RNZ has reported the West Papua National Liberation Army claims it was paid a bribe, but Foreign Affairs Minister Winston ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, with staff in both Indonesia and Wellington, has led a sustained ...

Agus explained that the release was achieved through diplomatic efforts and negotiations, avoiding the need for military ...

New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens has been freed from more than one-and-a-half years in captivity in Indonesia’s Papua, the ...

Indonesia did not pay any ransom to free Philip Mark Mehrtens, a Susi Air pilot from New Zealand abducted by a Papuan armed ...

Indonesian authorities said Saturday the New Zealand pilot who’s been held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region has been freed by separatist rebels.

A New Zealand pilot held hostage for 19 months by separatist rebels in Indonesia’s Papua region was freed on Saturday, ...

A New Zealand pilot who has been freed more than 19 months after being taken hostage by separatists in Indonesia says he is ...

New Zealander Philip Mark Mehrtens, held hostage for over a year by separatist rebels in Papua, has been released, according to Indonesian authorities. Mehrtens, who worked for Susi Air, was handed ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after 19 months in captivity in Indonesia's Papua region, according to ...