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 1953âÂÂ54. In all, she visited New Zealand on 10 occasions, the last being in 2002.
Victoria's reign
Edward VII's reign
George V's reign
Elizabeth II's reign
- 23 December 1953 â 31 January 1954: Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh
- 1956: Duke of Edinburgh
- 1958: Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
- 6âÂÂ18 February 1963: Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh
- 1966: Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
- 1968: Duke of Edinburgh
- 12âÂÂ30 March 1970: Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh, Charles, Prince of Wales, and Princess Anne
- 18âÂÂ29 April 1971: Princess Alexandra and Angus Ogilvy
- 10âÂÂ14 October 1973: Duke of Edinburgh
- 1974
- 22 January â 6 February: Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh, Charles, Prince of Wales, and Princess Anne
- 4âÂÂ5 September: Charles, Prince of Wales
- 22 February â 7 March 1977: Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh
- 1980: The Duke and Duchess of Kent
- 1981
- 31 March â 12 April: Charles, Prince of Wales
- 12âÂÂ20 October: Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh
- 1982âÂÂ1983: Prince Edward
- 1983
- 17âÂÂ30 April: The Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince William
- Prince Edward
- 1985: The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
- 1986
- 22 February â 2 March: Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh
- Prince Edward
- 1990: Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh, and Prince Edward
- 5âÂÂ10 February 1994: Charles, Prince of Wales
- 1995
- 1âÂÂ10 November: Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh
- Anne, Princess Royal
- 1997: Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Edward
- 1998: Prince Andrew, Duke of York
- 1999: Anne, Princess Royal
- 2002
- Anne, Princess Royal
- 22âÂÂ27 February: Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh
- 2003: Anne, Princess Royal
- 2004: Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
- 2005
- 5âÂÂ10 March: Charles, Prince of Wales
- 30 June â 10 July: Prince William
- 29 September â 2 October: Prince Andrew, Duke of Yorkl
- 9âÂÂ12 July 2006: Anne, Princess Royal
- 2007: Prince Andrew, Duke of York
- 2008: Anne, Princess Royal
- 2009: Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex
- 2010
- Prince William
- Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
- 2011: Prince William
- 10âÂÂ16 November 2012: Charles, Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall
- 2014: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George
- 2015
- 9âÂÂ16 May: Prince Harry
- 4âÂÂ9 November: Charles, Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall
- 2018: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex
- 2019
- Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
- 17âÂÂ23 November: Charles, Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall
Charles III's reign
Attack on Royalty
When Queen Elizabeth II was outside the Otago Museum in Dunedin during her 1981 visit, she was shot at by Christopher John Lewis while he was hiding in a room upstairs. He missed and he was later arrested.
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