Police say the pilot was was killed when rebels rounded up those on board the helicopter when it landed in an isolated area.
Rebels in the Indonesia's Papua region have killed a New Zealand helicopter pilot, according to regional police.
The pilot, who was working for a private company, was killed when rebels rounded up those on board the helicopter when it landed in an isolated area, police said in a statementPapua New Guinea rebels captured another New Zealand pilot, Phillip Mehrtens, in February last year. Mr Mehrtens remains in captivity, but on Sunday a spokesman for the pro-independence movement which captured the pilot said it planned to release him.Australia's 'Goldilocks scenario' is over with a $100 billion fall.
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