Each week, expat Kiwis tell us what they most love about living by Queensland's beaches. Today we hear from Kirsten Wise from Cruise Traveller.

Regan Schoultz stays at a Queensland hotel with some funky design features.

Each week a New Zealand expat based in Queensland gives the inside word on their region. This week we hear from service station owner Paula Nash.

It'll be a return to splendour for Catherine Smith, who had too little time to taste-test all the great eateries on the Gold Coast.

In the fourth story in a series on Queensland, Anne Gibson keeps her eyes peeled for a breach.

Each week, expat Kiwis tell us what they most love about living by Queensland's beaches. Today we hear from Diana Ryan, Director of Studies at Martin College on the Gold Coast.

From top-notch dining spots to boat tours, the Gold Coast keeps Ellie Mitchell busy.

A fugitive who dodged border controls and fled NZ has been caught in Australia and deported - but Australian police missed a chance to detain him in December.

Awards are all the rage at this time of year. Surfing won't trouble the gong department though. Indeed, the board brigade might rank as New Zealand's worst performing sport.

There's no time to scream as the Superman Escape Coaster rockets from zero to 100km/h in two seconds.

A witness for the prosecution of Gable Tostee has given a graphic account of Warriena Wright's final moments before she plunged to her death in Surfers Paradise.

Accused balcony killer Gable Tostee has been accused of "bizarre indifference" in his bail hearing today, which has now been adjourned until tomorrow.

Balcony death accused Gable Tostee will argue to be released on bail at a court hearing today.

Anne Gibson hops on board Queensland's new G:link transport system.

The number of Ebola cases in West Africa could start doubling every three weeks and it could cost nearly $1 billion to contain the crisis, the World Health Organisation said.

Jetstar has launched its first international service from Wellington, announcing today it will fly between Wellington and the Gold Coast three times a week.

Anne Gibson luxuriates on the 12th floor of this stylish Gold Coast hotel.

Gable Tostee has been charged with murder a week after Kiwi woman Warriena "Rrie" Wright plunged 14 storeys to her death from his Gold Coast apartment balcony.

Fighting back tears, the sister of a young Kiwi woman who fell to her death from a Gold Coast balcony has described the pain of not knowing what happened.

The tearful sister of a young Kiwi woman who plunged 14 storeys to her death from a Gold Coast balcony says she looked out for her.

Police have taken copies of online comments made by the man who was with a young Kiwi woman before she plunged 14 storeys to her death from a Gold Coast balcony.

"There was fear in her second scream that made me feel sick and frightened for her," says a Waikato woman who's a witness to a Kiwi's fatal balcony plunge.

The Gold Coast offers plenty of adventures for family members of all ages, writes Donna McIntyre.

A New Zealander has given evidence in the Florida trial of a man who allegedly forced women into becoming high-end prostitutes.

A Jamaican man accused of being a violent pimp who forced women into prostitution in Australia will face trial in a Miami, Florida, court.