The countdown to the grim finale of the Bali Nine drug-running affair has begun, with the Australian ringleaders expected to face a firing squad within days.

Condemned drug smugglers Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are coping remarkably well as their executions draw closer, according to one of their lawyers.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he is revolted by the prospect of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran's imminent executions.

Convicted Australian drug smugglers Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran are on their way to the prison island where they are scheduled to be executed.

Jakarta's Governor has reportedly said President Joko Widodo is considering different views on the death penalty, including his own advice that it should be removed from Indonesia's laws.

It wasn't long after I arrived in Bali that I realised I'd made a mistake, Heather writes.

An absent millionaire's place can be your home away from home, writes Tamara McLean.

The trial of a New Zealander accused of smuggling drugs into Indonesia was set to kick off today.

The trial for a Wanganui beneficiary being held in Bali on charges he smuggled 1.7kg of meth could start at any time, his lawyer says.

Indonesian authorities are waiting for a Nigerian drug boss and others to receive word their clemency bids have been rejected before scheduling their executions and that of two Australians.

Supporters are preparing a candelight vigil in Sydney as hopes fade the Bali Nine duo will escape an Indonesian firing squad.

Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan are, by all accounts, model prisoners.

Bali police have shot and arrested the man who allegedy organised the murder of New Zealand-raised businessman Robert Ellis.

There is no word yet on Australian Andrew Chan's fate as Indonesia risks diplomatic tensions with its plans to execute more drug offenders this year.

Two Australian men convicted in Indonesia over the "Bali Nine" drugs case will be executed at the same time.

A group campaigning to save two jailed Australians from the death penalty in Indonesia says the federal government must try harder to stop their looming executions.

Witnesses to a Bali assault where a New Zealand man allegedly beat his ex-girlfriend with a motorcycle helmet are set to front his trial.

Trip to meet dream woman landed "naive" New Zealander Antony de Malmanche in a police station cell with 27 others and facing the death penalty over drug smuggling.

An alleged Kiwi drug mule arrested in Bali has denied police claims he was part of an international drug syndicate.

A Kiwi facing a charge of smuggling methamphetamine into Bali will need more than $100,000 to hire a lawyer specialising in cases punishable by death, an expert says.

New details have emerged about a NZ man's trip to Asia to meet his internet girlfriend for the first time, before he was arrested for allegedly smuggling meth into Bali.

Antony Glen de Malmanche arrested in Bali for allegedly trying to smuggle almost 2kg of methamphetamine - his son fears he is the victim of an internet dating scam.

Leeza Ormsby, 38, was two days into a holiday in Bali when she was caught with 0.8g of marijuana - a half-smoked joint - in her handbag.

The family of a New Zealand-raised businessman murdered in Bali say they are "increasingly concerned" about the lack of information they've received.

A multimillionaire businessman murdered in Bali and dumped in a rice field, allegedly on the orders of his wife, will be farewelled in New Zealand.

The family of an Australian businessman killed in Indonesia have vowed to be relentless in seeking justice for his death, after he is laid to rest in New Zealand.

During a trip to Bali, a tropical spider crawled into Australian man Dylan Thomas's skin and burrowed through his body.

In Bali's hip spot, Katie Furze is torn between watching surfers and protecting her offspring from the local primates.

A haven of traditional culture, Ubud is an hour's drive but a world away from the bustle of Kuta, writes Tamara McLean.