Most airlines now offer passengers the option to offset their share of the flight's carbon emissions with carbon credits. Air New Zealand's scheme is called "Fly Neutral". A one way trip between Auckland and Wellington creates 62 kilograms of CO2 for one passenger, and the airline says for $1.50, that can be offset by buying carbon credits from "global sustainable energy projects" and contributing to restoration of biodiversity here.

A fundraiser in Mount Maunganui to help the local intermediate school employ a counsellor for the next two years is raising questions about whether the government's $44 million Counsellors in Schools programme is failing to deliver.

The Chair of Monarchy New Zealand Dr Sean Palmer talks about the passing of Queen Elizabeth II and what her legacy in New Zealand will be.

World leaders have been paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth the second including those in the Pacific. RNZ Pacific correspondent Koroi Hawkins has the latest on the reaction from the Pacific.

New Plymouth woman Barbara Larsen is a life long royalist and Queen Elizabeth super fan with a collection of more than 15,000 royal books. She was four when she began her 81 years of collecting royal books and magazines which now also includes books and pictures of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.

RNZ Political editor Jane Patterson talks to Kathryn about the political reaction to the Queen's death.

In his latest biography Queen of Our Times Robert Hardman sought to paint a picture of what the late monarch was really like.

Former political journalist Henry Cooke joins us from London to talk about the atmosphere around Buckingham Palace and how people reacted to the news of the Queen's death.

Former chief historian Dr Jock Phillips joins us from London to reflect on the Queen's impact on New Zealand's history and how she was received during her 10 visits to our shores.

Tā Tipene O'Regan is a kaumātua , Ngāi Tahu leader, Treaty negotiator, academic, and Member of the Order of New Zealand. He was also co-convenor of 2011 Constitutional Panel.