For decades the Indonesian twin provinces of Papua and West Papua have been a no-go zone amid claims of genocide and extreme violence.
Native Affairs sent a team to the region - the first such NZ crew granted access to the troubled area of Melanesia in a half century.
Reporter Adrian Stevanon has filed an in-depth report on Papua New Guinea's neighbour.
Pacific Media Centre postgraduate researcher on West Papuan affairs Karen Abplanalp, a photojournalist, was also part of the crew.
