GALLERY: Prince William and Kate Middleton's royal tour of New Zealand

It is the first official tour for the eight-month-old prince, who was awake in his mother's arms as the trio were greeted at Wellington airport by Prime Minister John Key and waiting media. After greeting them on the tarmac, Mr Key tweeted: Let's make them very welcome, New Zealand. The couple were then taken to Government House, the official residence of the governor general, where they received a traditional Maori welcome. Plunket, New Zealand's national childcare agency, published photos of a baby seat facing forwards in the royal car, with critics claiming this contradicted Plunket's advice that children of the prince's age should face the rear window.