'We thought our chances were zero' - how TVNZ 1 Sunday journalists got into North Korea

Note: This story was first published on Wednesday May 23

It's the most secretive communist country in the world.

North Korea has for years been a blackout zone where Western media has had little access - until now.

After more than a year of talks, a team from TVNZ 1's Sunday programme travelled through North Korea to the island of Sindo on the Chinese border.

The full story airs on TVNZ1 this Sunday at 7.30pm