Emily Clarke, a 9-year-old from Napier, at the one-hour civic service of commemoration and thanksgiving held at Waiapu Cathedral, Napier on Monday. Photo / Paul Taylor
Voices young and old joined together to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth II in Napier on Monday afternoon.
About 200 people gathered among the pews of the Waiapu Cathedral to mark the passing of the monarch at 96 years old after a 70-year reign.
The Cathedral's dean, Rev Di Woods,
said a large part of the cathedral's existence was being able to offer the community a place to gather in times like these.
"When it comes to a national event, or in this case an international event, it is great for us to be able to say haere mai, come gather here, this is a place that doesn't just belong to us as a church, it is a place that belongs to the community and it's the most suitable place for a service such as this," Woods said.
