Video: New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens held hostage by West Papuan rebels is FINALLY freed after nightmare 19-month ordeal New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens broke down in tears as he spoke ...

The leader of the rebel group who took New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens hostage has denied a bribe was involved in his release, offering an explanation on the motive behind the kidnapping.

The leader of the rebel group who took New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens hostage has denied a bribe was involved in his release, offering an explanation on the motive behind the kidnapping.

The leader of the rebel group who took New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens hostage has denied a bribe was involved in his release, offering an explanation on the motive behind the kidnapping. General ...

RNZ Pacific Senior Journalist The leader of the rebel group who took New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens hostage has denied a bribe was involved in his release, offering an explanation on the motive ...

The leader of the rebel group who took New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens hostage has denied a bribe was involved in his release, offering an explanation on the motive behind the kidnapping.

Philip Mehrtens’s freedom proved that the non-violent approach, rather than the use of violence, worked in the government’s efforts to deal with the Papuan armed rebel group. New Zealand ...

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New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens with Edison Gwijangge, a local Papuan politician, after his release - Copyright AFP/File Munir UZ ZAMAN New Zealand pilot Phillip ...

JAKARTA – Indonesian and New Zealand authorities rejoiced over the weekend as Philip Mehrtens, a New Zealand pilot held hostage for 19 months by a Papuan armed group, walked free on Saturday. Mehrtens ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed more than 19 months after being kidnapped by armed separatists in Indonesia’s Papua, authorities said on Saturday.