A video of a New Zealand pilot captured by members of the West Papua Liberation Army surfaced Tuesday along with a heartbreaking message to his family. Philip Mark Mehrtens, 38, has been living in ...

The family of New Zealand pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens has expressed their immense relief following his release.

Ex-Jetstar pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens, from New Zealand, looks gaunt and pale in the new hostage video. The 38-year-old is seen sporting a straggly beard and looking dishevelled in the clip.

Video has been released of a New Zealand pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens who's been held hostage in West Papua for over a year by separatist rebels.

A ‘proof of life’ video has been released of New Zealand pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens who’s been held hostage in Papua, Indonesia for over a year.

The New Zealand pilot who’s been held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region has been freed by separatist rebels, Indonesian authorities said Saturday. Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a ...

Philip Mehrtens, seized by rebels from the West Papua National Liberation Army in February 2023 after he landed a small commercial plane in a remote area of Indonesia's Papua region, was freed in ...

Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a pilot from Christchurch who was working for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air, was captured by separatist rebels last year.

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- 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 ...

The Indonesian government has officially handed over New Zealand pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens to New Zealand authorities at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in East Jakarta following his release from ...

The New Zealand pilot who’s been held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region has been freed by separatist rebels, Indonesian authorities said Saturday. Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a ...