A rebel group in Indonesia's eastern region of Papua has ordered its armed faction deep in the jungle to release a New Zealand pilot who has been held hostage for the past year. An armed faction of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) led by Egianus Kogoya kidnapped Phillip Mehrtens a year ago when he landed a small commercial plane in Papua's remote and mountainous area of Nduga. The central command of TPNPB said in a statement on Wednesday it would release the New Zealander to "prot