Rebel leader Egianus Kogoya kept him as a bargaining chip to push the Indonesian government to make Papua independent.

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

Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region have warned that military attacks in recent days to rescue a New ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been released after being kidnapped for over 19 months by separatists in Indonesia's Papua. Mehrtens is currently undergoing medical evaluations. A coordinated ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

West Papua, Indonesia — New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed from more than 18 months in captivity in Indonesia’s Papua, the Indonesian police said in a statement on Saturday.