Royals in New Zealand: Prince Harry and Meghan to get a real kiwi experience

Wednesday, 31 October 2018

Rain threatened the start of the royal couple's third day in New Zealand, but it didn't slow them down.

Wednesday is Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's final day in New Zealand, and it may be the most kiwi day yet - literally.

Among the scheduled events for the royal couple is a visit to a nature park to meet two kiwi chicks and learn about a kiwi breeding programme.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be spending the day in Rotorua, and it looks to be busy.

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex watch a cultural performance as they attend the Auckland War Memorial Museum for a reception hosted by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

They'll travel to Rotorua in the morning before a visit to Te Papaiouru Marae for a formal powhiri and lunch from about 11.30am until about 1.30pm.

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Next up is a visit to Rainbow Springs nature park to learn about a kiwi breeding programme and meet two chicks, between about 2.45pm and 3.15pm.

Afterwards, there's a public walkabout at the Rotorua Government Gardens from 3.30pm until 4pm.

To top off the day, they may do another walk before 5pm in the area.

After that, it'll be goodbye as the couple head back to Auckland to return to the United Kingdom on Thursday morning.

Stuff will be following the royals as they spend the day in Rotorua, and you can keep up with the action here.

The weather in Rotorua is looking better than it did in Auckland on Tuesday, when the royals were rained on.

It's forecast to be fine with southwesterlies becoming gusty in the afternoon, with a high of 18 degrees Celsius.

Tuesday was a big day for the royal couple. They spent the day in Auckland, planting trees, 'welly wanging', visiting a charity, checking out the city's waterfront and attending an event with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

It was all go when the country was hit by a magnitude-6.2 earthquake that had international media worried about the royals - although they were unaffected.

They couple have been proving popular as they travel about the country, with thousands of people turning out to see them.

A lucky few have had a chance to share personal moments with them, like Christchurch woman Hannah Sergel, who received a hug from the Duchess of Sussex during a walkabout at the Viaduct on Tuesday.