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

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

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

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed by the separatist West Papua National Liberation Army after more than 19 ...

Phillip Mehrtens was captured by separatist rebels after they stormed his plane on 7 February last year. The group had taken ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after more than 18 months in captivity in Indonesia’s restive Papua region, ...

The family of kidnapped New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens expresses thanks to all parties involved in his release, including ...

Calls for a peaceful resolution to the continuing conflict in Papua have grown following the release of New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens on Saturday, after months of negotiations involving religious ...

The task force picked up Mehrtens in a village of Nduga district this morning, according to security officers.

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been released from his 19-monthlong captivity by rebels in Indonesia's restive Papua ...

Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a New Zealand pilot, was freed after being held hostage for over a year by separatist rebels in ...