Further information

Links

• Queen and New Zealand - The Official Website of the British Monarchy
• The Governors (NZHistory)
• The Royal visit, 1953–54 (NZHistory)
• Royal family (Te Ara)
• Governors and Governors-General (Te Ara)

Books

• Michael Bassett, Working With David: Inside the Lange Cabinet, Hodder Moa, Auckland, 2008
• Jim Bolger, Bolger, A View From the Top: My Seven Years as Prime Minister, Viking, Auckland, 1998
• Wayne Brittenden, The Celluloid Circus: The Heyday of the New Zealand Picture Theatre, Godwit, Auckland, 2008
• Valerie Davies, Royal Tourists: 120 Years of Royal Visitors to New Zealand, Random House, Auckland, 1989
• David Lange, My Life, Viking, Auckland, 2005
• Gavin McLean, The Governors: New Zealand’s Governors and Governors-General, Otago University Press, Dunedin, 2006
• John Marshall,  Memoirs Volume II: 1960 to 1988, Collins, Auckland, 1989
• Jock Phillips, Royal Summer: The Visit of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to New Zealand 1953-54, Historical Branch, Department of Internal Affairs/Daphne Brasell Associates Press, Wellington, 1993
• Catherine Tizard, Cat Amongst the Pigeons: A Memoir, Random House, Auckland, 2010
• Ian Wards (ed), Thirteen Facets: The Silver Jubilee Essays Surveying the New Elizabethan Age, a Period of Unprecedented Change, Government Printer, Wellington, 1978

The historical web feature on Queen Elizabeth's reign was written by Gavin McLean and produced by the NZHistory team.  The opinions expressed are those the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Government House.