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Royal visits to New Zealand

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

Before 1900

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1901–1950

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1951–2000

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2001–present

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Attack on Royalty

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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. He missed and he was later arrested. [35]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Lambert 1988, p. 99.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Government House 2022b.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h New Zealand Government 2005a.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Government House 2022a.
  5. ^ The Press 1971.
  6. ^ The Press 1973.
  7. ^ The Press 1974a.
  8. ^ The Press 1974b.
  9. ^ a b c Lambert 1988, p. 100.
  10. ^ a b Howie 2021.
  11. ^ a b Hansard 1996.
  12. ^ Guy 2018.
  13. ^ New Zealand Government 1997.
  14. ^ New Zealand Government 1998.
  15. ^ New Zealand Government 1999.
  16. ^ Kelly 2002.
  17. ^ New Zealand Herald 2003.
  18. ^ New Zealand Government 2004.
  19. ^ New Zealand Government 2005b.
  20. ^ New Zealand Herald 2005.
  21. ^ New Zealand Herald 2006.
  22. ^ New Zealand Government 2007.
  23. ^ New Zealand Government 2008.
  24. ^ Law 2009.
  25. ^ Bates 2010.
  26. ^ Cogle 2010.
  27. ^ a b c Cook 2012.
  28. ^ USA Today 2012.
  29. ^ RNZ News 2015.
  30. ^ BBC News 2015.
  31. ^ New Zealand Herald 2019.
  32. ^ Stuff 2019.
  33. ^ Waiwiri-Smith 2023.
  34. ^ Duke of Edinburgh's International Award 2023.
  35. ^ "The Snowman and the Queen: The story of a Kiwi teen terrorist and would-be assassin". 7 January 2018.

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