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

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

Rebeldes separatistas en la agitada región de Papúa en Indonesia liberaron el sábado a un piloto neozelandés al que ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after more than 18 months in captivity in Indonesia’s restive Papua region, ...

STORY: Insurgents freed New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens, after holding him captive for a year and a half in Indonesia's ...

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

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 ...

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

Mr Mehrtens sobbed while talking to his family via video and an Indonesian official tried to calm him down by patting his back.

I am very happy that shortly I will be able to go home,' says Phillip Mehrtens.

KEEROM, Papua: Playing together at home with his two cousins of roughly the same age, four-year-old Berto stands out. Unlike his cousins - who appeared cheerful and playful with one another ...