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

The family of a kidnapped New Zealand pilot have thanked the Indonesian rebels who released him for taking care of him during ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens, 38, who was set free from rebel kidnappers in Papua, Indonesia, is now back with his ...

The West Papua National Liberation Army, which held pilot Kiwi Phillip Mehrtens for more than 19 months, says a bribe was paid for his release.

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed more than 19 months after being kidnapped by armed separatists in Indonesia ...

A New Zealand pilot, kidnapped in Indonesia’s Papua region over a year ago, has been released. Phillip Mark Mehrtens, 38, who worked for Susi Air, was abducted from a remote airport in February 2023.

The family of a kidnapped New Zealand pilot on Sunday thanked the Indonesian rebels for taking care of him during more than a ...

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, a 38-year-old pilot from Christchurch, wa ...