Sir Bernard Fergusson was Governor-General from 1962 to 1967. Governing New Zealand ran in the Fergusson blood. Sir Bernard was the third Fergusson to occupy Government House. His grandfather, Sir James Fergusson, was governor from 1873 to 1874 and his father, Sir Charles Fergusson, was Governor-General from 1924 to 1930.
Sir Bernard and Lady Fergusson stand with members of the personal staff. Three generations of Fergussons governed New Zealand: Sir James Fergusson (1873–4), Sir Charles Fergusson (1924–30) and Sir Bernard Fergusson (1962–7).
