The Dame Malvina Major Aria Competition in Napier drew 24 singers to Napier over the Easter long weekend.
Aucklander Manase Latu took out the top prize, the tenor singing Tradito Schernito from Cose fan tutte by Mozart, and Una furtive lagrima from L'Elisir d'Amore by Donizetti in the final.
Baritone William King , from Wellington, came second, singing L'Orfeo by Monteverdi and Cosi fan tutte by Mozart.
Third place went to mezzo-soprano Deborah Rogers , singing Cosi fan tutte by Mozart and The Barber of Seville by Rossini.
Aria Convenor Diane Hopson said the weekend had been truly fantastic.