Newshub will be the official broadcaster of The Queen Elizabeth II State Memorial Service on Monday, September 26.
The event, which will commemorate the passing of Queen Elizabeth and celebrate her life and contributions to the Commonwealth, will be broadcast live and commercial free on Three, ThreeNow and newshub.co.nz.
It will begin from 1.00pm with a Newshub Special co-hosted by AM’s Melissa Chan-Green and National Correspondent Patrick Gower, who are both fresh from covering the Queen’s State Funeral in the United Kingdom.
The show will feature commentary from Newshub’s Mike McRoberts and from Oriini Kaipara, who will give commentary in te reo. The service will also be signed.
The hour-long service will begin with a minute of silence at 2pm and will be held at the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, which the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh had an association with dating back to the 1950s.
The foundation stone was laid by the Queen in 1954 and the Royal Couple also worshipped at the Cathedral in 1968, 1977 and 2002.
The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro, iwi leaders and representatives from the Kiingitanga, former Prime Ministers and the Leader of the Opposition Christopher Luxon will attend along with representatives of other communities and organisations with particular links with the Queen.
The service will be led by The Reverend Katie Lawrence. The Prime Minister will deliver a reading and Dame Cindy will also speak.
The Queen Elizabeth II State Memorial Service broadcast is made possible with funding from NZ On Air.
