Philip Mark Mehrtens, 38, has been living in a remote jungle in Indonesia since his plane was taken over by rebels after landing in the mountainous province of Nduga last year, according to the ...

Philip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year-old former Jetstar pilot, appears gaunt and pale in a chilling new hostage video released by the West Papua Liberation Army (TPNPB) fighters, who have previously ...

As the hostage-taking of New Zealand pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens enters its sixth consecutive month, his whereabouts in eastern Indonesia remain unknown.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The family of New Zealand pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens has expressed their immense relief following his release through the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Mfat). ...

Independence fighters led by Egianus Kogoya, a regional commander in the Free Papua Movement, stormed a single-engine plane on a small runway in Paro and abducted Philip Mark Mehrtens on Feb. 7, 2023.

Philip Mark Mehrtens, the pilot from Christchurch who was working for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air, was handed over early Saturday to the Cartenz Peace Taskforce, the joint security force ...

New Zealand pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens was released by the Papua freedom group, TPNPB-OPM, after being held captive for 20 months.

In February 2023, Philip Mark Mehrtens, a pilot from Christchurch working for Susi Air, was kidnapped by Egianus Kogoya, a regional commander in the Free Papua Movement.

The Indonesian government has officially handed over New Zealand pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens to New Zealand authorities at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in East Jakarta following his release from ...

Fears are growing for the safety of New Zealander Phillip Mehrtens, a former Jetstar pilot who has been held hostage in Indonesia’s Papua for over a year, after the savage recent murder of ...

Philip Mark Mehrtens, the pilot from Christchurch who was working for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air, was handed over early Saturday to the Cartenz Peace Taskforce, the joint security force ...