In 2015, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key visited Kiwi troops training Iraqi soldiers as they fought the threat of ISIS in the war-ravaged country.
The trip was highly secretive. Only a handful of media were invited.
Mike was selected to produce video and photo content for Stuff, The New Zealand Herald, and RNZ.
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