Separatists in Indonesia's restive Papua region have released images that they say show a New Zealand pilot taken hostage last week is in good health, but pledged he would not be freed until ...

Separatist fighters in Indonesia's Papua region have released video footage of a New Zealand pilot taken hostage seven days ago.

Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s Papua region say they’ve killed at least 13 Indonesian military soldiers after the army sent troops in search of captured New Zealand pilot, Phillip Mehrtens ...

A New Zealand pilot who has been freed more than 19 months after being taken hostage by separatists in Indonesia says he is "very happy" to be going home to his family. Philip Mehrtens was ...

Phillip Mehrtens was captured by separatist rebels after they stormed his plane on 7 February last year. The group had taken him hostage in hopes of forcing talks about independence from Indonesia.

Rebels in Indonesia's West Papua region have proposed the terms of release for the New Zealand pilot taken hostage almost 18 months ago.

By RNZ New Zealand hostage Phillip Mehrtens , who is being held by separatists in West Papua , appears well in a newly-released video. It comes as concerns ...

Papua: At least one killed in hunt for kidnapped NZ pilot Philip Mehrtens 17 April 2023 Getty Images Philip Mehrtens was taken hostage by Papuan rebels in February ...

A sheriff’s office in Georgia said a hostage situation happened far closer to home than normal, our sister station, WSB-TV, reported. In the early morning hours on Thursday, Dawson County ...

A former New Zealand police negotiator says international negotiations can be long and complex, following the release of a Kiwi pilot held hostage in West Papua for more than a year-and-a-half ...

A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia was freed Saturday by separatist rebels. Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year-old pilot from Christchurch ...

Independence fighters in Indonesia's Papua region release videos and photos of a New Zealand pilot they are holding hostage, declaring the images and video are proof of life.