Royal visits to New Zealand

The first member of the Royal Family to visit New Zealand was Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh.

The first reigning monarch of New Zealand to visit the country was Elizabeth II in 1953–54.

In all, she visited New Zealand on 10 occasions, most recently in 2002.

In 1981 Queen Elizabeth II and other Royals were visiting New Zealand.

When the Queen was outside the Otago Museum in Dunedin, she was shot at by Christopher John Lewis while he was hiding in a room upstairs.

Triumphal arch in Lyttelton for the visit of Prince Alfred in 1869
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 .
The Duke and Duchess of York in Auckland on their 1927 visit to New Zealand
The Duke of Gloucester in Palmerston North during his visit to New Zealand in 1935, accompanied by the mayor of Palmerston North, Gus Mansford
The Queen on the Royal Train at Timaru Railway Station during her 1953–54 tour of New Zealand
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at the State Opening of Parliament in Wellington during their 1963 visit to New Zealand
The Queen with the Cabinet during her visit to New Zealand in 1981
The Queen and the mayor of Christchurch, Vicki Buck , during a walkabout in Victoria Square, Christchurch , in February 1990
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