The Masonic Centre in Invercargill has been sold to a North Island based company. The Southland Masonic Centre in Invercargill has been sold to a North Island company which plans to keep the building operating largely as it is but also make it a "highlight for foreign tourists". READ MORE:* Spacious Freemason lodges 'well suited to church groups or funeral business'* Southland Masonic Centre under contract with sale confirmation looming* Buyer interest for Southland Masonic Centre with 93-year-old building up for tenderHe declined to name the company, but released a statement from the buyers saying they are a Tauranga based property investment and development company. For 93 years the centre at Forth St has been home to various Southland lodges as part of the Freemasons. In March a tender from the Southland Muslim Association was accepted by the Freemasons, but the sale didn't go through.

Source: Stuff July 05, 2019 03:11 UTC