Jakarta and Wellington denied Monday a claim by rebels in Indonesia's restive region of Papua that a New Zealand pilot was ...

A New Zealand pilot who has been freed more than 19 months after being taken hostage by separatists in Indonesia says he is ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after being held captive by separatist rebels in Indonesia for 19 months.

Separatist rebels free New Zealand pilot who's been held hostage for over a year in Papua, Indonesian authorities say ...

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

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

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

Independence fighters led by Egianus Kogoya, a regional commander in the Free Papua Movement, stormed a single-engine plane ...

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

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens said on Saturday that he was looking forward to being reunited with his family following his release by rebels in Indonesia's restive Papua region after 19 months in ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Separatist rebels free New Zealand pilot who's been held hostage for over a year in Papua, Indonesian authorities say.

Indonesian authorities said Saturday 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 ...