Aucklanders can mark the occasion at a special service for Queen Elizabeth II at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell from 5pm.
Auckland will also go purple for the night with the Harbour Bridge, Eden Park, Sky Tower and Te Ara Whiti - The Lightpath all bathed in the colour associated with the royal family.
A state memorial service for the late Queen will be held in the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul on September 26, which will be televised and live-streamed. Photo / Mark Mitchell
If you are in Christchurch the Transitional Cathedral will hold a special service to honour the Queen at 5pm on Sunday.
Various pubs and cafes around the country will have a nod to the Queen with blackboard specials so if tea and scones or a tipple is how you would celebrate the Queen then you're in luck.
It will pay to check ahead if you have a particular bar or cafe in mind.
According to a Restaurant Association survey of its members nearly half will open on the day but for others, the memorial day falls on a day with would normally be closed.
Scones with cream and jam and special gin cocktails are the most popular mentions in the survey but done with respect to the Queen.
One restaurant owner said they would wait for the Coronation of King Charles III to have a big celebration.
The Auckland Harbour Bridge will light up purple on Monday to mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Photo / Michael Craig
In South Canterbury, locals can relax and pay their respects to the Queen on Monday.
The one-off public holiday for the Queen fell on the same day as the annual South Canterbury Anniversary Day. Councils voted to move this to November 11 for this year.
So what else is open?
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Public facilities such as community centres and libraries will be closed. Pools and council-run leisure centres are open.
