Details of His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge’s itinerary for his upcoming visit to New Zealand on 25th and 26th April have been released today by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

The Duke’s first engagements will be in Auckland on the 25th. Then, His Royal Highness and the Prime Minister will travel to Christchurch where the remainder of his programme will take place. The Duke will meet with survivors of the March 15th terror attacks and their families, as well as first responders and the wider Muslim community.

“The Duke has a close connection with New Zealand and in particular Christchurch.
His visit provides the opportunity to pay tribute to those affected by the mosque terrorist attacks and show support to the local and national community,”Jacinda Ardern said.

“We welcome this visit by His Royal Highness and know it will bring comfort to those affected.” 

The Duke Cambridge's visit to meet with the survivors of the Christchurch mosque terror attacks may not be an overly long one though.
In a statement released by Kensington Palace  The Duke of Cambridge will visit New Zealand on behalf of The Queen to honour the victims of the Christchurch mosques terrorist attack,’ read a statement. ‘The visit in late April will be made at the request of the Prime Minister of New Zealand.

‘The Duke of Cambridge will meet with those affected by the Christchurch attack and will pay tribute to the extraordinary compassion and solidarity that the people of New Zealand have displayed in recent weeks.’