A New Zealand pilot, kidnapped in Indonesia’s Papua region over a year ago, has been released. Phillip Mark Mehrtens, 38, who worked for Susi Air, was abducted from a remote airport in February 2023.

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

The family of a kidnapped New Zealand pilot on Sunday thanked the Indonesian rebels who released him for taking care of him ...

The family of a kidnapped New Zealand pilot on Sunday thanked the Indonesian rebels who released him for taking care of him ...

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

The family of kidnapped New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens expresses thanks to all parties involved in his release, including ...

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

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 ...

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.

New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peters expressed relief, stating that multiple government agencies had been working ...