Prince George has met Bilby George in a successful first official engagement in Australia for the youngest royal.

A security guard collapsed. The smell of Dagwood Dogs wafted across the Royal Easter Show. And a fully grown man stood in front of a haunted house screaming, "I love you, William!"

The Duchess of Cambridge is now an expert at letting her wardrobe do the talking, choosing a series of conservative, and sometimes reworked, ensembles for this tour.

The sun finally shone on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for the last public appearance of their 10-day visit to New Zealand.

There will have been cheers all round at Queenstown's Amisfield winery after William and Kate popped in on Sunday.

Check out our favourite photos from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's Royal NZ tour.

All the amazing looks Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, pulled off over the Royals' 10 day tour of New Zealand.

With a wave and a smile they were gone - the royal couple who stole hearts and rejuvenated the Commonwealth spirit.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were so popular on their 10-day tour of NZ they managed to disrupt telcos in some places.

The sun finally shone on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for the last public appearance of their 10-day visit to New Zealand.

The sun finally shone on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for the last public appearance of their 10-day visit to New Zealand.

For one short week, we were unapologetic pigs in muck - at first slightly appalled at ourselves before shelving the guilt and enjoying the $1.2m taxpayer-funded ride.

Has there been a better royal visit than the one that finishes today? That old fashioned term "triumph" for royal tours is deserved this time.

Prince William will walk the grounds of the Royal New Zealand Police College in Porirua tomorrow, more than 33 years after his father opened the facility.

Prime Minister John Key's wife Bronagh has taken on a few royal-like duties herself as an ambassador for the Blind Foundation and passed on a Hairy Maclary 'touch and feel' book for Prince George while dining with the royal couple last night.

As the highly anticipated Royal Tour to NZ starts to wind down, we reflect on the pictures that document the Duke and Duchess' time here.

Traditions are a good thing, but some traditions are exclusionary and no longer serve our needs, writes Savage, from the Campaign for Kiwi Head of State.

Four years after his last meal at John's, Prince William appears to have had a demotion in the kitchen at Premier House.

Clad in the colours of Canterbury, the Duchess of Cambridge paid tribute to the people of Christchurch yesterday in a red and black ensemble by the Italian brand Luisa Spagnoli.

While Kiwi designer Emilia Wickstead jogged around Auckland's Viaduct, her most famous client was getting ready to board a flight to the city.

Surrounded by empty lots and raw new buildings in Christchurch's partly rebuilt city centre, the Duchess of Cambridge's eyes welled with tears as she spoke.

The Duke and Duchess play cricket in Latimer Square, and former New Zealand stars Sir Richard Hadlee and Debbie Hockley spoke to the couple before the royals took up a bat and ball.

Time spent with families of CTV earthquake victims and a game of cricket with young enthusiasts were highlights of the final day of official activities on this royal tour.

It's been an action paced day for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Christchurch today. With Royal watchers camped out from the early hours hoping to meet the Duke and Duchess they all agreed it's was worth the effort.