On 30 January 1954 the Gothic sailed from Bluff and after a brief side
trip into Milford Sound, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip departed for Australia.�
They have returned nine times since then.
6-18 February, 1963:� During this tour the Queen attended celebrations
at Waitangi and the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council was established as New
Zealand's gift to the Queen.
12-30 March, 1970: The Queen participated in the James Cook bicentenary
celebrations and introduced Prince Charles and Princess Anne to New Zealand.�
This tour marked the first 'walk-about' in a Royal visit.
30 January - 8 February, 1974: The Queen attended, and indeed closed the
Commonwealth Games in Christchurch and participated in New Zealand Day events
at Waitangi.
22 February - 7 March, 1977: This was a Commonwealth tour designed to mark
the Queen's Silver Jubilee.
12-20 October, 1981: A short visit which followed a Commonwealth Heads
of Government conference in Melbourne.
22 February - 2 March, 1986: At a rally of school children at Ellerslie
an egg was thrown at the Queen.
1-16 February, 1990:� The Queen closed the Commonwealth Games in Auckland
and took part in the events marking the sesquicentennial of the Treaty of
Waitangi.
1-10 November, 1995: The Queen attended the Commonwealth Heads of Government
meeting in Auckland.
22-27 February 2002: The Queen visits New Zealand as part of the commemoration
of her 50th Jubilee.