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

Indonesian and New Zealand authorities rejoiced over the weekend as Philip Mehrtens, a New Zealand pilot held hostage for 19 ...

Calls for a peaceful resolution to the continuing conflict in Papua have grown following the release of New Zealand pilot ...

A New Zealand pilot who was taken hostage in Indonesia by a West Papua rebel group in February 2023 has finally been freed ...

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

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia was ...

On behalf of the ULMWP, I wholeheartedly welcome the release of Phillip Mehrtens after one and a half years in captivity. The ...

A bridge in disrepair was the only thing left connecting thousands of people in Wewak, Papua New Guinea, with the main town, ...

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

THE National Kenu and Kundu Festival (NKKF) was last staged in 2020 in Alotau, Milne Bay. It was supposed to be revived in ...

A bribe was paid to secure the release of New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens, held hostage by the West Papua National ...

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