‘Taranaki Daily News’ People and Places Fred Maynard National Publicity Studios

Brief Return to New Zealand Miss Kiri Te Kanawa, at present studying singing at the London Opera Centre, returned to New Zealand in February at the invitation of the New Plymouth Bowl of Brooklands Trust, to give two performances in the tenth ‘Festival of the Pines’. An estimated 9000 attended both concerts, given by the N.Z.B.C.'s Little Symphony, with Kiri as soloist. Kiri is pictured above with the orchestra's conductor Juan Matteuci. Kiri was delighted to see her family and friends during her short holiday in New Zealand, and has returned refreshed to continue her studies in London.

Top 1966 Apprentice Fred Maynard of Manutuke, Gisborne, an old boy of Gisborne Boys' High School, was top electrical apprentice last year. He is now completing his apprenticeship with a private contractor after completing his first year in Auckland under the Maori Affairs Trade Training Scheme.