Semi-Finals
The 2026 Semi-Finals will take place on Saturday 4 July, 6.30pm and Sunday 5 July, 6.30pm at St Andrew's on The Terrace.
The Semi-Finals are free to attend, registrations open in June.
Over two nights our twelve Semi-Finalists will compete for a place in the Kiri Te Kanawa Song Quest Grand Final Gala with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
Listen to the 2024 Semi-Finals broadcast on RNZ Concert.
Image, from left to right: 2024 Semi-Finalists - Austin Haynes, Manase Latu, 2024 Head Judge Sumi Jo, Katie Trigg, Morgan-Andrew King, and Tayla Alexander. Photo by Hagen Hopkins