Tongan king starts 12-day visit
. PA ' Wellington} } A group of more than 1001 I Tongans cheered and danced : as King Taufa’ahau Tupo ar-; rived at Wellington Airport i f yesterday to start a 12-day j ; New Zealand tour. 1 The King, and Queen;
' Halaevalu Mata’aho, arrived’ lat Auckland from Tonga! ! early yesterday and were[ ; taken to Wellington in an i i R.N.Z.A.F. Andover aircraft.; The Tongan welcoming! [party, in national costume, ! was lined up near the ter-1 , minal as their king alighted. ! He was met. by the Governor-! General (Sir Keith Holyoake); and Lady Holyoake. Wellington’s Mayor (MrMichael Fowler), was intro- ■ duced and he chatted with j [the smiling king, wrapped up 11 jin a full-length leather coat 11 | and Cossack hat, about his| [New Zealand itinerary. The!j Royal visit includes a trip toil [the Chatham Islands at theli j weekend, a journey the king j< I specially requested. ! i I The Royal party drove!, [ from the airport to an officiali 1 I welcome at Parliament Build- 1 lings. A 21-gun salute was , fired from Point Jerningham. There was a formal dinner I at Government House for thei' King and Queen. Today there!* will be meetings with the j; Acting Prime Minister (Mr [ > Taiboys), and the Leader ofi 1 the Opposition (Mr Rowling), * [a State luncheon, and a reIception this evening.
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