1924. Its English Number was 4656. The founder and therefore, father of Buffaloism on the West Coast of the South Island, was a Bro. James Henry Insull RoH. He was originally from Abistillery South Wales and came out to Denniston from the old Counrty in 1923. Other key members of Mt Rochfort Lodge in the early years was Bro. Harry Pearson, Bro Thomas J Thomas and Bro James Smalley. Other Lodges would be formed. Kowhai No 40 in Westport, Prosperity 62 in Fairdown, Harbour Lodge 73 in Greymouth, Runanga 74 in Dunollie, Blackball No 80 in Blackball. One member well known was Bro. Storey Worgan RoH. He was born on Denniston in 1899. For many years he was very active in the Runanga Lodge No 74, and eventually serve as Provincial Grand Primo of the West Coast. In 1943 Bro. James Henry Insull RoH was elected Grand Primo of New Zealand. The Mt Rochfort Lodge lasted on Denniston until the 1960s, its regular meeting place being the RSA hall on Denniston. One of the members to join in 1962 was the publican and miner Johnny Cotter. The years since 1962, saw the Lodge relocated to Waimangaroa, where it purchased its own hall. From the late 1970s there was a membership decline in Mt Rochfort Lodge greatly owing to changing fortunes on the coast. The Mt Rochfort Lodge No 29 laboured on until it closed in 1997, the then Secretary signing off with the words "Closed in Sorrow". The West Coast is now a remote area under the Grand Lodge of New Zealand. The most recent Grand Primo being a Bro. More RoH LM. Māori Grand Primos of GLNZ The first Māori Provincial Grand Primo was Bro. Tai Tuhimata KoM, who was installed as Provincial Grand Primo of Auckland for 1958–1959. Māori grand primos of the GLNZ include: Bro.Tiki Marsden RoH: Northern Bay of Plenty 1984 Bro T Glover RoH: Gisborne East Coast Bro Brian Wilson RoH: Egmont Taranaki 2005 Bro Anzac Te Maro RoH: Wellington 2006 Bro Joe Cross C.P: Northland 2012 Bro.M Te Tai K.O.M: Nelson 2017 Grand Council in New Zealand The Grand Council came about as a result of the amalgamation in Great Britain, of the Grand Surrey Banner and a number of smaller Buffalo Orders in the period 1925–26. As a result, all Lodges formerly under the Grand Surrey Banner became Grand Council Lodges. By that