Jakarta and Wellington denied Monday a claim by rebels in Indonesia's restive region of Papua that a New Zealand pilot was ...

A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia has been freed by separatist ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed from more than 18 months in captivity in Indonesia’s Papua, the Indonesian ...

Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year-old pilot from Christchurch, was working for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air when he ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been released from captivity by rebels in Indonesia's restive Papua region and is in ...

Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year-old pilot from New Zealand, was abducted by rebels from a remote airport in February 2023.

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after being held captive by separatist rebels in Indonesia for 19 months.

Papuan rebels claim a ransom was paid for New Zealander Phillip Mehrtens’ release after 19 months in captivity ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed more than 19 months after being kidnapped by armed separatists in Indonesia's Papua, authorities said on Saturday.

“They are nothing more than a criminal gang that took the pilot hostage purely for money.” Rumadi Ahmad, from Indonesia’s ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia was freed Saturday by separatist rebels. Phillip Mark Mehrtens ...