Mapuna A celebration of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa at 80

Mapuna takes an in-depth look at the career and influence of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa who turned 80 earlier this month. Vocal coach Robert Wiremu talks about her impact on his early singing career and the techniques he's passing on to young singers. Baritone Samson Setu talks from Zurich about the crucial help Dame Kiri provided him in getting his career going and Brad Cohen from NZ Opera unpicks what makes her voice so great. On top of that Dame Kiri Te Kanawa talks about some highlights from a career which spanned more than 50 years.