PRH 4582, a Rolls-Royce Phantom VI, served from 1970 until 1996. During that time it carried several members of the royal family, foreign monarchs and heads of state. On official travel, the Governor-General's car is the only one in the country that may forgo the use of conventional number plates. Note the viceregal crown and the Governor-General's standard on its roof.
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Events
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11 April 1869
New Zealand's first royal visit
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26 August 1911
New Zealand Coat of Arms warranted
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21 December 1971
Full steam ahead for Kingston Flyer
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25 October 1971
End of the line for steam railways
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15 September 1976
Lyttelton–Wellington ferry service ends
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2 July 1938
Electric trains come to Wellington
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30 January 1954
Queen farewells New Zealand
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12 January 1954
Queen Elizabeth II opens NZ Parliament
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30 July 1979
Carless days introduced
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7 August 1908
First train runs length of main trunk line
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11 August 1962
Picton ferry Aramoana enters service
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21 August 1958
Auckland pedestrians begin 'Barnes Dance'
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24 August 1878
Wellington steam-tram service opened
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11 October 1861
First Cobb & Co. coach service runs to Otago goldfields
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6 July 1923
Main trunk express train disaster
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2 May 1964
NZ's last electric tram trip
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30 May 1959
Auckland harbour bridge opened
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4 April 2001
Silvia Cartwright becomes governor-general
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23 December 1953
Queen Elizabeth II arrives for summer tour
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24 December 1953
Tangiwai railway disaster
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