on DVD and copies will be supplied to all Lodges in January. District Benevolence Officers will also receive their own copies.

Software required to view the videos is Apple QuickTime Player. Clicking the icon belowwill open a new window and take you to the Apple.com website where you can download the QuickTime player - Approx 17.7 MB for standard install without iTunes player (recommended).

Click to download QuickTime for free.

Once you have the QuickTime Player, click a 56k (recommended for dial-up users) or 256k (recommended for broadband users) link to watch each video. (Clicking the video link will open a new window).

Problems watching the videos?

We have identified a problem when watching the videos when your computer is behind a network firewall (commonly when you have broadband internet). The QuickTime videos on this page are hosted by us in Wellington. If you have trouble watching the videos, please try this:

1. Right click the QuckTime icon in the system tray, click QuickTime Preferences.
2. Click the Advanced tab.
3. Click the Transport Setup drop down box and choose "Custom..."
4. Change Transport Protocol to HTTP and make sure Port ID is set to 80. Click OK.
5. Click OK.
6. Try watching a video again.

The Freemasons Charity - A Tradition of Caring - Video Library

		Introducing 'The Freemasons Charity' Evolving the Fund of Benevolence - 9'00" View at 56k or 256k
		A Lodge story of Benevolence Joshua Pine and his insulin pump - 6'25" View at 56k or 256k

Freemasons Supporting Medical Research

		Caring for the aged - today and tomorrow The Freemasons Chair of Gerontlogy - 10'25" View at 56k or 256k
		Caring for society's most vunerable Freemasons Fellowships in Child Health - 9'15" View at 56k or 256k
		Searching for answers to Huntington's Disease Freemasons and the degenerative brain disease - 14'10" View at 56k or 256k

Freemasons Supporting the Arts and Sciences

		The New Generation Arts Awards Freemasons and the Arts Foundation of New Zealand - 9'00" View at 56k or 256k
		Big Science Adventures for Schools Freemasons and The Royal Society of New Zealand - 10'56" View at 56k or 256k