New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed by Papua rebels
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed after more than 18 months in captivity in Indonesia’s Papua, foreign minister says
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.
Brother of freed hostage Phillip Mehrtens overwhelmed by global support for NZ pilot
The brother of freed Kiwi hostage Phillip Mehrtens is floored by the support from across the globe to help his pilot brother ease back into life with his young family. In February 2023, Phillip Mehrtens’s plane was attacked by rebels in Indonesia’s West Papua region - who told him he may never be released and threatened to kill him.
NZ pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed by rebels in Papua ‘safe and well’
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. The NZ government said Mr Mehrtens was doing well and had spoken to his family,
New Zealand Pilot Phillip Mehrtens Freed From Captivity in Indonesia's Papua
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens, who has been freed more than 1-1/2 years after being held hostage by a pro-independence group, is pictured, in Timika, Central Papua province, Indonesia, September 21, 2024. Indonesia's Police/Handout via REUTERS
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens released by Indonesian rebels after being abducted more than 19 months ago
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed from captivity after more than 19 months following his abduction by Indonesian rebels early last year.
Who is Phillip Mehrtens? The New Zealand pilot freed after 18 months in captivity in Indonesia
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been released after more than 18 months of captivity by an armed faction in Indonesia's Papua region. Abducted in February 2023 while flying for Susi Air, Mehrtens is now safe and undergoing medical evaluations.
After release from West Papua rebels: Kiwi pilot Phillip Mehrtens’ first hours of freedom
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been reunited with some of his family in Jakarta, Indonesia, after spending more than a year and a half in captivity. Mehrtens, 38, was working for Indonesian airline Susi Air when he was snatched by rebels from the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) insurgent group at Papua’s Nduga airport on February 7 last year.
New Zealand Pilot Phillip Mehrtens Released After 19 Months By Papua Rebels
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been released by separatist rebels in Indonesia's restive Papua region, 19 months after his kidnapping.
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed by rebels after 19 months in captivity in Indonesia’s Papua region
Papua was incorporated into Indonesia in 1969 under a United Nations-sponsored ballot that was widely seen as a sham.
A New Zealand pilot is freed after 19 months in rebel captivity in Indonesia’s Papua region
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, was working for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air when he was abducted by rebels from a remote airport on Feb.
Indonesia, NZ deny Papua rebel claim 'bribe' paid for pilot release
Jakarta and Wellington denied Monday a claim by rebels in Indonesia's restive region of Papua that a New Zealand pilot was freed from captivity over the weekend after they received
Watch: Kiwi pilot Phillip Mehrtens released by captors in peaceful ceremony
New video footage has been released of a peaceful hand-over ceremony of Kiwi pilot Philip Mehrtens' release in West Papua.
How a kidnapped pilot put Free Papua movement in the spotlight
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens was held for 19 months, drawing international attention to violent insurgency in Indonesia ...
Phillip Mehrtens’ hostage-takers West Papua National Liberation Army claim bribe was paid to secure release
A bribe was paid to secure the release of New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens, held hostage by the West Papua National ...
NZ govt urged 'to pay attention' for 'retaliatory attacks' by Indonesia after Phillip Mehrtens release
Octovianus Mote, the vice president of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua is asking the New Zealand government to ...