Tag: Hostage taking
NZ Papua hostage: Pilots warned to take precautions in ‘danger’ zone
By Kate Green , RNZ News journalist
A former New Zealand pilot says flying for an Indonesian airline can be dangerous, and those who do...
Papuan rebels seize NZ pilot hostage, set local plane on fire,...
RNZ Pacific
Pro-independence rebels in Indonesia's Papua province have seized a New Zealand pilot as hostage after setting a small commercial plane on fire when...
Academic warns of more hostage crises as ‘revolution’ unfolds in Iran
RNZ News
An academic says hostage diplomacy is a well-known tactic of the Iranian regime and New Zealanders should not go to the country.
Topher Richwhite...