Story: Classical musicians

Kiri Te Kanawa: Mobil Song Quest winner

Soprano Kiri Te Kanawa is pictured after winning the 1965 Mobil Song Quest.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Peter Downes Collection (PA-Group-00880)

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Peter Walls, Classical musicians – Operatic superstars, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/45403/kiri-te-kanawa-mobil-song-quest-winner (accessed 23 June 2026).

Story by Peter Walls, published 3 June 2014.