On behalf of the ULMWP, I wholeheartedly welcome the release of Phillip Mehrtens after one and a half years in captivity. The ...

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A New Zealand pilot, kidnapped in Indonesia’s Papua region over a year ago, has been released. Phillip Mark Mehrtens, 38, who worked for Susi Air, was abducted from a remote airport in February 2023.

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

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New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been released from captivity by rebels in Indonesia's restive Papua region and is in ...

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

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed from captivity after more than 19 months following his abduction by ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens broke down in tears as he spoke with family for the first time after being held captive ...

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.

The plane was captured by rebels who set it ablaze, before abducting Mr Mehrtens. Phillip Mark Mehrtens, the New Zealand pilot being held hostage in the Papuan Highlands. The rebels threatened to ...