The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall’s historic visit to Waitangi

19 November 2019
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will visit the Waitangi Treaty Grounds tomorrow during their week-long trip to New Zealand.

It will be the first visit to Waitangi by a member of the Royal Family since the Prince went 25 years ago.

The visit will commence with a pōwhiri at Te Whare Runanga during which the Prince will speak from the mahau (porch) of the meeting house. Following the pôwhiri there will be a tree planting ceremony before Their Royal Highnesses are given a tour of the grounds and Te Kôngahu Museum of Waitangi.

The Treaty grounds will be open as usual and people are encouraged to arrive before 12pm.
Afterwards the Prince will travel the short distance to the Queenstown Resort College’s Tai Tokerau campus and meet some of the students involved in the Prince’s Trust New Zealand Enterprise programme. The programme has a focus on working with young Māori students, and has a partnership with Air New Zealand to provide scholarships for young people from around the country to engage with their courses.

The Prince will also visit Paihia Fire Station to meet some of the volunteer firefighters and the public are encouraged to be at the site from 3pm to meet him.
The Duchess will travel to Kerikeri Primary School and see the school’s involvement in the Enviroschools programme and Garden to Table, where children grow vegetables and fruit and then learn how to cook them.

Earlier this year, the school attained the Enviroschool Bronze reflection for activities including having a garden, pig buckets and a recycling programme. The Duchess will also meet a specially trained dog who works with children.
Following their visit to the Bay of Islands Their Royal Highnesses will travel to Christchurch. The Prince of Wales will also visit Kaikōura on Saturday.

There are no public engagements on Thursday. Events on Friday and Saturday are detailed below.

Friday 22 November – Christchurch

Morning

The Prince and The Duchess visit Tuahiwi Marae

Afternoon

The Prince and The Duchess visit Cashmere High school
The Prince attends a reception at Tūranga Library for the Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Project

The Duchess attends a Royal Commonwealth Society young writers’ workshop at Tûranga Library

The Prince inspects Christ Church Cathedral

The Prince and The Duchess take part in a public walk in Cathedral Square

The Duchess visits the Salvation Army for a series of Active Elderly events

The Duchess will meet people involved in three programmes in the Christchurch area designed to support elderly people to be healthy and socially engaged and connected with the wider community.

The Prince gives the state of the environment address at Lincoln University

Saturday 23 November – Christchurch / Kaikōura

Morning

The Duchess visits the Battered Women’s Trust, Christchurch

The Battered Women’s Trust is a not for profit organisation dedicated to supporting families to live violence free.

The Duchess visits the Botanic Gardens, Christchurch

Afternoon

The Prince visits Takahanga Marae, Kaikōura

The Prince takes part in a public walk in Kaikōura

The Prince attends The Future is Bright event at Kaikōura Memorial Hall

The Prince visits the Hutton’s Shearwater site, Kaikōura

The Prince departs Kaikōura


Marc Piercey | Visit Media Lead | Royal Visit 2019
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