Pulitzer Prize-winning New Zealand war reporter Peter Arnett dies aged 91

Thursday 18 December 2025 · 5 outlets · 3 reports · updated Fri 19 Dec 2025, 5:48am

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New Zealand-born journalist Peter Arnett has died at the age of 91. The Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent, who began his career at the Southland Times, was well known for his reporting on the Vietnam and Gulf wars.

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1. The PressThu 18 Dec 2025, 4:04pm

   Pulitzer Prize-winning NZ reporter Peter Arnett, who reported on the Vietnam and Gulf wars, has died (opens in new tab)

   Also on Waikato Times (opens in new tab), The Post (opens in new tab)

2. 1NewsThu 18 Dec 2025, 4:26pm

   Kiwi Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent Peter Arnett dies at 91 (opens in new tab)

3. RNZFri 19 Dec 2025, 5:48am

   Pulitzer-winning New Zealand war reporter Peter Arnett dies at 91 (opens in new tab)