A New Zealand pilot taken hostage in West Papua says his life is in danger amid a wave of Indonesian air strikes on the area where he is being held. “Indonesia military have been dropping bombs ...

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 ...

An aviation group says New Zealand’s lucrative international pilot training is struggling to recover since the pandemic, losing nearly two-thirds of its value due to Covid-19. Research ...

Rescuers have successfully refloated 28 pilot whales on a notorious New Zealand beach where they had repeatedly beached themselves. The long-finned pilot whales were part of a pod of around 50 ...

There's growing concerns that the current shortages in New Zealand's aviation sector could ... Tuition fees for training to be a pilot are $120,000 - students are having to fund $50,000 themselves." ...

New Zealand is facing a critical pilot shortage that chief executive at Auckland's Ardmore Flying School Irene King says is astronomical for the aviation industry. A new report by independent ...

The aviation industry is blaming student loan restrictions for New Zealand’s looming pilot shortage, warning that only young Kiwis with financial backing from their families can realistically ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — 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 ...

JAKARTA: The body of a New Zealand helicopter pilot shot dead by rebels in eastern Indonesia's restive Papua region has been retrieved, the joint task force of police and soldiers leading the ...

JAYAPURA, Indonesia--Gunmen stormed a helicopter and killed its New Zealand pilot shortly after it landed in Indonesia’s restive Papua region on Monday, and they released two health workers and ...

‘The release of Mehrtens is a reminder that conflict in the region continues to have a very real impact for people’s human rights’ – Usman Hamid Responding to the release of New Zealand pilot Philip ...

As cities around the world grapple with congestion and seek to lower emissions, one New Zealand-based startup ... to be up and running as part of the pilot scheme by 2027, could help reduce ...