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The 1953–4 Royal Tour of NZ – Canterbury to Bluff
Film showing the Royal Tour from Longbeach on the Canterbury plains to Bluff
The 1953–4 Royal Tour of NZ – New Plymouth to Christchurch
Film showing the Royal Tour as it progresses south from New Plymouth, through Wellington, then onto Christchurch via the West Coast
The 1953–4 Royal Tour of NZ – Auckland to Stratford
Film showing the Royal couple's arrival in Auckland on 23 December 1953 and follows their to Stratford on 8 January 1954.
Remembering the Royals - Royal visit, 1953-54
Memories from around the country of the 1953-54 Royal Tour to New Zealand
Itinerary - Royal visit, 1953-54
The progress of the Royal Visit down the length of the country
Great place to bring up children - Royal visit, 1953-54
On the day of the reception for children at Athletic Park, the Evening Post wrote: 'As the mother of two young children 12,000 miles away, the Queen today assumed the role of mother to her wider family, and it was this maternal aspect that so caught the imagination and love of the New Zealand citizens of the future'.
The Royal visit, 1953-54
For those New Zealanders old enough to have experienced it, the visit of the young Queen and her dashing husband, Prince Philip, to New Zealand in the summer of 1953-54, is a never-to-be forgotten event.
Popularity - Royal visit, 1953-54
Why was the Royal Visit of 1953/4 greeted with such enthusiasm by New Zealanders?
The Queen and Māori - Royal visit, 1953-54
For many Maori the Royal Visit raised important issues about their place in New Zealand.
A pastoral paradise - Royal visit, 1953-54
Following her stay in Auckland and her visits to Waitangi, Hamilton and Rotorua, the Queen and Duke had a break for five days at Lake Rotoiti, and then flew to Gisborne and Napier.  The theme for the next few days was the pastoral productivity of New Zealand.
A loyal people - Royal visit, 1953-54
As head of the Church of England she laid the foundation stone of the Anglican cathedral, and as head of the Commonwealth's armed forces she laid a wreath at the cenotaph. Such events emphasised the loyalty of New Zealanders to the British Empire and Commonwealth.
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