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Royal visits to New Zealand by members of theRoyal Family have been taking place since 1869. The first member of the Royal Family to visitNew Zealand wasPrince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh. Subsequently, there have been over 50 visits. The first reigning monarch of New Zealand to visit the country wasElizabeth II in 1953–54. In all, she visited New Zealand on 10 occasions, the last being in 2002.
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When Queen Elizabeth II was outside theOtago Museum inDunedin during her 1981 visit, she was shot at byChristopher John Lewis while he was hiding in a room upstairs. He missed and he was later arrested.[35]
