Education
He was educated by Correspondence School, and in the 1940s he went on to study Bachelor in English, philosophy and psychology at Auckland University where he was the Craccum editor for part of 1948, and then 1949.
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Career
He is best remembered for his songs "" and " Mate". Subsequently he worked as a freelance journalist. After completing theological studies at Selwyn College in the 1950s, he was ordained as an Anglican priest, and was talks producer for the New Zealand Broadcasting Service His first songs were recorded in 1958.
In 1963 he was promoted to director of religious and arts programs at the New Zealand Broadcasting Service.
In the 1960s Peter was Director of Volunteer Service Abroad.
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1979 (aged 53)