Biography: Mason, Diana Manby

Diana Mason

This portrait of Diana Mason, taken when she was made an OBE in 1977, captures her flamboyant dress sense: outrageous hats, bold prints and long, dangling earrings were her trademarks.

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Reference: O.003073

by Peter Black

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How to cite this page

Sarah Burgess. 'Mason, Diana Manby', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2020. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/47320/diana-mason (accessed 23 June 2026).