Latest from Queensland

NZ scientist: Oz fires a climate change wake-up call

Fires raging in Queensland are a wake-up call over climate change, NZ scientist says.

8000 told to flee 'catastrophic' Queensland fires

Thousands ordered to evacuate immediately as a fast-moving bushfire bears down.

Heart attack survivor's message to men: Get an annual health check

Eight men die of preventable causes in New Zealand every day.

How Australia's biggest poolside resort was abandoned

In its heyday this playground for Japanese businessmen housed Australia's largest pool.

Needles in strawberries: Queensland cops arrest 50yo woman

A 50-year-old woman has been arrested over a strawberry needle contamination.

Warning to parents: Toddler suffers horror burns at playground

'To hear unbearable pain your child is in and not be able to soothe her messes with you'

Trick-or-treater sends bizarre unhappy note

A woman from Queensland has revealed the not-so-nice note she found in her letterbox.

Kiwi-born 'Tahitian prince' in Oz jail two years after parole

It has already cost Australian taxpayers almost $130,000 to keep him locked up.

Shark attack survivor: 'My kids helped me survive'

Glenn Dickson was brutally savaged by a 3.5 metre Bull shark. Here's how he survived.

Mother extradited from Australia to face baby assault charge

An Akl mum has been extradited from Oz after being charged with assaulting her baby

Plan to turn holiday island into cryptocurrency haven

This futuristic plan is designed to revamp one of Australia's most beautiful islands.

Great Barrier Reef shows 'signs of recovery'

Areas strongly affected by bleaching are showing significant signs of improvement.

Even depths of Great Barrier Reef unsafe from climate change

Climate change may threaten even the darkest depths of world-renowned Great Barrier Reef.

Found asleep in stranger's bed: Kiwi model faces deportation

Patrice Poutu was told to to 'sit down' by judge and faces deportation.

'I want to fight you, I'll kill you': Kiwi shot dead in police standoff

Man shot by Queensland police was a Kiwi with a mental disability, says brother.

Pythons in your BBQ? Call grandma for help

81-year-old Faye Morgan knew exactly what to do...

Kiwi tourists shot at in Australia recount the attack

'Waiting for another shot to come was the scariest part'

Kiwi couple shot at while in campervan in Queensland

Police confirmed it was a gun attack, but are not sure why the couple were targetted.