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

Winston Peters has shared details of Mehrtens’ first hours of freedom.

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after being held captive for 19 months by armed separatists in Indonesia's Papua. Mehertens was released by a joint team in Nduga and is now ...

Mr Mehrtens sobbed while talking to his family via video and an Indonesian official tried to calm him down by patting his back.

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed more than 19 months after being kidnapped by armed separatists in Indonesia's Papua, authorities said on Saturday.

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

A task force spokesperson said that Phillip Mehrtens’ release was the result of hard work from a small task force team ...

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

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