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Part one of The royal tour of New Zealand 1953−54 starts with the royal couple’s arrival in Auckland on the SS Gothic on 23 December 1953 and follows them to Northland, then down through the Volcanic Plateau, Hawke’s Bay, Manawatū and on to Taranaki, where they visited Stratford on 8 January 1954.
See also Part 2: New Plymouth−Christchurch and Part 3: Canterbury−Bluff.
Credit
Film courtesy of Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
Reference: The royal tour of New Zealand, 1953−54 (National Film Unit)
Permission of Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga must be obtained before any re-use of this material.
