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

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

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

Papua was incorporated into Indonesia in 1969 under a United Nations-sponsored ballot that was widely seen as a sham.

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 ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed from more than 18 months in captivity in Indonesia's Papua, the Indonesian police said in a statement on Saturday.

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed 19 months after being kidnapped by armed Indonesia separatists - Pilot speaks ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed 19 months after being kidnapped by separatists in Indonesia's Papua. He was released by a joint team and is undergoing health check-ups. Authorities, ...

Armed pro-independence rebels in Indonesia's Papua region have released New Zealand man Philip Mehrtens after holding him ...