Deborah Thomas will get a $730,000 payout when she steps down from Ardent Leisure.

Retail therapy is gold standard on the Gold Coast, writes Lorna Subritzky.

Winston Aldworth checks into a family-friendly spot next to a Gold Coast theme park.

Away from the coastal glitz is a wonderland worth exploration.

A man went on a violent rampage at the Gold Coast Airport.

It's the question that many of us still have. Now, in an in-depth interview, he explains.

Some Kiwis in Australia are advising New Zealanders not to cross the ditch.

An average Auckland family says the Budget's tax tweaks do nothing to help them get ahead.

Administrative error sees domestic violence sentence reduced in Gold Coast court.

Tim Roxborogh relives his youthful glories on the GC.

NZ's transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has delivered personal bests at WMG2017.

Gable Tostee has hit back at online critics who called him a "murderer".

A man has allegedly run police cars off the road in a high-speed chase on the Gold Coast.

A man devoured a copious amount of seafood before jumping into the ocean to avoid bill.

Gable Tostee takes to Facebook to complain about the torrent of abuse he receives online.

A close friend of the Tweed River Kiwi victim urged public to keep demanding the truth.

Devastated Gold Coast community rallies around widowed father and his lone surviving child

Family rescued from roof of their home, just minutes before it was swept away.

It's been a while since we heard from Gable Tostee.

As the surfer readies himself for a wave dolphin commits the ultimate surfing sin.

Former girlfriend of backpacker rape accused says he beat her up.

A suspect who allegedly held a British backpacker hostage and raped her says he was born in New Zealand.

Passengers were left hanging on the BuzzSaw ride at Dreamworld after a safety switch was triggered.

Gold Coast man found three backpackers, including a Kiwi, swimming in his pool and allegedly stealing food from the fridge.

Lionel Patea was jailed for life for killing Tara Brown. The couple's young daughter is now parentless, and struggling.

Kiwi woman was allegedly seeing another man in the months before her abusive former boyfriend beat her to death.

A protection order could not keep Tara Brown safe from her ex-partner, who had a lengthy list of criminal convictions.

The young daughter of slain Kiwi woman Tara Brown still asks after her "mummy" and wants to know if she will get a new one "just like" her.

Two people who saw Tara Brown beaten to death have spoken of its impact on them.

A Herculean effort by his three mates brought Sam Brown's body back to his family.