Plan For Duke’s Visit

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31659, 20 April 1968, Page 36

Plan For Duke’s Visit

(N.Z. Press Association) WELLINGTON, April 19. Details of the Duke of Edinburgh’s fiveday visit to New Zealand at the end of May were released today by the Prime Minister (Mr Holyoake). Prince Philip will arrive at Wellington airport from Australia on May 20 and will leave for Australia from Auckland on Friday, May ?4. “Within the limits of time available the aim has been to introduce the Duke of Edinburgh to some of the technological, scientific and engineering developments taking place in New Zealand,” said Mr Holyoake. Prince Philip would also be I

given the opportunity to meet young people. The Duke’s visit will take him to the Hutt Valley, the Manapouri hydro - electric power project, Te Anau, Christchurch and Auckland. Prince Philip will use an Andover aircraft of the Queen’s Flight for the longer journeys in New Zealand and on shorter journeys an Air Force Iroquois helicopter. The Duke will arrive at Wellington airport at 6 p.m. • on May 20 and will stay at I Government House. , On Tuesday, May 21, he will visit the Soil Bureau at ' the Department of Scientific ! and Industrial Research in > Lower Hutt and will return - to Wellington by helicopter. After a State luncheon at ■ Parliament House on Tues- - day the Duke will open the ’ Industrial Design Conference at Industries House, call on i the Mayor of Wellington (Sir

I Francis Kitts), attend a youth (gathering and a Government House dinner party. On Wednesday, May 22, he will fly to Invercargill and Deep Cove. After lunch aboard the hostel ship Wanganella the Duke will visit the tail race tunnel at the Manapouri power scheme. From Deep Cove he will be flown by helicopter to visit the underground power house at West Arm, then Te Anau, where he will have a free evening. On Thursday, May 23, Prince Philip will fly to Christchurch for a civic centennial luncheon in the Winter Garden. In the afternoon he will fly to Auckland to visit the Boystown Police and Citizens’ Club, and attend a civic dinner at the Hotel Inter-Continental. The Duke of Edinburgh will leave for Australia at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 24.