New Zealand was centre-stage on 25 December 1953 when Queen Elizabeth broadcast her Christmas message to the Empire-Commonwealth from Government House, Auckland.
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'Queen Elizabeth reads the Christmas message, 1953', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/the-queens-christmas-message, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 4-Feb-2022
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