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Royal visits to New Zealand by members of the Royal Family have been taking place since 1869. The first member of the Royal Family to visit New Zealand was Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh. Subsequently, there have been over 50 visits. The first reigning monarch of New Zealand to visit the country was Elizabeth II in 1953–54. In all, she visited New Zealand on 10 occasions, most recently in 2002.
In 1981 Queen Elizabeth II and other Royals were visiting New Zealand. When the queen was outside the Otago MuseuminDunedin, she was shot at by Christopher John Lewis while he was hiding in a room upstairs. He missed and he was later arrested. [35]