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 freed after more than 18 months in captivity in Indonesia’s restive Papua region, ...

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

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

Papua has been a silent witness to various human rights violations for decades, ranging from extrajudicial killings, torture, ...

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

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 released from captivity by rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region and is in ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed from captivity after more than 19 months following his abduction by Indonesian rebels early last year.

A New Zealand pilot who has been freed more than 19 months after being taken hostage by separatists in Indonesia says he is ...