Checkpoint for Friday 9 September 2022

7:49 PM.After decades of waiting, Prince Charles now becomes King Charles the Third. He's been the longest-serving heir apparent in Commonwealth history, and at 73, becomes the oldest new monarch. Max Towle… Read more Audio

7:41 PM.A Napier woman has decked out her home in Union Jacks to commemorate the Queen's passing. Dorothy Galloway was one of the first in line at the Anglican Cathedral this morning to sign the condolence… Read more Audio

7:22 PM.Whether it's a meeting in person, a glance in a crowd, or a royal letter, many New Zealanders have a connection to Queen Elizabeth the Second. Producer Tom Taylor caught up with some Kiwis with… Read more Audio

6:55 PM.The death of Queen Elizabeth has also caused an outpouring of tributes - as well as several cancellations - in the sporting world. Clay Wilson wraps up the reaction. [embed]… Read more Video, Audio

6:44 PM.For 16 years from the early 1990s Feilding man Patrick Nolan Nolan was one of the Queen's bodyguards, the traditional kind, living in the Tower of London. He was the first non-British serviceman to… Read more Video, Audio

6:23 PM.The Queen has reigned for 70 years - and for lots of us - she's the only Queen we've known. There are others who remember her coronation - and have followed her life with great interest ever since… Read more Video, Audio

6:19 PM.In the summer of 1963 the Queen and Prince Phillip travelled to New Zealand, spending 12 days here. During their trip they stopped into sunny Napier in the Hawke's Bay. Grant Simpson, his three… Read more Video, Audio

6:17 PM.A gun salute has been performed on the Wellington waterfront and our reporter Krystal Gibbens joins us with the details [embed]… Read more Video, Audio

6:11 PM.Meanwhile in Auckland, there've been tears as well as celebrations as locals have a remembered a much-loved monarch. Joining us from the Fox London pub at Auckland's viaduct, is Nick Truebridge… Read more Video, Audio

6:07 PM.Queen Elizabeth II has died at the age of 96, at Balmoral Cottage in Scotland. Britons are now slowly waking to an era that most have never experienced before - the start of the reign of a new… Read more Video, Audio

5:56 PM.Aucklanders are the mourning the death of the Queen. Our reporter Finn Blackwell has been talking to some of them. [embed]… Read more Video, Audio

5:56 PM.The Queen's first Prime Minister was Winston Churchill. Her last, and 15th, was Liz Truss who she swore in earlier this week. She's met countless world leaders in her 70 year reign and touched many… Read more Video, Audio

5:53 PM.The closest most of us ordinary Kiwis will come to the Queen, will be via the money we carry in our pockets, purses or wallets. But now that Queen Elizabeth's no longer New Zealand's head of state… Read more Video, Audio

5:50 PM.Back home now and a special church service is being held in Wellington. Our reporter Lauren Crimp joins us from there now. [embed]… Read more Video, Audio

5:45 PM.The UK is waking up as a nation in mourning. Crowds of people have gathered outside Buckingham Palace, laying floral tributes. The streets were crammed with people after the news broke on Thursday… Read more Video, Audio

5:43 PM.We may be half a world away from the UK, but the death of Queen Elizabeth has been keenly felt in New Zealand. Flags in around the Capital flew at half mast this morning, and condolence books set up… Read more Video, Audio

5:26 PM.Auckland's St Matthew's in the City has commemorated the Queen today by ringing its tenor bell 96 times in Her Majesty's honour. The bells rang out over Auckland first thing this morning, at midday… Read more Video, Audio

5:12 PM.People across the country have expressed great sadness and admiration for Queen Elizabeth in the wake of her death. British expats have painted a picture of the mood back home, while Kiwis have… Read more Audio

5:10 PM.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called the Queen "extraordinary". Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro also paid tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II. [embed]… Read more Video, Audio

4:46 PM.The former Governor General and former high commissioner in London, Sir Jerry Mateparae, talks to Lisa Owen about his memories of Queen Elizabeth II. Audio

4:38 PM.Seventy years ago, Princess Elizabeth was staying at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya when she received news of the death of her father, King George VI. Cecilia Hurly's grandparents owned the hotel and… Read more Audio

4:29 PM.Victoria Arbiter is a royal commentator and author. She's now based in the United States where she says people are also mourning the death of the Queen whose reign spanned the terms of 15 US… Read more Audio

4:16 PM.Emily Nash is the Royal Editor at Hello Magazine. She told me it had only been a few months since the Queen's much talked about platinum jubilee skit with Paddington Bear .... And news of her death… Read more Audio

3:53 PM.Aucklanders are heading to the Town Hall to sign a book of condolence for the Queen. Auckland mayor Phil Goff says it's an opportunity for people to express their aroha and sympathy. Katie Todd is at… Read more Audio