in Pongakawa in the Bay of Plenty in the 1960s. Garvie, Clifford John D.F.C Flight Lieutenant Rtd 1969 (132795). Founder of Railway Lodge No 196 in Newmarket, Auckland on 22 February 1955. Part owner of Garvie and Bishop Limited, well-known maker and supplier of Auckland Fraternal Jewels, Medals and Badges. Bro Bill Rowling KoM. Initiated Nikau Lodge 117 GLNZ GLE in Northland in the 1950s and was an active member for many years up until the 1980s. He would later get into politics and serve as Deputy Prime Minister to Norman Kirk in the Third Labour Government, followed by a time as Prime Minister from 1974 to 1975. Bro Sir Basil Arthur from Timaru. Member of the Timaru Lodge under GLNZ GLE. Sir Basil was elected to Parliament as a Labour Party candidate. He later served as Speaker of the House of Representatives. Waiheke Island The Harbour Lights Lodge NZ No 72 of Grand Council was opened in 1957 on Waiheke Island. It was opened by the Grand Primo of Auckland Grand Lodge GC, Bro Tom Lane KoM. Among those present at the opening were Bro Stinger Martin and Bro.Les Foster KoM. In the early years the Lodge met in Palm Beach Hall, which had been built by a Brother buff and was intended for the Buffs and Local community to use. Eventually the Buffs raised the funds and built their own Lodge Hall out of an old Army Hutt from the Stoney Batter Base. The men's Lodge was later joined by a Ladies lodge as well. In the later days of the Harbour Lights Lodge, one of the key members was Rod Murray, well known on Waiheke Island for Jaguar Tours. Rod provided transport for the members to and from Lodge meetings. Ladies Orders The Loyal Elizabethan Order of Bisons was established in 1952 as an order for the Wives of Buffalo Lodge Members. It is unclear how many Lodges of that Order remain. The Loyal Order of the Mystic Star was begun in Otahuhu in the late 1950s, originating out of the Otahuhu Ladies Social Club. The Order was intended for the wives, and partners of Grand Council Buffalo Lodge members. The foundations for the movement were laid by Chas Burnet RoH and David Glen KOM both members of the Otahuhu Lodge No 36 of Grand Council (opened 1949). To date the LOMS have opened 16 Lodges, of