Royal visits to New Zealand
Royal visits to New Zealand by members of the Royal Family have been taking place since 1869. The first member of the Royal Family to visit New Zealand was Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh. Subsequently, there have been over 50 visits. The first reigning monarch of New Zealand to visit the country was Elizabeth II in 1953–54. In all, she has visited New Zealand on 10 occasions, most recently in 2002.
Before 1900
- 1869 – Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh[1]
Triumphal arch in Lyttelton for the visit of Prince Alfred in 1869 - 1870 – Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh[1]
- 1871 – Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh[1]
1901–1950
- 1901 – Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York[1]
- 1920 – Edward, Prince of Wales[1]
The Prince of Wales at Rotorua on his 1920 visit to New Zealand. On the left is Sir Joseph Ward, and on the right is Māui Pōmare. - 1927 – Duke and Duchess of York[1]
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- 1934–35 – Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester[1]
The Duke of Gloucester in Palmerston North during his visit to New Zealand in 1935, accompanied by the mayor of Palmerston North, Gus Mansford
1951–2000
- 1953–54 – Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh[1]
- 1956 – Duke of Edinburgh[1]
- 1958 – Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother[1]
- 1963 – Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh[1]
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at the State Opening of Parliament in Wellington during their 1963 visit to New Zealand - 1966 - Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother[1]
- 1968 – Duke of Edinburgh[1]
- 1970 – Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh, Charles, Prince of Wales, and Princess Anne[1]
- 1971 – Princess Alexandra and Angus Ogilvy[1]
- 1973 – Duke of Edinburgh[1]
- 1974 – Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh, Charles, Prince of Wales, and Princess Anne[1]
- 1977 – Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh[1]
- 1980 – Duke and Duchess of Kent[1]
- 1981
- 1982–83 – Prince Edward[1]
- 1983
- Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince William[1]
- Prince Edward[1]
- 1985 – Duke and Duchess of Gloucester[2]
- 1986
- 1990 – Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh, and Prince Edward[3]
The Queen and the mayor of Christchurch, Vicki Buck, during a walkabout in Victoria Square, Christchurch, in February 1990 - 1994 – Charles, Prince of Wales[4]
- 1995
- Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh[5]
- Anne, Princess Royal[4]
- 1997 – Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Edward[6]
- 1998 – Prince Andrew, Duke of York[7]
- 1999 – Anne, Princess Royal[8]
2000–2020
- 2002
- 2003 – Anne, Princess Royal[10]
- 2004 – Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex[11]
- 2005
- 2006 – Anne, Princess Royal[15]
- 2007 – Prince Andrew, Duke of York[16]
- 2008 – Anne, Princess Royal[17]
- 2009 – Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex[18]
- 2010
- 2011 – Prince William[21]
- 2012 – Charles, Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall[22]
- 2014 – Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George[21]
Prince George is presented with a Plunket bear during a Plunket group at Government House, Wellington, in 2014, while the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge look on - 2015
- Prince Harry[23]
- Charles, Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall[24]
- 2018 – Duke and Duchess of Sussex[21]
- 2019
Notes
- Lambert 1988, p. 99.
- Lambert 1988, p. 100.
- Howie 2021.
- Hansard 1996.
- Guy 2018.
- New Zealand Government 1997.
- New Zealand Government 1998.
- New Zealand Government 1999.
- Kelly 2002.
- New Zealand Herald 2003.
- New Zealand Government 2004.
- New Zealand Government 2005a.
- New Zealand Government 2005b.
- New Zealand Herald 2005.
- New Zealand Herald 2006.
- New Zealand Government 2007.
- New Zealand Government 2008.
- Law 2009.
- Bates 2010.
- Cogle 2010.
- Cook 2012.
- USA Today 2012.
- RNZ News' 2015.
- BBC News 2015.
- New Zealand Herald 2019.
- Stuff 2019.
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- Cook, Megan (20 June 2012). "Royal family – Royal tours". Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- Guy, Alice (20 October 2018). "Royal feature: The eighth official Royal visit to Rotorua". Rotorua Daily Post. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- "Overseas visits (Royal Family)". Hansard. Vol. 278. UK Parliament. 4 June 1996. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- Howie, Cherie (11 April 2021). "Prince Philip death: Fifty years of New Zealand royal visits". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- Kelly, Andrew (6 February 2002). "Princess acclimatises early for ice visit". The Press. p. 3.
- Lambert, Max, ed. (1988). The Fifth Air New Zealand Almanac. New Zealand Press Association. ISSN 0112-2444.
- Law, Tina (4 November 2009). "College plays principal part in royal visit". The Press. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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- "A princely visit to Wellington". RNZ News. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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