A New Zealand pilot held prisoner for more than 19 months by armed insurgents has been freed. Phillip Mehrtens was taken hostage in 2023 when he landed a small commercial plane in the remote ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after ... government as a terrorist organization and has in the past taken ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been released from captivity by rebels in Indonesia’s restive region of Papua and was in good health despite the 19-month-long ordeal, Indonesian and New ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The New Zealand pilot who’s been held hostage for ... he added. “The case has taken a toll on the Mehrtens family, who have asked for privacy,” Peters said.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region have warned that military attacks in recent days to rescue a New Zealand pilot who was taken hostage over a ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a ... he added. “The case has taken a toll on the Mehrtens family, who have asked for privacy,” Peters said.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a ... he added. “The case has taken a toll on the Mehrtens family, who have asked for privacy,” Peters said.