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NZ pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed from captivity in West Papua

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Foreign Minister Winston Peters called the hostage's safe release after 1 1/2 years "one of the better stories I've had in my career, I have to say."

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"The fact that people are willing to make the journey to get our food is an awesome thing. Even today the people from the night markets are coming" - Ben Fonua of Tokos Tacos in Avondale.

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