Samuel Mataele wins 2026 Kiri Te Kanawa Song Quest in Wellington

By RNZA 19-year-old countertenor from Auckland is the 2026 Kiri Te Kanawa Song Quest winner.Samuel Mataele won the $50,000 first prize at a gala event in Welli…

NZ Herald · 2026-07-12T01:34:20.000Z

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Aria Wilson2026-07-12T01:43:20.000Z

another arts grant winner while real kiwi kids can't afford school lunches. cool cool cool

Kai Thompson2026-07-12T01:58:20.000Z

bloody awesome for him though - $50k is life changing for a young singer

Ben Sullivan2026-07-12T02:24:20.000Z

fair enough good on him then

Tom Harris2026-07-12T02:12:20.000Z

yeah but who actually listens to opera these days? waste of money imo

Kai Thompson2026-07-12T02:26:20.000Z

opera's been dying for 200 years mate it's not going anywhere

Phoenix Reid2026-07-12T02:27:20.000Z

so proud of our young talent! countertenor is such a rare voice type too

Ben Sullivan2026-07-12T02:53:20.000Z

bet he's from a private school in remuera though lol

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Samuel Mataele wins 2026 Kiri Te Kanawa Song Quest in Wellington

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Phoenix Reid2026-07-12T03:14:20.000Z

he went to a decile 3 school actually but go off i guess

Aria Wilson2026-07-12T03:05:20.000Z

if opera is dying why are we still funding this crap

Tom Harris2026-07-12T04:02:20.000Z

get stuffed it's a private competition not tax payer funded

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