New Zealand is reflecting on the life of Queen Elizabeth II with a minute's silence and a public holiday to honour her service.
Sixteen days since the monarch's death, dignitaries and officials gathered at Wellington Cathedral of St Paul on Monday for a national service.
New Zealanders stopped for a minute of reflection at 2pm (NZDT) at the top of the service.
Governor General Dame Cindy Kiro led tributes for the monarch in the capital, with hundreds at the house of worship including current and former governors general, prime ministers, MPs and mayors.
"She strove to faithfully serve all the peoples of the Commonwealth to whom she pledged her life," Dame Cindy said.
"The Queen asked of us simply to have faith in her commitment ... in return, our Queen gave us a lifetime."
Hundreds more gathered outside parliament, bringing rugs and chairs to sit on the lawns and watch an outside broadcast of proceedings.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern read an extract from the Queen's first royal visit to New Zealand in 1953-54 describing the Queen's departure from the country.
After five weeks in New Zealand, the royal couple left from Bluff - the southernmost town on South Island - sailing to Milford Sound before travelling on to Australia.
"With no crowds to acclaim them, Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh gazed lingeringly at the splendid scenic wonder epitomising the beauty of the land they were leaving, until the Royal yacht turned again and headed into the open sea," Ms Ardern read.
Ms Ardern's four-year-old daughter Neve was among the youngest attendees, spending most of the service in her father's arms and observing the minute's silence.
Queen Elizabeth laid the foundation stone for the cathedral, 68 years ago.
The Queen visited New Zealand 10 times during the first 50 years of her reign, the last visit in 2002 for her golden jubilee.
At a state dinner on that occasion, Queen Elizabeth said she admired New Zealanders' "increasing energy and confidence", describing the "enduring values" of Kiwis.
"A sense of fairness and justice; a willingness to be outward-looking; a natural compassion for others; and above all an individuality of approach, which somehow has a very powerful connection with the rich diversity of this beautiful land," she said.
Attendees sang Psalm 23, beginning "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want", the same tune sung at the monarch's wedding to the Duke of Edinburgh in 1947 and at her state funeral last week.
Several clergy led the service, including Bishop of Wellington; Justin Duckworth, Pihopa o Te Upoko o Te Ika; Waitohiariki Quayle, and the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Wellington; Cardinal John Dew.
A New Zealand Defence Force band accompanied young choristers from the cathedral and a nationally selected choir of adults.
Piper Murray Mansfield, New Zealand's leading bagpiper, also performed.
The service was the last time the Queen's personal flag for New Zealand was paraded by the New Zealand Defence Force, with a new royal standard to be designed for King Charles III.
