The 1953–4 royal tour of NZ – Auckland to Stratford

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.