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

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

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed from more than 18 months in captivity in Indonesia’s Papua, the Indonesian ...

STORY: Insurgents freed New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens, after holding him captive for a year and a half in Indonesia's ...

Indonesian authorities said Saturday the New Zealand pilot who’s been held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua ...

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

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

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 by the separatist West Papua National Liberation Army after more than 19 ...

The New Zealand pilot - who is originally from Motueka - is reuniting with his family in Jakarta after being held captive for more than 18 months.

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