As preparations for the Queen's funeral are finalised in London, New Zealanders are making their own plans to farewell Queen Elizabeth here at the furtherest point of the old Empire.
Up and down the country, royalists are getting ready to tune in to watch or listen to the funeral which starts at 10pm our time.
A portrait of Queen Elizabeth II is placed next to Union Jack flag and Paddington bears among flowers as crowds of people visit a memorial site in Green Park. Photo: WIKTOR SZYMANOWICZ
Rosie Gordon reports.
