Elizabeth Puranam
Elizabeth Puranam is an Indian-born New Zealand journalist, best known for her work as a reporter and presenter for Al Jazeera.
Biography
Puranam was born at the Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad, India. She moved to Auckland with her family when she was 10, first settling in Avondale, then Glen Eden, and finally Piha. Whilst living in Auckland, Puranam earned a BA in political science and media.Puranam started her career at Television New Zealand and the news desk at TV3. She can read and write in Arabic and can speak Hindi and Telugu.