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Peter Arnett
Journalist

Peter Arnett

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Reporting from Vietnam and Baghdad during wartime.

Live from the Battlefield · Bin Laden interview

Born
13 November 1934
Birthplace
Riverton / Aparima
Died
17 December 2025

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Peter Arnett

Peter Arnett was a New Zealand-born correspondent whose reporting for the Associated Press and CNN brought wars to international audiences.

Early life

First newsroom

Born in Riverton, he began journalism at The Southland Times before working in Southeast Asia.

Career

  1. 1960s

    Vietnam

    Reported for the Associated Press from Saigon.

  2. 1966

    Pulitzer Prize

    Won for his Vietnam reporting.

  3. 1981

    CNN

    Joined the television news network.

  4. 1991

    Baghdad

    Broadcast from the city during the Gulf War.

Selected work

Live from the Battlefield

Published a memoir of decades covering conflict.

Bin Laden interview

Interviewed the al-Qaeda leader for CNN.

Beyond work

Recognition

Received an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit appointment in the 2007 New Year Honours.

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